For a defendant to be criminally culpable of assault, he or she only needs to take some action like
A. making a fist and punching a hole in a nearby wall.
B. waving an arm and running around shouting in a crowd of people.
C. making a fist and waving the arm while walking toward a victim.
D. waving a fist randomly at a crowd of people.
Answer: C
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A. Have property titled to their fathers and brothers. B. Obtain a divorce. C. Own property in their husband's name. D. Own property in their own names.
The amount of time served following the implementation of the U.S. sentencing guidelines has been:
A) increased for some offenses and decreased for other offenses. B) extended by at least 30 percent. C) abbreviated by at least 30 percent. D) increased for all offense categories.
How did the dispute over Kashmir begin?
a. Kashmir has many resources that are very valuable, though neither India nor Pakistan has any sort of ethnic claim to it. b. It is an area regarded as sacred by Hindus but Pakistan claimed as part of their country. This naturally led to a dispute. c. After India claimed it, several citizens from Pakistan snuck into the capitol, Srinagar, and killed the Indian governor. d. It was ruled by a Hindu with ties to India, but it had a Muslim population.
The Miranda warning must be given during any stop.
Indicate whether the statement true or false.