What Percentage of Cases in the Scheck (2000) Study of Post-Conviction

question 78

Multiple Choice

What percentage of cases in the Scheck (2000) study of post-conviction DNA exonerations of the wrongfully convicted involved either police or prosecutorial misconduct?

• A)42 percent
• B)55 percent
• C)63 percent
• D)75 percent

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