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Anajune7

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In a robbery case, the accused was found guilty and was sentenced to three years of imprisonment. The majority opinion of the Supreme Court justices was based on a witness's statement. Justice Harvey, though in agreement with the Court's decision, agreed to the ruling for different reasons. He based his opinion on the DNA fingerprinting reports. Justice Harvey wrote a(n) _____.
 
  A) anteceding opinion
  B) certiorari opinion
  C) contradicting opinion
  D) dissenting opinion
  E) concurring opinion

Question 2

The doctrine of stare decisis is based on _____.
 
  A) precedents
  B) caucuses
  C) writs
  D) objections
  E) mistrials



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Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

A



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