John Jones is on trial for murder. Because his potential punishment is the death penalty, his case has to proceed in two separate phases. The first phase is the:
A. sentencing phase.
B. capital phase.
C. guilt phase.
D. conviction phase.
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
If the judge orders a witness to answer a question that the witness believes is self-incriminating and the witness refuses to answer, the witness may be held in contempt of court.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A child may not be left unattended in a juvenile processing office and is entitled to be accompanied by the child's parents or guardian.
a. True b. False
What is the name for the measure of a drug's relative safety for use, computed by the ratio of the lethal dose for 50 percent of the population over the effective dose?
a. ratio dose
b. therapeutic index:
c. toxicity index
d. lethal dose index