Parole boards make decisions about ________ parole.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
discretionary
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Where a defendant has not been successful in getting a reversal of a conviction at the court of appeals level, that the best chance of having a state supreme court decide to review a court of appeals decision
A) exists where two separate courts of appeal have decided a similar issue to the defendant's issue in a completely different manner. B) occurs when the defendant who is appealing has an attorney who understands the legal "hurdles that need to be jumped" in order to have a state supreme court hear a case. C) occurs when the a defendant has a privately retained attorney rather than a state-appointed appellate attorney. D) B and C are both correct responses. E) none of the above is a correct response.
The majority rule in the United States is that crimes like purse snatching are not robberies unless
a. there is some force used greater than that needed to take the purse b. the value of the purse is greater than $100 c. two or more perpetrators participate d. another crime is committed during the purse snatching
In which of the following circumstances must the police observe the requirements imposed by the Miranda rule? a. the suspect is in custody at the time of the interrogation
b. the interrogation takes place at the police station c. the suspect has already been charged with the offense for which he or she is being interrogated d. the suspect is in custody at the time of the interrogation and the interrogation takes place at the police station