Question

In the fictional Stolen Valor Act case of US v. Fields, the prosecution argued that Fields’s lie was?

Answer 1

In the fictional Stolen Valor Act case of US v. Fields, the prosecution argued that Fields’s lie was damaging to soldiers.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) protected by free speech.

In the fictional Stolen Valor Act case of US v. Fields, the prosecution argued that Fields’s lie was protected by free speech.

The court case involved a federal decision to impose the death sentence to Fields. The sentence was based on the opinion of a psychiatrist that forecasted that Fields could be a dangerous man. Fileds had committed a federal capital offense. The issue was that the psychiatrist affirmed that he did not base his opinion on any medical or psychiatric procedure.

The other options of the question were A) intentional. C) damaging to soldiers. D) unintentional.