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Kthamas

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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.
 
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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?
 
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ecabral0

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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


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Reply 2 on: Aug 17, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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