The fleeing felon rule allowed police officers to shoot to kill which of the following?
a. Only a felon threatening another person with harm
b. Only a prison inmate attempting to escape
c. Anyone caught committing a crime
d. A felony suspect attempting to flee
Answer: d
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a. 1967 b. 1974 c. 1986 d. 1988
Pretrial motions can be either ______ or ______.
a. bench; jury b. oral; written c. true; false d. guilty; not guilty
Which of the following is not an element of Packer's due process model of criminal justice?
A) The adversarial process B) Rights of defendants C) Conviction rate of criminal prosecutions D) Formal decision-making procedures E) Decisions based on reliable information
In routine traffic violations and minor misdemeanors, police usually issue _________ rather than make arrests
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word