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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous court case determined that a juvenile must be afforded due process rights, specifically that a waiver of jurisdiction from a juvenile court to a district court must be voluntary and knowing?
(a) Kent v. United States.
(b) Kermit v. Los Angeles County.
(c) Kramer v. California.
(d) Kraus v. Riverside County.

2. Who won the bureaucratic paper battle in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) The district attorney's office.
(b) Judge Sherill Luke.
(c) Judge Roosevelt Dorn.
(d) The public defender's office.

3. When the author talked to Carla James in Part 1, Chapter 7, she claimed that drive-by’s weren’t murder for what reason?
(a) The victims shouldn't be there.
(b) You don't see what happens.
(c) No one in the car is screaming.
(d) You only shoot at buildings.

4. What Section of the California Penal Code defines premeditated murder?
(a) Section 242.
(b) Section 112.
(c) Section 45.
(d) Section 187.

5. What is the name of the boy who is caught in connection with a series of some of the most brutal murders in LA County in Part 3, Chapter 13?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Jose.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Rodrigo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 14?

2. What witness took the stand in the Ronal Duncan case in Part 3, Chapter 13?

3. The boy who was apprehended in association with a series of some of the most brutal murders in LA County claimed that his family was where when the crimes were

4. Who challenged the testimony of the prosecution’s key witness in Part 3, Chapter 13?

5. How old was Ronald Duncan when he allegedly committed double homicide?

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