Identify the 1884 case where the defendant urged the Supreme Court to declare that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporated all the guarantees of the first eight amendments to the Bill of Rights.
A. Chimel v. California
B. Hurtado v. California
C. Sibron v. New York
D. Hudson v. Michigan
Answer: B
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The Supreme Court, in cases decided between 1935 and 1967, ruled that the following constitutes prosecutorial misconduct EXCEPT
A. Deliberate deception by the presentation of testimony known to be perjured B. Introducing evidence creating a false impression regarding a material fact, whether or not the prosecutor knew of its inaccuracy C. Allowing a witness to testify that he had been paid to testify without correcting the statement D. Presenting material physical evidence as incriminating when it was not
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Problems of police–minority relations are not a recent phenomenon. 2. Our society recognizes a single legitimate form of force: the right to self-defense. 3. There are no limitations on when an officer may exercise nondeadly force. 4. Police brutality is the unnecessary use of force by the police against citizens that results in injury. 5. A tort is a criminal wrong.
If Awlaki had engaged in piracy rather than terrorism, what venue would these cases be heard? Hint: Pirates are not enemy combatants
a. State criminal court b. Federal criminal court c. Federal civil court d. Military tribunals
The AEDPA was created shortly after September 11th to "level the playing field."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false