In Lockyer v. Andrade (2003), SCOTUS ruled that it was a violation of the Eighth Amendment's cruel and unusual punishment clause to sentence Andrade to 25 years to life imprisonment for petty theft under the state's three-strikes law
a. True
b. False
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False
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Under common law what was required of a rape victim to obtain a conviction of the offender?
a. Testimony corroborated with physical evidence b. Proof that she was not a prostitute c. Proof of age discrepancy d. None of the above
The increasing harshness of sentencing given to offenders who would have traditionally been sentenced to probation is known as:
A. phishing B. mission creep C. net widening D. discretionary abuse
Teenage birthrates have declined substantially during the past decade with the sharpest declines among _____ girls
a. White b. Middle class c. African-American d. Hispanic
The Supreme Court is recognized as the workhorse in the federal system
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