The is the law limiting the amount of time prosecutors have to bring criminal charges against a suspect after the crime has occurred ___________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
statute of limitations
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The death penalty and __________________ are the only violent, legal, state-sanctioned punishments that exist today as remnants of colonial times
a. corporal punishment b. spousal beatings c. whippings d. military hazing
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
If a client tells the lawyer that he or she will lie on the witness stand, the ethical rules require that the lawyer do nothing about the situation.
In this case, the Court upheld the defendant's conviction under thehabitual criminal statute on the theory that it resulted from a choice amongknown alternatives
The defendant had a "choice" to accept five years inprison and neglected to take the opportunity. a. Edwards v. People b. Bordenkircher v. Hayes c. Napue v. Illinois d. Brady v. United States
In the case of Murphy v. Waterfront Commission, the United States Supreme Court held that:
A. if the federal government grants immunity to a witness, the state may still use the witness's testimony, as long as it is transactional testimony. B. if the federal government grants immunity to a witness, the state may still use the witness's testimony, as long as the witness was granted conditional immunity. C. if a state grants immunity to a witness, the federal government is not bound by the state's immunity and may still compel the witness to testify in a federal prosecution. D. if a state grants immunity to a witness, the federal government is bound by the state's immunity and may not compel the witness to testify in a federal prosecution.