What is the Brady rule? Provide an example of a violation of this rule. What are the consequences of a violation of the Brady rule?
What will be an ideal response?
The Brady rule requires that a prosecutor has a duty to disclose evidence favorable to an accused upon request, where the evidence is material to guilt or innocence. Where such evidence is in the exclusive possession of the prosecution, it must be disclosed even when there is no request for disclosure by the defense if such evidence is "clearly supportive of a claim of innocence." An example of a violation of the Brady rule would be where the prosecution failed to notify the defense that a key witness was a paid informant. If a Brady violation occurs, the penalty often will be more severe, and could be a new trial or even a complete dismissal of the criminal charges.
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Compare and contrast civil with criminal pretrial and trial processes
What will be an ideal response?
What typology of behavior is described in the role of the right guy?
What will be an ideal response?
In order to measure violent victimizations, the NCVS uses
A) Vague questions to get the best possible range of answers B) Screening questions to get the most relevant respondents to which questions will apply C) Filtering questions to ask nonrelated items of respondents D) All of the above
Actions by police officers using force to arrest a suspect are "seizures" of the suspect, and thus under the Fourth Amendment must be
a. reasonable b. rational c. non-deadly d. safe