Co-author Cliff Roberson once defended an inmate in a Texas prison who was charged with killing another inmate. His client, the defendant is on trial for the murder
The defendant testifies at trial that a prison gang leader had ordered the defendant to kill the victim. That if defendant failed to kill the inmate, the gang members would kill him. Is this an appropriate situation to use the duress offense and what are the issues involved?
While defendant acted under duress because it was either his life or the victim's, the duress offense will not excuse the defendant's conduct because duress is not a defense to homicide or crimes involving serious bodily injury.
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a. Gender-specific treatment. b. Higher focus. c. The focus on gender equality in treatment offerings. d. None of the above
Using the above table, the employment rate is
A) 48.5 percent. B) 95.0 percent. C) 69.1 percent. D) 65.6 percent.
________ law originates from use or custom rather than from written statutes
A) Statutory B) Common C) Jural D) Natural
The ________ sheet, or initial page, of the initial complaint contains a summary of an investigation
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).