A writ of habeas corpus is a judicial order that

A) a prisoner be brought before a judge to determine the legality of his or her imprisonment.
B) an attorney must be provided for indigent defendants.
C) states cannot try a person twice for the same crime.
D) a defendant cannot be forced to testify against him or herself.
E) improperly collected evidence cannot be introduced in court.


A

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A) lengthy and confusing. B) brief and tightly organized. C) easily understood by the average citizen. D) so badly written that Texas courts regularly ignore it.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. Carter b. Bush I c. Clinton d. Bush II e. Obama

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