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Which one of the following best defines acquittal?
Which one of the following best defines acquittal?
- A declaration following a trial that the individual accused of the crime is innocent in the eyes of the law and thus is absolved from the charges. (correct)
- A declaration following a trial that the individual accused of the crime is partially guilty in the eyes of the law and thus is given a reduced sentence.
- A declaration following a trial that the individual accused of the crime is not proven guilty or innocent in the eyes of the law and thus a mistrial is declared.
- A declaration following a trial that the individual accused of the crime is guilty in the eyes of the law and thus is convicted of the charges.
What is an Allen charge?
What is an Allen charge?
- An instruction by a judge to a deadlocked jury with only a few dissenters that asks the jurors in the minority to reconsider the majority opinion. (correct)
- An instruction by a judge to a jury that they must reach a unanimous verdict.
- An instruction by a judge to a jury that they can consider only the evidence presented in court.
- A declaration by the judge that the defendant is not guilty.
What is an appeal?
What is an appeal?
- The process of seeking a lower court's review of a higher court's decision for the purpose of correcting or changing this decision.
- The process of seeking a higher court's review of a lower court's decision for the purpose of confirming this decision.
- The process of seeking a higher court's review of a lower court's decision for the purpose of correcting or changing this decision. (correct)
- The process of seeking a lower court's review of a higher court's decision for the purpose of confirming this decision.
What is a bench trial?
What is a bench trial?
What is circumstantial evidence?
What is circumstantial evidence?
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