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In deciding whether the death penalty for child rape is cruel and unusual, is it relevant that Louisiana is the only state that punishes child rape with death? The trial began in August 2003. L. H. was then 13 years old. She testified that she “woke up one morning and Patrick was on top of […]

Who should make the decision as to what is the appropriate penalty for crimes? Courts? Legislatures? Juries? Defend your answer. Eight days after the crime, and despite L. H.’s insistence that Kennedy was not the offender, Kennedy was arrested for the rape. The state’s investigation had drawn the accuracy of Kennedy and L. H.’s story

According to the Court, why is death a disproportionate penalty for child rape? Patrick Kennedy was convicted of the aggravated rape of his eight-year-old stepdaughter under a Louisiana statute that authorized capital punishment for the rape of a child under 12 years of age and was sentenced to death. On his appeal, the Supreme Court

 State the exact wording of the offense Douglas Metzger was convicted of. Douglas E. Metzger was convicted in the municipal court of the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, of violating § 9 .52.100 of the Lincoln Municipal Code. The District Court, Lancaster County, affirmed the District Court judgment. Metzger appealed to the Nebraska Supreme Court. The

A study of l ower courts in New Haven, CT revealed that a. jury trials were very popular b. there were not enough cases from which to ascertain any trends c. contrary to expectation, defendants were not arraigned en masse or given light sentences d. due to a large volume of cases and relative lack

The conclusion drawn from research on career-criminal prosecution programs like the San Diego Major Violator Unit was that a. getting tough does not work if leniency is not the source of the problem b. getting tough increased the deterrent effect, because career criminals were previously treated leniently c. liberating the courtroom workgroup from traditional expectations

Regarding fourth layer cases, we are reminded that a. the largest number of cases in American courts are serious acts of violence committed by chronic offenders against strangers b. the largest number of cases in American courts are misdemeanors c. a large number of cases in American courts are decided based on extralegal factors since

What would happen if prior relationship was eliminated as a decision-making factor in case processing? a. the courtroom workgroup would be liberated from shared understandings of seriousness and would be more likely to rely on extralegal factors in case processing decisions b. case processing time would increase in second layer cases, but it would decrease

One of the consequences of the liberation hypothesis is a. only celebrities enjoy this liberation since this is more likely to occur in celebrated cases b. few cases are decided based on extralegal factors since this is more likely to occur in second layer cases c. a large number of cases may be decided based

The liberation hypothesis refers to the liberation of a. misdemeanor cases from the requirement of attorneys and trials b. prosecutors and judges from conventional shared understandings of seriousness c. prosecutors and judges from requirements of procedural law d. modern courtroom workgroups from age old traditions Place Your Order Here!