All of the following are explanations for duress EXCEPT ______.
a. the law cannot expect people to act in a heroic fashion and resist threats of death or serious bodily harm
b. the defendant may only utilize the excuse after threats of death have been made
c. an individual who commits a crime in response to a server threat lacks a criminal intent
d. individuals who commit crimes under duress act in an involuntary rather than a voluntary fashion
b. the defendant may only utilize the excuse after threats of death have been made
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Match each term with its definition.
A. describes a party who has a legal right to request an adjudication of a legal issue B. parents have joint legal and physical custody, splitting the child's time between the two residences C. a flexible arrangement requiring parties to work out their own schedule for visitation D. parent who has had the child since its birth and/or spent the most meaningful time with the child E. the individual who has done most of the significant parenting F. the theoretical justification for placing children with their mother G. in ancient civilizations, fathers possessed the absolute right to their children H. one parent has sole custody for part of the year and the other parent for the other part of the year I. a person with specialized knowledge who is called to testify in family proceedings J. one parent has exclusive custody of a child
Specific facts that must be articulated to support an officer's actions is defined in which term below?
a. probable cause b. reasonable suspicion c. parole evidence rule d. peremptory challenge
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The ________ doctrine states that items that are within the sight of an officer who is lawfully in the place from which the view is made may properly be seized without a warrant—as long as such items are immediately recognized as being subject to seizure.?
a. abandonment
b. open fields
c. inadvertence
d. plain view