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Although the cost of death-penalty cases varies by state, each capital case on the average costs _____ beyond the cost of a noncapital case ending with a life sentence.
 
  a. 1 million to 2 million
  b. 100,000 to 200,000
  c. 400,000 to 500,000
  d. 12,000,000 to 22,000,000

Question 2

Mistakes do occur in criminal justice, either out of honest errors or downright prejudice. It is estimated that between 1 percent and 6 percent of all felony convictions are mistaken. These are called:
 
  a. Wrongful indictments
  b. Exclusionary indictments
  c. Wrongful convictions
  d. Exclusionary convictions



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c




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