What is a roving wiretap? What was the impact of the Patriot Act on roving wiretaps?
What will be an ideal response?
A roving wiretap is authorization to move a wiretap from one telephone or form of communication to another for the purpose of following the communications of a person under surveillance. The Patriot Act provided authorization for roving wiretaps.
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The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession of another is known as __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Home confinement is a relatively new community-based sanction. 2.The workload and caseload models of probation and parole are essentially the same. 3.A traditional supervision caseload for a probation/parole officer is roughly 20 offenders. 4.The presentence report is designed to assist the judge in sentencing. 5.Probation and parole are synonymous.
________ organisms cause diseases such as anthrax or the plague.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In 1988, prosecutors tried Mel Ignatow for the brutal rape, torture, and murder of his girlfriend. Prosecutors relied mostly on a confession from his accomplice, but the jury didn’t believe her and acquitted Ignatow of murder. Later, the new owners of his home discovered several explicit photos of the crime, proving that he did in fact murder her. Based on this case, which of the following statements would be true?
A. Prosecutors were not able to establish Ignatow’s legal guilt, in spite of the fact that he was factually guilty of the crime. B. Because the accomplice’s confession that she helped Ignatow murder his girlfriend was circumstantial evidence, the jury decided to acquit. C. There was no direct evidence of the crime, so the jury acquitted Ignatow. D. The prosecutor established legal guilt in this case, but not factual guilt.