Multiple Choice
A permissive inference is:
A) a possible but not mandatory conclusion to be drawn.
B) available only to the defense, not the prosecution.
C) unconstitutional in a criminal trial.
D) not a proper way to prove the corpus delicti.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q3: A presumption is:<br>A)adequate for conviction.<br>B)the same thing
Q4: The preponderance of evidence is:<br>A)evidence that raises
Q5: According to incapacitation theory, the purpose of
Q6: Robinson v.California declared disproportionate punishments to be:<br>A)cruel
Q7: The prosecution may use inferences that are:<br>A)rational,
Q9: Corpus delicti is:<br>A)the body of a homicide
Q10: Critics of deterrence theory maintain that:<br>A)human beings
Q11: Rehabilitation, incapacitation, and deterrence are:<br>A)mutually exclusive purposes
Q12: Deterrence theory is based upon the assumption
Q13: The original source of our criminal laws