Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Defendants possess a due process right to a criminal appeal.
2. A ruling on an appeal in favor of the defendant automatically reverses the conviction and requires a new trial.
3. In order to order a new trial, an appellate court must have probable cause to suspect that the harm inflicted on the defendant adversely affected the verdict.
4. In order to file for a writ of habeas corpus, a defendant must have exhausted all other possible appeals.
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
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a. True b. False
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A. War B. Race C. Economics D. Stereotypes
Paula Kuchinski, a well-known investor in the New York area, has been returning substantial profits for her clients over the past ten years. With a recent decline in the stock market and trading, the returns have ceased to exist and phone calls are not being returned to clients looking to remove their investments before the market crashes. Given this information, answer the following
questions.?Ms. Kuchinski is believe to be involved in a _________ scheme, or an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors. A) ?Ponzi B) ?market C) ?Sutherland D) ?Madoff E) ?trickle down
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).