Any time the prosecution loses, displaces, or destroys important evidence in a criminal case, it is automatically a violation of due process
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Which one of the following is not one of our five intelligences?
a. Physical b. Mental c. Emotional d. Extra sensory
Bob owns a gold watch. He asks Ray to take it to Ray's house and keep it safe for him. Bob then secretly removes the watch from Ray's house so that he can claim it was lost and file an insurance claim
In some jurisdictions, Bob has committed larceny. Bob has stolen his own watch. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The first case in which the court applied the exclusionary rule was
A. United States v. Dickerson. B. Gideon v. Wainwright. C. Weeks v. United States. D. Miranda v. Arizona.
Under the MPC, the intent requirement can be met even though a defendant may not have desired or wanted a particular result, if it can be shown that the defendant acted with
A. the mens rea of recklessness, which essentially holds that "anything goes." B. the mens rea of negligence, which implies that the defendant was deliberately careless. C. a desire that a certain result would occur but was willing to accept an alternate outcome, even arrest. D. a substantial certainty that a certain result would occur.