Question 1

Which of the following are reason to disqualify a person from receiving state compensation for a wrongful conviction?

Accepted Answer

A)  prior convictions 
B)  no pardon 
C)  a guilty plea 
D)  all of the above 
A)  prior convictions 
B)  no pardon 
C)  a guilty plea 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

The Center on Wrongful Convictions is located in Dallas, Texas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

DNA degrades if it is not kept

Accepted Answer

A)  cold. 
B)  warm. 
C)  dry. 
D)  both a and c 
A)  cold. 
B)  warm. 
C)  dry. 
D)  both a and c D

Question 4

One study by Samuel Gross and colleagues (2014) found that, statistically, one in twenty-five death row inmates are innocent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The principal cause of wrongful convictions in murder cases is

Accepted Answer

A)  perjury. 
B)  lack of evidence. 
C)  invalid science. 
D)  inadequate defense. 
A)  perjury. 
B)  lack of evidence. 
C)  invalid science. 
D)  inadequate defense.

Question 6

Police can be protected from mistakes through the "good faith" defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Innocence Project provides legal assistance and DNA tests to people who may be wrongfully convicted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Competent legal assistance is protected by the Fifth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

This federal statute allows civil claims for violations of constitutional rights and provides for civil damages against state governments and/or actors as well as attorney fees.

Accepted Answer

A)  Section 1983 
B)  Section 2520 
C)  Section 3232 
D)  Section 4190 
A)  Section 1983 
B)  Section 2520 
C)  Section 3232 
D)  Section 4190

Question 10

The standard for proving ineffective assistance of counsel was established by the Supreme Court in Strickland v. Washington (1984).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What has the Center on Wrongful Convictions identified as an obstacles that must be overcome to reduce the number of wrongful convictions going forward?

Accepted Answer

A)  require the police to electronically record interrogations 
B)  place limits on interrogations 
C)  reduce the rate of crime in neighborhoods 
D)  both a and b 
A)  require the police to electronically record interrogations 
B)  place limits on interrogations 
C)  reduce the rate of crime in neighborhoods 
D)  both a and b

Question 12

Which of the following organizations at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law provides legal assistance to people trying to prove they have been wrongfully convicted?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Innocence Project 
B)  Center on Wrongful Convictions 
C)  People for the Unjustly Imprisoned 
D)  ACLU 
A)  The Innocence Project 
B)  Center on Wrongful Convictions 
C)  People for the Unjustly Imprisoned 
D)  ACLU

Question 13

Since 2016, there have been over ______DNA exonerations recorded by the Innocence Project.

Accepted Answer

A)  340 
B)  512 
C)  977 
D)  1251 
A)  340 
B)  512 
C)  977 
D)  1251

Question 14

Flawed evidence is one issue that leads to wrongful convictions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ricardo Aldape Guerra was finally released in

Accepted Answer

A)  1991. 
B)  1994. 
C)  1997. 
D)  2000. 
A)  1991. 
B)  1994. 
C)  1997. 
D)  2000.

Question 16

The Innocence Project is located in New York.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All states require police to tape interrogations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Convicted innocents are individuals who have been found not guilty but who are in fact guilty to the charge brought against them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All states now have compensation statutes for wrongfully convicted people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Prosecutors enjoy absolute immunity that protects them from any civil litigation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following are reason to disqualify a person from receiving state compensation for a wrongful conviction?

The Center on Wrongful Convictions is located in Dallas, Texas.

DNA degrades if it is not kept

One study by Samuel Gross and colleagues (2014) found that, statistically, one in twenty-five death row inmates are innocent.

The principal cause of wrongful convictions in murder cases is

Police can be protected from mistakes through the "good faith" defense.

The Innocence Project provides legal assistance and DNA tests to people who may be wrongfully convicted.

Competent legal assistance is protected by the Fifth Amendment.

This federal statute allows civil claims for violations of constitutional rights and provides for civil damages against state governments and/or actors as well as attorney fees.

The standard for proving ineffective assistance of counsel was established by the Supreme Court in Strickland v. Washington (1984).

What has the Center on Wrongful Convictions identified as an obstacles that must be overcome to reduce the number of wrongful convictions going forward?

Which of the following organizations at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law provides legal assistance to people trying to prove they have been wrongfully convicted?

Since 2016, there have been over ______DNA exonerations recorded by the Innocence Project.

Flawed evidence is one issue that leads to wrongful convictions.

Ricardo Aldape Guerra was finally released in

The Innocence Project is located in New York.

All states require police to tape interrogations.

Convicted innocents are individuals who have been found not guilty but who are in fact guilty to the charge brought against them.

All states now have compensation statutes for wrongfully convicted people.

Prosecutors enjoy absolute immunity that protects them from any civil litigation.

The American Criminal Court System

Some Important Underlying Concepts

Forms of Evidence

Obtaining Evidence and the Fourth Amendment

Searches and Arrests With Warrants

Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement

Self-Incrimination, Confessions, and Identification Procedures

Witness Competency, Credibility, and Impeachment

Examining Witnesses

Testimonial Privileges

The Hearsay Rule

Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule

How Different Types of Evidence Are Introduced

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Exam 14: Wrongful Convictions

Which of the following are reason to disqualify a person from receiving state compensation for a wrongful conviction?

The Center on Wrongful Convictions is located in Dallas, Texas.

DNA degrades if it is not kept

One study by Samuel Gross and colleagues (2014) found that, statistically, one in twenty-five death row inmates are innocent.

The principal cause of wrongful convictions in murder cases is

Police can be protected from mistakes through the "good faith" defense.

The Innocence Project provides legal assistance and DNA tests to people who may be wrongfully convicted.

Competent legal assistance is protected by the Fifth Amendment.

This federal statute allows civil claims for violations of constitutional rights and provides for civil damages against state governments and/or actors as well as attorney fees.

The standard for proving ineffective assistance of counsel was established by the Supreme Court in Strickland v. Washington (1984).

What has the Center on Wrongful Convictions identified as an obstacles that must be overcome to reduce the number of wrongful convictions going forward?

Which of the following organizations at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law provides legal assistance to people trying to prove they have been wrongfully convicted?

Since 2016, there have been over ______DNA exonerations recorded by the Innocence Project.

Flawed evidence is one issue that leads to wrongful convictions.

Ricardo Aldape Guerra was finally released in

The Innocence Project is located in New York.

All states require police to tape interrogations.

Convicted innocents are individuals who have been found not guilty but who are in fact guilty to the charge brought against them.

All states now have compensation statutes for wrongfully convicted people.

Prosecutors enjoy absolute immunity that protects them from any civil litigation.

The American Criminal Court System

Some Important Underlying Concepts

Forms of Evidence

Obtaining Evidence and the Fourth Amendment

Searches and Arrests With Warrants

Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement

Self-Incrimination, Confessions, and Identification Procedures

Witness Competency, Credibility, and Impeachment

Examining Witnesses

Testimonial Privileges

The Hearsay Rule

Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule

How Different Types of Evidence Are Introduced

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