Multiple Choice
Case 2.3
Tammy is an unemployed probationer. Her probation officer has noted several times that she has been seen in the company of three girlfriends at a local park. She has a long record of convictions for various misdemeanor and felony crimes. Tammy is sentenced to three years in prison based on the following statute: “Any person not engaged in any lawful occupation, known to be a member of any gang consisting of two or more persons, who has been convicted at least three times of being a disorderly person, or who has been convicted of any crime, in this or in any other State, is declared to be a gangster….”
-Tammy's conviction is overturned based on the
A) ex post facto doctrine.
B) void-for-vagueness doctrine.
C) habeas doctrine.
D) felony failure doctrine.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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