Our legal system generally recognizes all of the following broad categories of defenses except ________

a. excuses
b. justifications
c. opportunity
d. alibis


c

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is a status offense? Why are status offenses considered cruel and unusual punishment?

What will be an ideal response?

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A man murders his first victim in 1993, his second victim in 1995 . Then in 2013, he murdered his third victim in March, another victim in April, and his fifth victim in August

None of the victims are related but all were male, between the ages of 16 and 24, and were either homeless or runaways. What type of murder is occurring? A. Serial murder. B. Mass murder. C. Sensational murder. D. Spree murder.

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A(n) _____ defense means that the defendant claims the crime was committed while the s/he was somewhere else, and thus could not have been the perpetrator

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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