What is the court’s obligation at sentencing?

A. impartial and equitable litigation
B. ensuring the burden of proof remains on the prosecution
C. establishing criminal liability
D. imposing sanctions


D. imposing sanctions

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The 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case U.S. v. Leon established ________

a. warrantless searches b. the plain-view doctrine c. the good-faith exception d. the exclusionary rule

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Not being able to find a job, Nicole List becomes increasingly frustrated as she visits her unemployment office each month. On Nicole's most recent visit, she became verbally abusive and threatening to the unemployment representative. Continuing her abusive tirade, Nicole stood up and leaned over the representative's desk. In fear and frustration, the unemployment representative hit Nicole with a

stapler that was on the desk. Nicole's victimization in this case might be termed: a. passive precipitation b. active precipitation c. atoned precipitation d. reactive precipitation

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Asian-based transnational crime groups are quite active in all of the following areas except a. human trafficking. b. narcotics

c. money laundering. d. loan sharking.

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The police may not make a nonconsensual, warrantless arrest inside a person's home or arrest a guest within that home without:

a. reasonable suspicion. b. information that meets the two-pronged test for reliability. c. justification under the community caretaker exception. d. exigent circumstances.

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