After death, when the muscles (joints) of the body become stiff, this is known as ______.

a. algor mortis
b. rigor mortis
c. livor mortis
d. veral mortis


b. rigor mortis

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A) Informants B) Eyewitnesses C) Officer observations D) Police bulletins

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A defendant pleading diminished responsibility does not seek relief from punishment by justification or excuse, but seeks to be punished for a lesser offense which he generally admits committing

a. True b. False

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Which institutions are separated from their outside environments, and unaffected by those environments, to some extent?

A. Closed B. Total C. Discreet D. Full

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Which of the following have some said undermines the system of justice?

a. lawyer negligence b. unrestrained zeal c. lawyer incompetence d. lawyer posturing

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