Julie Owns a Gun and Has for Several Years

question 36

Multiple Choice

Julie owns a gun and has for several years. She is arrested for possession of a firearm within the city where she lives. The day following her arrest, the city passes a law making gun ownership of any kind illegal and punishable by a year in jail for the first offense. Julie is sentenced to one year and a day in prison. ​

• A)A writ that compels the authority holding a person in confinement to explain the basis for that confinement is called a: ​
• B)writ of certiorari .
• C)writ of habeas corpus.
• D)nulla poena sine lege .
• E)tort.

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