Which of the following is a finding of the Baldus study that examined discrepancy in death penalty cases for the McCleskey v. Kemp case?
A. The chances of receiving a death sentence were greater for defendants whose victims were White than for defendants whose victims were Black.
B. Of the cases studied in which death was imposed, 87% involved White victims.
C. Black defendants were more likely than other defendants to receive a death sentence.
D. all of these
D. all of these
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