What Is the Greatest Restriction on Appeals in the United

question 53

Multiple Choice

What is the greatest restriction on appeals in the United States?

• A)the refusal by state appeals court judges to grant even a first appeal
• B)a federal law that bars in most instances a second federal appeal by a state prison inmate
• C)the lack of any formal right of appeal in the federal process
• D)a federal law that bars a first federal appeal to persons convicted of homicides
• E)the very low income of some convicted persons,which reduces their ability to appeal

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Definitions:

In Phase

A condition that occurs when voltage and current reach all peak values at the same time.

Out of Phase

A condition where two waveforms of the same frequency are not aligned in time, resulting in a phase difference.

Leading Phase

A condition in an AC circuit where the voltage wave is ahead of the current wave in time, indicating capacitive properties.

Skin Effect

The tendency of an alternating electrical current to become distributed within a conductor such that the current density is largest near the surface of the conductor, and decreases with greater depths in the conductor.