Author Question: In ______________ an offender is sentenced to prison or jail with the understanding that after a ... (Read 42 times)

Kthamas · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

In ______________ an offender is sentenced to prison or jail with the understanding that after a period of time, he or she may petition the court to be released on probation.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Consider the following example: Johnny mistakenly walks off with Jenny's suitcase because he thought it was his. Which defense could Johnny use against theft charges and why would that be a valid defense?

What will be an ideal response?

ecabral0 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

shock probation
split sentence probation

Answer to Question 2

mistake of fact
theft requires knowledge that the property belongs to another person Johnny did not know that the suitcase was not his