Opponents of the death penalty most frequently cite the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in the:

a. Fifth Amendment.
b. Sixth Amendment.
c. Fourth Amendment.
d. Eighth Amendment.


d

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The case of Marvin v. Marvin, 18 Cal.3d 660, 557 P.2d 106, 134 Cal. Rptr. 815 (1976) addressed the issue of palimony in cohabitation. All of the following are additional cohabitation remedies except:

A. Quasi-divorce, which applies all divorce rights and responsibilities to the cohabiting couple. B. Express contract, in which the parties agree through a contract. C. Implied partnership, which applies a business partnership standard to the couple. D. Implied trust, where one party holds legal title to property on behalf of the other party.

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To be lawfully conducted, administrative searches generally

A) do not mandate that search warrants be obtained since the inspectors are looking for evidence of non-compliance with civil law or regulations and not for criminal evidence. B) require that the inspectors obtain and present a search warrant based on a relaxed standard of traditional probable cause unless the occupier of the premises gives consent for a search. C) mandate the use of search warrants based on traditional criminal probable cause since the Fourth Amendment standards and the Constitution do not change with the type of search conducted. D) require that the inspectors give a twenty-four hour notice to the occupier of the premises that the officials will be conducting a search. E) A and D generally must be present before valid administrative search may be properly conducted.

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Field notes can be made with any writing instrument.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Imagine you are representing a defendant who is unfamiliar with the system. You believe that your client can receive a pretrial release. What options do you go over with her? Regardless of what you think about your client and her particular case, do you believe that pretrial release should be an option? Explain, including if you think there are situations where pretrial release should not be allowed where it already it allowed, or where it should be allowed where it is not currently.

What will be an ideal response?

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