When prosecutors decide to take no further action after conducting a preliminary investigation of the legal matters of a case it is referred to as a/an _________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


nolle prosequi

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List and define three of the five goals of criminal sentencing. Which of these goals do you believe is the most effective in dealing with defendants?

What will be an ideal response?

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________ occurs when a person's body position interferes with his or her ability to breathe

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Most states consider burglary at nighttime to be _____.

a. A requirement b. An aggravating factor c. A mitigating factor d. Irrelevant

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Most criminal work is conducted at the __________ level because this iswhere common law felonies and misdemeanors are tried

a. County b. State c. National d. City

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