Jeff gets in an argument with Jill over the amount of money she spent on a dress she purchased. Ultimately, Jeff strikes her with his fist, knocking her down. As Jill falls, she hits her head on the edge of a table and dies immediately
Jeff immediately telephones for an ambulance. When EMS personnel arrive, he says, "Is she dead? I did not mean to kill her!" In a jurisdiction that uses the American System of Classification of criminal homicide, Jeff would likely be charged with:
A) first degree murder. B) second degree murder.
C) domestic homicide. D) involuntary manslaughter.
B
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The _____________________basically observes that prosecutors are overwhelmingly Caucasian and that, when determining whether to seek the death penalty, they tend to do so disproportionately more often when the victim is also Caucasian than when they
are African American. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that, although inmates are not entitled to the same due process rights as an accused but unconvicted person on the outside, they are entitled to some due process rights?
a. Turner v. Safley b. Wolff v. McDonnell c. Sandin v. Conner d. Kansas v. Hendricks
The ____________________ of the Sixth Amendment limits the use of hearsay.
a. double jeopardy clause b. Confrontation Clause c. right to an attorney d. right against self-incrimination
Until the ______________ women were largely absent from criminal justice professions
A. 1920s B. 2000s C. 1950s D. 1970s