Since 1991, the overall U.S. homicide rate and numbers has been ________
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decreasing
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The vast majority of criminal defense attorneys are shady and unscrupulouscharacters who lack professionalism and integrity
a. True b. False
_________ notes are the notes taken by an officer at the scene or immediately after leaving the scene
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Sam and Janet are married. Their marriage has not been a happy one. Late one Saturday night, while both are intoxicated, an argument breaks out. During the argument Janet grabs a butcher knife from the kitchen and stabs Sam in the stomach
Sam collapses to the floor dead. Janet says, "I'm so sorry, Sam. I only meant to scare you, not kill you." Under Texas law, Janet has committed: A) murder because she intended to cause serious bodily injury and death resulted. B) capital murder because she has killed her spouse. C) criminally negligent homicide because she ought not to have stabbed Sam. D) manslaughter because she was reckless in the manner in which she used the knife.
The defendant can sometimes preserve certain rights following pleaagreement. This type of arrangement is known as:
a. Ad hoc plea bargaining b. Jury waiver c. Charge bargaining d. Conditional guilty pleas