If a lawyer is appointed by the court to represent a defendant in a criminal case because the person is too poor to hire counsel, this attorney is referred to as _________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
assigned counsel
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A) British forces B) English common law C) Praetorian law D) The first U.S. private security firm coined the phrase.
Res gestae refers to:
A. an opposing party's statement (admission). B. a prior inconsistent statement. C. a declaration against interest. D. a spontaneous utterance.
The majority of searches take place without:
A. a search. B. a seizure. C. a warrant. D. an arrest. E. permission.
In the late spring of 1998, a high school student in Oregon killed his parents at their home and then drove to his school, where he killed two fellow students. Which best describes these wrongful deaths?
A) A serial murder B) A spree murder C) A mass murder D) A crime of passion