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jrubin

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Which of the following is true regarding the concept of double jeopardy?
 
  a. If a jury finds the accused not guilty, the prosecution has the right to appeal the verdict.
  b. It guarantees that once exonerated, a defendant cannot be tried a second time for the same offense in that particular jurisdiction.
  c. A defendant can be retried a maximum of three times for the same criminal offense before the prosecution must rest.
  d. The protection against double jeopardy can be found in the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Question 2

The rules of evidence state that expert witnesses may base their testimony on three types of information. Which of the following is NOT one of those types of information?
 
  a. facts of data of which they have personal knowledge
  b. opinions about the defendant based on their expert knowledge
  c. material presented at the trial
  d. secondhand information given to the expert outside the courtroom



micaelaswann

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b



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