What three key factors drive prosecutorial charging decisions?

What will be an ideal response?


The seriousness and nature of the offense. An offender’s culpability. The likelihood of being able to
obtain a conviction at trial.

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States and state agencies generally cannot be sued under Section 1983 because they enjoy Sovereign immunity under the ________ Amendment to the Constitution

A) Fifth B) Ninth C) Second D) Eleventh

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The term vision encompasses both values and mission

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Syrian Electronic Army has collected information using which of the following cyberattack techniques?

a. Trojan horses b. botnets c. worms d. spam

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Carlos has lost his job and his wife has left him. He is despondent and angry at the world. After drinking a bottle of tequila, Carlos obtains a rifle and goes to the local shopping mall. He begins shooting randomly at the shoppers

After ten shots he runs out of ammunition and is subdued by a security guard. Several persons have been injured by his gunshots but only one, a 50-year-old woman, dies from the wounds. Under Texas law, the most serious offense Carlos has committed: A) manslaughter. B) criminally negligent homicide. C) murder. D) capital murder.

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