Carlos is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to having served several tours in the battle zones in the Mid-East. Upon his return to Texas, Carlos discovered that smoking marijuana helped ease the tension of his PTSD
Were Carlos to be arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, he could successfully use the defense of:
A) justification. B) necessity. C) mistake of law. D) none of the above.
D
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Popular system is best defined as:
a. a mixed system of justice that calls for participation of citizens who are not necessarily criminal justice professionals b. a system of criminal justice whereby the public gets to vote on the length of offenders' sentences c. a mixed system of justice incorporating democracy with dictatorship d. another word for a democratic political system
Which of Marquart’s (1986) forms of coercion was reserved for inmates who violated rules considered sacred?
a. counseling b. tune-up c. ass whippings d. severe beatings
Which of the following has been defined as an "encounter in which contact is initiated by a police officer without any articulable reason whatsoever and the citizen is briefly asked some questions"?
a. Investigative detention b. Consent search c. Exploratory search d. Consensual seizure
The Supreme Court has specifically rejected the rationale that the exclusionary rule is a constitutional right
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false