All 50 states maintain at least one high court except __________ and __________ that have separate supreme courts for civil and criminal cases.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Answer: Texas; Oklahoma
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act only requires that an employer not treat pregnancy differently from any other temporary medical condition
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
______ is the U.S. assertion of the right to prosecute and punish criminal acts that occur outside American territory.
a. Foreign indictment doctrine b. Extraterritorial jurisdiction c. Foreign extradition doctrine d. The Patriot Act
Red and Fred are working a construction job for BTB Construction Company. One day as the two are pouring a concrete foundation, the forms collapse. Red and Fred are buried under tons of concrete. It takes several days to recover their bodies
Subsequent investigation reveals that the company did not follow appropriate safety and construction standards in building the foundation. Under Texas law, the most serious offense BTB Construction Company has committed is: A) capital murder because more than one person died. B) no offense because a company cannot be held responsible under criminal homicide laws. C) murder under the felony murder rule. D) criminally negligent homicide.
Bob is mentally ill. He is standing in a crowd of police officers watching the mayor of his city make a speech. He shoots at the mayor trying to kill him and gets a couple shots off before the police grab him
His best chance for being found not guilty by reason of insanity lies with ________. A) his incompetence B) the irresistible impulse test C) duress D) his diminished competency