Death Penalty Test 2
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| Is the supreme court willing to allow death penalty statutes, as long as they are confined to a special category of victim such as the killing of a police officer? | show 🗑
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| Is a mandatory death sentence for murder committed by an inmate serving a life without parole constitutional? | show 🗑
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| show | Yes
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| show | McClesky v. Kemp (1987)
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| show | Baze et al. v. Rees (2008)
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| show | Colorado
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| Which state lists the fewest mitigating circumstances in its death penalty statute? | show 🗑
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| show | 8
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| May a sentence (judge or jury) refuse to consider any relevant mitigating circumstance in a capital trial that is supported by evidence? | show 🗑
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| show | Yes
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| show | Preponderance-of-the-evidence
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| May evidence contradicting guilt be considered at the sentencing phase of a capital trial? | show 🗑
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| What standard of proof is generally required to establish an aggravating circumstance? | show 🗑
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| show | 8
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| How many aggravating circumstances are listed in the death penalty statutes of the states with the most aggravating circumstances in their death penalty statutes? | show 🗑
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| show | 13
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| What is the trend in the number of statutory aggravating circumstances in death penalty states? | show 🗑
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| show | Largely unrecognized but important symbolic role
i. narrow the range of offenders eligible for death penalty and recognize and valorize certain kinds of subjects and situations
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| With which of the following participants in a capital trial was the case of Barefoot v. Estelle concerned? | show 🗑
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| show | Yes
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| show | Experts were wrong 95% of the time
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| What are the criticisms of the use of victim-impact statements in capital trials? | show 🗑
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| show | No
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| In 2009, what was the average time interval between death sentence and execution? | show 🗑
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| show | No
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| Is a claim of "actual innocence" based on newly discovered evidence grounds for granting a further hearing in federal court? | show 🗑
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| According to Chief Justice Rehnquist, what is the proper procedure for making a claim of actual innocence after the judicial process has been exhausted? | show 🗑
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| In Schlup v. Delo, what standard of proof did the supreme court establish for demonstrating actual innocence? | show 🗑
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| Can a federal court save a prisoner from execution if the state court decision against the prisoner was wrong? | show 🗑
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| show | Yes
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