In Illinois v. Wardlow (2000), a stop was held lawful because the suspect was in a high-crime area and fled upon seeing the police

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Many fines go uncollected because some offenders cannot pay and alsocollections systems in place across the country are inadequate

a. True b. False

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. “Community control” is another term for community service. 2. Every criminal jurisdiction requires that adult offenders be sentenced in open court. 3. Under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, capital punishment is restricted to convictions for bank robberies resulting in death. 4. A defendant convicted of multiple crimes must be given separate sentences for each offense.

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In this case, the court held that an error made by the trial court in admitting illegally obtained evidence does not require an automatic reversal of the conviction if the error is determined to be harmless

A) Escobedo v. Illinois B) Miranda v. Illinois C) Gideon v. Wainwright D) Arizona v. Fulminate

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