A student who studies the sizes of groups of birds records data for this group of ducks.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. which of the following possible court cases could legitimately be argued under the terms of the quote above? a person says that bail for a suspect in a serious federal crime is too low. a person claims that charging court fees is an unconstitutional policy. a person complains that a sentence is too long for the crime. a person argues that jails and prisons are inhumane.

Saade, morin, and thomas (2012) describe critical thinking as the mental processes of discernment, analysis, and evaluation applied to information in order to achieve a logical final understanding and/or judgment. describe your approach to breaking down information into component parts to better understand the characteristics of a statement, concept, or problem. how might outlining to develop understanding? how do you know when to reach beyond previous experience and seek out other sources of information to enhance your understanding of the work in front of you? (this response does not require research support.)

The defendant and an accomplice were on trial together for burglary. both had given confessions implicating themselves and their accomplice. at trial, the defendant maintained that his confession had been obtained through improper coercion by the police. for the purpose of countering the claim of coercion, the prosecution seeks to place the accomplice’s confession into evidence. after objection by the defendant’s counsel, the judge agrees to issue a limiting instruction to the jury that the confession is to be considered only with regard to the question of whether the defendant’s confession was coerced. may the accomplice’s confession be admitted under that condition?