Jenna Works for the Innocence Project

question 49

Multiple Choice

Jenna works for the Innocence Project.She is currently working on a case for a client who claims that she was wrongly convicted of murder.Jenna's client was given an incarceration period of 20 years,which was the minimum allowable by law.She was most likely sentenced under _________ sentencing.

• A)indeterminate
• B)determinate
• C)presumptive
• D)mandatory

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