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To Get a Conviction on a Hate Crime, the Prosecutor

Question 6

Multiple Choice

To get a conviction on a hate crime, the prosecutor must:

A) prove the defendant committed the underlying crime and was motivated by bias by a preponderance of the evidence.
B) prove the defendant committed the crime beyond a reasonable doubt and that the defendant was motivated by bias by a preponderance of the evidence.
C) prove that the defendant committed the crime beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury and prove bias motivation by a preponderance of evidence to the satisfaction of the judge.
D) prove that the defendant committed the crime beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury and prove bias motivation beyond a reasonable doubt to the judge.
E) prove that the defendant committed crime and was motivated by bias beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury.

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