Critics of the sentencing decision of Judge Jones in this case would have pointed to this case as an example of
a. the need for sentencing reform
b. the wise decisions justices will make when given discretion
c. the role of determinate sentencing in the decisions of justices
d. how statutory laws have limited independent thinking from the bench
a
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A. premeditation B. moral turpitude C. deliberation D. malice aforethought
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A. 2,500 B. 1,000 C. 2,000 D. 3,000
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false