What is retroactivity? How does it differ in the appeals process versus the habeas corpus process?

What will be an ideal response?


Retroactivity is the extent to which a decision should be applied to prior defendants in a similar predicament.

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As Hill (2000) points out, in Kantian moral theory, strict ______ are conceptually impossible.

a. moral dilemmas b. ethical judgments c. deontological issues d. utilitarian dilemmas

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Most research supports the hypothesis that violence in the media reduces real-life violence through catharsis

a. True b. False

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Imagine you are conducting a relocation evaluation. Describe which factors you would consider when conducting your evaluation.

What will be an ideal response?

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In 1964 the Supreme Court made the _____________ Clause applicable to state criminal prosecutions and recognized the right of suspects to have counsel present during interrogation

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.

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