Samantha is a judge who has decided to recuse herself from a case. This means that Samantha has ______.
A. a scheduling conflict with the trial dates and needs another judge assigned.
B. disqualified herself from the case, and another judge must be assigned.
C. officially noted on record his or her conflict of interest issue with the case.
D. an inability to continue with the trial, and another judge must be assigned.
B. disqualified herself from the case, and another judge must be assigned.
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a. Obtaining a formal statement. b. Conducting an interrogation. c. Conducting an investigation. d. Conducting an interview.
Which of the following is a stated purpose of the Texas Penal Code?
A) to punish persons who violate the rules of society B) to insure the public safety by incarcerating those individuals that reject majority rule C) to punish corporations who create dangers to the public health and welfare D) to guide and limit the exercise of official discretion by law enforcement
Intent to commit a criminal act as defined in a statute is known as a. general intent
b. personal intent. c. blameless intent. d. negligent intent.
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a. justifiable homicides b. voluntary manslaughter c. involuntary manslaughter d. none of the above