Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. During allocution, the defendant can reopen the question of guilt.
2. When the framers of the Constitution created the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment, the death penalty was probably an issue.
3. African Americans are overrepresented among executions under civil authority.
4. Furman v. Georgia was a clear statement by the Supreme Court against capital punishment.
5. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of capital punishment in the case of Gregg v. Georgia.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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a. morality and conscience. b. unconscious mind. c. reality principle. d. pleasure principle.
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What will be an ideal response?
Matching
6. True bill a. The requirement that evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution during an illegal arrest, search, or process cannot be used in a criminal trial 7. Booking b. A law enforcement process officially recording an entry into detention after arrest and identifying the person, place, time, and reason for the arrest 8. Exclusionary rule c. The grand jury's endorsement that it found sufficient evidence to warrant a criminal charge 9. Trial d. The gateway into the entire criminal justice system 10. Probable cause e. The facts and circumstances within the officers' knowledge and of which they have reasonably trustworthy information are sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing that the suspect had committed or was committing an offense 11. Arrest f. A judicial proceeding to decide upon the facts and legal issues between the parties in a civil or criminal case
A police officer sees a car with its engine running and lights off, backed into a parking lot of an apartment building, late at night, in an area where there have been many recent burglaries. Even though by itself, there is nothing illegal about backing a car into a parking space, the officer knows based on training and experience that backing a car into a parking space is a common tactic for criminals to make a faster getaway. This, combined with the other facts stated:
a. Gives the officer probable cause to search the car b. Gives the officer reasonable suspicion to investigate further c. Gives the officer probable cause to make an arrest d. None of the above