What is a precedent-setting court decision that produces substantial changes in both the understanding of the requirements of due process and in the practical day-to-day operations of the justice system?
What will be an ideal response?
Landmark Case
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Whereas in the past criminals had to physically approach their victims to carry out a crime, the Internet allows offenders to be in other states, or even continents, and still carry out the same crime. This best represents which of the following vulnerabilities of the Internet?
a. anonymity/identity b. time and space c. asymmetries of cyberspace d. lack of barriers to entry
Gottfredson and Hirschi's theory is based on a rational choice perspective
a. True b. False
Murder is the killing of one human being by another. While the laws vary from state to state, murder can generally be classified into four subcategories. List and define each.
What will be an ideal response?
Which one of the following statements about the law of homicide is INCORRECT?
a. At common law, murder was defined as the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. b. In a homicide case where the defendant pleads not guilty, it is necessary for the prosecution to establish the corpus delicti. c. A police officer who kills a fleeing felon is an example of an excusable homicide. d. Second-degree murder is frequently defined by statute as the unlawful killing of a human being by outrageous conduct of the perpetrator or where the perpetrator’s acts evince a depraved mind.