Parallel Proceedings May Be Necessary for Which of the Following

question 38

Multiple Choice

Parallel proceedings may be necessary for which of the following reasons?

• A) It does not violate double jeopardy.
• B) It may be necessary to respond to cases that are especially serious.
• C) The defendant requests both proceedings occur at the same time to prove innocence.
• D) The judge wants to handle both cases related to an offender's crime and decides to try them simultaneously.

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Definitions:

Purely Competitive Industry

An industry characterized by many buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and a product that is homogeneous, leading to the establishments of a market price for all participants.

Industry Elastic

The responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of goods or services in an industry to changes in price.

Differentiated Product

A product that is distinct from its competitors because of features, branding, quality, or other attributes that make it unique in the eyes of consumers.

Purely Competitive Industry

An industry structure characterized by many small firms producing identical products with no single firm able to influence market prices.