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One of the five major areas of civil law is domestic relations law.
Brady material consists of any exculpatory material that the prosecutor has and must be
turned over to the defense prior to trial.
Searches conducted at any _____ border do not require a warrant.
Explain why ethics important to the defense of criminal defendants.
Civil lawsuits consume more of the federal courts' time than criminal cases.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case In re _____ , ruled that the due process clause of
the 14th Amendment applied to juvenile court proceedings.
An attorney's use of peremptory challenges cannot be scrutinized by the courts.
When law enforcement officers want to conduct a search for evidence, the _____
Amendment generally requires them to seek a warrant.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that juries do not have to consist of 12 members.
The term death-_____ refers to crimes that are punishable by death.
Article III judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Sentencing guidelines take into account the seriousness of the offense and the _____ of
the defendant.
The amount of deference afforded by an appellate court is referred to as the _____ of
review.
A law on the books approach to mandatory minimum sentences stresses nullification by
discretion, whereas a law in action approach stresses certainty of punishment.
Judges who fail to move their docket may be transferred to less desirable duties.
The most controversial defense of justification is insanity.
All state use the same ages to establish juvenile court jurisdiction.
_____ law involves a type of lawsuit filed by a person when they are injured by another
person.
