Author Question: Chad Faulstick, a construction worker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is arrested for the ... (Read 27 times)

09madisonrousseau09 · **on:** Aug 13, 2018

Chad Faulstick, a construction worker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is arrested for the premeditated murder of his wife, Charity. Charity, a school teacher in Pittsburgh, was found dead and buried in woods approximately three miles from her house two weeks after she was reported missing by her parents. Given this information, answer the following questions.Having presented its case against Mr. Faulstick, the prosecution rests. Concerned that the state has not proved the charge against the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt, Mr. Faulstick's attorney enters a motion for:

A) cross-examination.
B) a direct verdict.
C) an exculpatory clause.
D) a rebuttal verdict.
E) a mistrial.

Question 2

Mary, a student at a community college in New York, is in the United States on a student visa that allows her to remain in the United States until she obtains her master's degree in biology. She is considering returning to her home country because she is concerned with the increase in crime at her college and in the surrounding area. Mary attempts to find information on the crime rates in her hometown to compare to those in the city where she currently attends college.Why will it be difficult for Mary to compare the crime rates in a U.S. city with her hometown of London, England?

A) England does not have any crime statistics that are available to civilians.
B) There are differences in the way crime is measured.
C) England is a dictatorship and manipulates crime rates so that their country appears to be safe.
D) Only solved cases are included in England's crime rates.
E) England has no crime.