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Tort law includes any wrong, hurt, or damage done to a person's rights, body,
reputation, or property.
Most trial courts of limited jurisdiction are created, funded, and operated by the state.
The plain view doctrine has been expanded to cover other senses, such as "plain smell."
Plea bargaining predates any of the "modern" problems of the courthouse.
The attorney-client privilege protects not only all statements made by a client to his
lawyer but also any work product done by the lawyer when representing that client.
Judges who fail to move their docket may be transferred to less desirable duties (for
example, traffic court or juvenile court).
The Supreme Court held that juveniles are entitled to all of the same due process rights
of adults.
Although the Fourth Amendment applies to searches and seizures conducted by school
teachers and , neither probable cause nor a warrant is required.
The right of defendants to confront adverse witnesses is found in the
____________________ Amendment.
A right to bail was recognized in common law and in statutes as early as 1789 for all
those of committing noncapital crimes.
Over time it has become much easier for inmates to challenge the conditions of their
confinement in federal court.
An example of a(n) _______________________ factor in sentencing may be use of a
weapon and personal injury to the victim.
Post-conviction remedies such as habeas corpus are called ______________________
attacks.
The standard allows an appellate court to consider any legal question without regard or
deference to the decision made by a lower court.
Much scholarly research has demonstrated that the effectiveness of law as a deterrent is
dependent on three primary factors: severity, certainty, and celerity.
Summarize the two Supreme Court rulings from the 1970s on capital punishment and
describe their impacts on death penalty sentencing.
Courts using therapeutic jurisprudence have essential elements.
