Explain the significance of Gregg v. Georgia (1976) as it relates to discretion by the jury.
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In Gregg v. Georgia (1976), the Court held that Georgia's statute--which required the jury to consider and weigh 10 specified aggravating circumstances, allowed the jury to consider mitigating circumstances and provided for automatic appellate review--channeled the jury's discretion, and thereby reduced the likelihood that the jury would impose arbitrary or discriminatory sentences.
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The problem of fragmentation has the direst consequences when state, federal or local law enforcement agencies are ________ and have incompatible technologies
A) disconnected or remote B) isolated or detached C) contiguous or overlapping D) distance or remote
The single largest area for legal malpractice suits is
a. missing deadlines. b. failing to keep clients informed. c. fraud. d. poor judgment on the part of the lawyer.
Identify two characteristics of a Gesellschaft society.
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Incised wounds are inflicted by:
A. ice picks. B. gunshots. C. sharp-edged instruments. D. blunt objects.