What constitutes the crime of bribery?

What will be an ideal response?


The key element in bribery is the agreement, not the act or the failure to act. The crime is completed when the agreement is made, even if the act never takes place. Bribery calls for doing or not doing the wrong thing or something contrary to the powers of the office.

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Describe the presentence investigation process. Explain who conducts the investigation and why is it done. Also, who orders the investigation and what is done with the completed report? Be specific in your answer, using examples when necessary

What will be an ideal response?

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Hot pursuit and the immediate need to protect or preserve life are examples of exigent circumstances

a. True b. False

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Of the exonerations in 2016, __________ percent occurred in cases in which no crime actually occurred.

A. 28 B. 57 C. 47 D. 92

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The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were all designed to guarantee the freedoms and equal protection of the laws for all citizens, especially the former slaves.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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