Today, every state provides double jeopardy protection because of the Supreme Court's decision in Benton v. Maryland, in which the Court declared that the Fifth Amendment's protection against double jeopardy is a fundamental right
a. True
b. False
a
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The following Miranda warning to a suspect is constitutional: "We have no way of giving you a lawyer, but one will be appointed for you, if you wish, if and when you go to court."
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Compared with ordinary sailors, pirates typically enjoyed superior forms of all the following except
a. life expectancy b. wages c. ale d. food
A "bump and run" is a method of committing auto theft
a. true b. false
According to the empirical research about consent searches:
a. lower courts find that consent was voluntary in all but the most extreme cases . b. lower courts are very willing to set consent searches aside when they find they were not voluntary c. there are so few consent search cases that courts have had little opportunity to rule on the issue d. judges are skeptical of consent searches and critical of the police in their opinions