Which of the following was not a reason that a larger number of felony defendants had their cases dismissed?
A. Sympathetic judges.
B. The minor nature of the charges.
C. First-time offender status.
D. ?Lack of evidence.
E. Lack of witnesses.
Answer: A
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1. Since inmates are in prison to be punished, the Eighth Amendment does not apply to inmates. 2. The Fourteenth Amendment has been used to provide due process rights to offenders. 3. Freedom of speech for prisoners can be limited on moral or ethical grounds. 4. In 2012, prisoner petitions climbed dramatically to over double what they were in 2000, but were still fewer than in 1996.
The Gideon v. Wainwright, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that defendants have the right to an attorney if they are charged with any crime
a. true b. false
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