A writ of ________ is an order from the court to produce a prisoner in court so that the court can determine whether the prisoner is being legally detained.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
habeas corpus
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A probation (or parole) status where the probationer does not have to report.
a. Work Release Program b. Inactive Supervision c. Parole d. Community Corrections
In Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts (2009), SCOTUS decided that the Sixth Amendment guarantees defendants what right?
a. the right to call an expert witness, but only to refute the prosecution's expert witness b. the right to cross-examine forensic lab technicians c. the right to call expert witnesses d. the right to have use of forensic lab technicians
Which of the following people who normally live on the public streets can be described as street people?
a. the homeless c. the mentally ill b. alcoholics d. all of these