What is the practical effect of the recent United States Supreme Court's decisions such as Blakely v. Washington and United States v. Booker regarding sentencing guidelines and procedure?
What will be an ideal response?
The Court's decisions indicate that mandatory sentencing systems contemplated by state and federal sentencing guidelines are now seriously impaired, and it remains to be seen how much discretion in sentencing will be restored to trial judges.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Select the appellate case that established due process procedures for probationers at violation hearings
A) Mempa v. Rhea, 1967 B) Morrissey v. Brewer, 1972 C) Gagnon v. Scarpelli, 1973 D) People v. Bravo, 1987 E) McConnell v. Rhay, 1968
Police unions have had a powerful impact on American policing. Most important, they have produced significant improvements in
A. the rising educational levels of new recruits. B. police officers' salaries and benefits. C. the hiring of female officers. D. the hiring of minorities.
The legal system in _________________ countries are designed to allow wealthy corporate criminals to engage in harmful acts behind the legal façade of corporate structures
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