At common law parties to crimes were classified as principals, accessories before the fact and ________________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
accessories after the fact
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A) Phil Green B) Williams and Wagner C) Robert Trojanowicz D) Champion and Rush E) Edwin Meese
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia revolved around
A) the arbitrary imposition of the death penalty that resulted in discrimination against minorities. B) the excessive nature of the death penalty for the crime of simple murder. C) the unconstitutionality of executing mentally retarded defendants. D) the inhumane methods used to execute offenders in Georgia at that time.
In the course of attempting to capture an armed robber, an officer draws her duty weapon when the robber exits a convenience store. The armed robber points a handgun in the officer's direction and tires one round. Although there are many people on the sidewalk behind the robber, the officer returns fire, wounding the robber, however, an errant round kills an innocent person behind the robber. Internal affairs decides that the officer acted recklessly when she fired her duty weapon. What offense, if any, did the officer commit?
a. No offense because she acted in the line of duty and defended herself b. Murder c. Criminally negligent homicide d. Manslaughter e. Capital murder