A case can be ruled a nonhomicide when a person is killed under legal and unavoidable circumstances
a. True
b. False
b
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A. In federal cases counsel must be provided for indigent defendants unless the right is competently and intelligently waived B. Betts v. Brady (1942) ruled that the right to counsel is a fundamental right C. Every state insists on providing prosecuting lawyers D. Every defendant with means hires the best lawyer they could
Which country has the highest incarceration rate in the world?
What will be an ideal response?
The police can assume a leadership role in the terrorism prevention and response effort by:
a. operationalizing strategic and community policing concepts. b. implementing traditional policing concepts. c. limiting communication with fearful citizens. d. concealing information regarding suspicious activities. e. all of the above.
Match the correct court case with the corresponding decision concerning guilty pleas
Column 1: McCarthy v. United States Henderson v. Morgan Boykin v. Alabama Padilla v. Kentucky Column 2: the Supreme Court held that it would be unconstitutional ?for the trial judge to accept [a] guilty plea without an affirmative showing that it is intelligent and voluntary? ?since respondent did not receive adequate notice of the offense to which he pleaded guilty, his plea was involuntary and the judgment of conviction was entered without due process of law? failure to tell the defendant that deportation is a possible consequence of a guilty plea may result in a decision that such a plea is invalid ?by personally interrogating the defendant, not only will the judge be better able to ascertain the plea?s voluntariness, but he also will develop a more complete record to support his determination in a subsequent post-conviction attack…?