Discuss situations when the defendant’s behavior after a crime was committed can be circumstantial evidence of a consciousness of guilt.
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses should include a discussion of escape, flight to avoid trial, the concealment or destruction of evidence, and the intimidation of witnesses.
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The international mujahideen represent an example of _______.
a. An international Marxist insurgency. b. Global Islamist extremism. c. Nationalist revolutionaries. d. Proxies of state terrorism.
To distinguish between the male and female pelvis, the sub pubic angle is:
a. greater than ninety degrees on the female and less than ninety degrees on the male. b. less than ninety degrees on the female and greater than ninety degrees on the male. c. greater than ninety degrees on both the male and the female. d. None of these choices.
A person may be arrested for
a. the possession of criminal or burglary tools b. possession of ordinary work tools c. potentially useful tools such as screwdrivers and hammers d. window repair kits normally used to mask burglaries
A hot pursuit entry under the Fourth Amendment includes each of the following rules, EXCEPT
A. The police must have reasonable suspicion B. The chase may begin on private property C. Time may elapse between entry into the premises by the suspect and the police D. The suspected crime must be serious