Chad Faulstick, a construction worker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is arrested for the premeditated murder of his wife, Charity. Charity, a school teacher in Pittsburgh, was found dead and buried in woods approximately three miles from her house two weeks after she was reported missing by her parents. Given this information, answer the following questions.?Being a profile case for the city
and surrounding area, it is important for the prosecutor and defense to question the jurors to eliminate any bias. This process is called:
A) ?venire.
B) ?voir dire.
C) ?challenge for cause.
D) ?peremptory challenge.
E) ?due process.
B
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A. the more likely he or she will become a violent offender B. the more likely he or she will display remorse C. the lower the risk of recidivism D. the lower the risk of physical, emotional, and mental health problems
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a. Timothy McVeigh b. Theodore Kaczynski c. al-Qaeda d. Dr. William Luther Pierce
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a. child abuse b. child neglect c. child battering d. abandonment
What principle states that a punishment is cruel and unusual if its harshness is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense?
a. the departure principle b. the proportionality principle c. the res judicata principle d. the sentencing guidelines principle