Martha "Shuffles" Hershey is arrested for soliciting prostitution from a minor, a 17-year-old male in her small beach resort villa and kidnapping (transportation of a minor across state lines). Having paid the minor for sexual favors, she escorted him across state lines. At the time, Martha was 47 years old and had two kids; her husband had recently divorced her because of infidelity. Given this
basic information of the case, answer the following questions.Based on the description of the case, which system would most likely handle the case?
A) ?Juvenile court because of the age of the victim
B) ?State specialized court because of the nature of the crime
C) ?Federal district court because of the nature of the crime
D) ?Supreme Court because of the seriousness of the crime
E) ?Federal appeal court then the Supreme Court
C
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a. True b. False
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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