In a Study That Compared Innocent Capital Defendants Who Were

question 70

Multiple Choice

In a study that compared innocent capital defendants who were eventually exonerated and released from death row and innocent capital defendants who were later executed, defendants with private lawyers at trial were how many times more likely to be exonerated and released from death row than defendants with court-appointed attorneys?

• A) 3
• B) 9
• C) 15
• D) 25
• E) 50

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