Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Late one night, Jerry robbed a convenience store. He escaped the convenience store without being captured and ran to a nearby neighborhood where he burglarized several cars. Jerry was later caught and charged with robbery and burglary. The crimes with which Jerry was charged are considered mala prohibita.
2. With the exception of Alaska, all 50 states immediately recognized the English common law upon admission to the union.
3. The U.S. Constitution requires verdicts in criminal trials to be unanimous.
4. Al challenged a state statute all the way to the state supreme court, arguing that it violated the state constitution. If the U.S. Supreme Court were to review the state court’s decision, the state would be bound by the U.S. Supreme Court’s interpretation.
5. A justice on the U.S. Supreme Court recuses herself from a case due to a conflict of interest. When the court releases its decision, the vote among the eight justices is evenly split. The result of the decision is that the lower court’s decision remains in effect.
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True
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