In which case did the Supreme Court strike down a state statute making the death penalty the mandatory punishment for first degree murder?
A. Gregg v. Georgia
B. Woodson v. North Carolina
C. Witherspoon v. Illinois
D. Weems v. United States
B. Woodson v. North Carolina
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The program least likely to yield a criminal record would be:
A) conditional diversion. B) probation. C) standard probation. D) standard diversion.
The prosecution and defense have both rested their cases in your trial, and your fate will soon be in the hands of the jury. As the judge gives the jury his final instructions, he also decides that there is sufficient cause to sequester them for the duration of their deliberations. What, exactly, does this mean for members of the jury, and what possible reasons might the judge have for deciding on this sequestration?
What will be an ideal response?
The most common plea is
A. guilty. B. not guilty. C. standing mute. D. nolo contendere.
Which of the following is not a finding of the National Youth Survey?
a. Females are involved in a smaller proportion of crime than previously thought. b. Violent offenders begin lives of crime earlier than originally believed. c. Race differentials in crime are smaller than traditional data sources indicated. d. There is a consistent progression from less serious to more serious acts of delinquency over time.