Which of the Following Is False About the Pinto Trial

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false about the Pinto trial?

• A) the judge supported James Neal's motion to exclude photographs of the Ulrich girls from the trial
• B) eyewitnesses reported that the difference in speed between the Ulrichs' Pinto and Dugar's van was no more than 30 to 35 mph
• C) the prosecution at the Pinto trial was fully able to tell the whole Pinto story
• D) the autopsy reports were in agreement that if not for the Ulrich girls' burns, the girls would be alive because the force of the collision did not cause them serious physical injuries

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