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CASE 11.1 Brent Weir is arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Ohio. On the night in question, Mr. Weir’s blood alcohol level was .16, twice the legal limit in Ohio. This was Brent’s first arrest, he has no prior arrests, has a college degree, and runs a local hotel in the Cleveland area. Given this information, answer the following questions.   ​If the judge were to sentence Brent to six months in jail and $2,500 in fines, this would be an example of:

​“Let the sentence fit the criminal” best describes the basic philosophy of:

​Who is responsible for delivering jury instructions?

​Which is a process of dispute resolution in which a neutral third party renders a decision after a hearing at which both parties agree to be heard?

CASE 10.1 Frank Crutchfield was arrested for the murder of his coworker Robert Bell following an argument over the use of the copy machine and the time it took Mr. Bell to complete his tasks. Mr. Crutchfield had previously told his coworkers of his anger toward Mr. Bell, but his coworkers did not take this anger seriously. Mr. Crutchfield was arrested in August 2012. Given this information, answer the following questions.   At his initial hearing, Mr. Crutchfield pleads not guilty to the crime of murder in the first degree. What is this initial hearing called?​

CASE 10.2 Chad Faulstick, a construction worker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is arrested for the premeditated murder of his wife, Charity. Charity, a school teacher in Pittsburgh, was found dead and buried in woods approximately three miles from her house two weeks after she was reported missing by her parents. Given this information, answer the following questions.   ​Having presented its case against Mr. Faulstick, the prosecution rests. Concerned that the state has not proved the charge against the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt, Mr. Faulstick’s attorney enters a motion for what?

Which of the following mutations is at a higher likelihood of happening in a repetitive DNA sequence?

Which method of DNA repair includes a mechanism that utilizes a protein as a reactant to be irreversibly altered rather than as a catalyzing enzyme?

Which of the following proteins is responsible for unwinding chromosomal DNA and advancing the replication fork during replication?

The mechanism of DNA repair that can can lead to the replacement of the most nucleotides in the process of correcting one nucleotide is: [dropdown1]. The mechanism of DNA repair that doesn’t replace nucleotides at all, but rather repairs damaged bases is: [dropdown2].