Affirmation in law

Title and Citation: Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968) Type of Action: This is a criminal case, admission in the joint trial violated petitioner's right of cross-examination secured by the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment Facts of Case: The defendant and his codefendant in a joint trial was convicted by a jury for armed robbery. Evans confessed that he and the defendant committed the robbery while he was in custody. The court of appeals put aside Evans conviction, because…

Witness testimony is an instrument used in the field of Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement. Testimony is defined as “the oral evidence offered by a sworn witness on the stand during a criminal trial” (Pearson). Witness testimony plays a great role in the Criminal Justice system today, but the skepticism of eyewitnesses has been growing. In order to discover what has went wrong in this technique we should go back to where it was commenced. Testimony origins from the latin word “testify”, which…

owner to D.H.Lawrence’s land? This question was asked by my law school professor in a seminar. And he said “if someone answers ‘yes’ to this question then he knows the key components of Adverse Possession.” The origin of adverse possession is based both in statutory actions and in common law precepts in United States of America. In a country like United States, where all 50 states have its own law of practice and procedure, the law relating to Adverse Possession varies by jurisdiction. For…

supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Does hacking into personal technology break your 4th amendment right? The government has been under fire recently for believing that they should be allowed access to our computers and if so should we be worried? Homeland Security is of the one of the many agencies created after 9/11 to protect the United States along with many bills, acts, and laws. The common…

Alternatively, N.J.S.A. 34:15-51 sets forth the statutory requirements for filing a petition in Workers’ Compensation Court, which is as follows: “Every claimant for compensation under Article 2 of this chapter ( R.S. 34:15-7 et seq.) shall, unless a settlement is effected or a petition filed under the provisions of R.S. 34:15-50 , submit to the Division of Workers' Compensation a petition filed and verified in a manner prescribed by regulation, within two years after the date on which the…

magistrates based on facts given under oath or affirmation. The Judge has to review the affidavits and decide whether the facts determine probable cause to issue the warrant. Also, the judge needs to know why the facts in the affidavit is trustworthy. Search warrants have to be established on hard facts. Locations that are searched must be described in a lot of detail so law enforcement will not needlessly invade privacy. When giving a warrant at a home, law enforcement must abide with knock and…

Now that we have an idea of what the use of deadly force means, it is important that we figure out who it is limited to, and when, if any, is it justifiable to use. The use of deadly force can only be justified if there is proof of necessity for the chain of events that took place (LII, 1994). Cops can be justified in the use of deadly force in the following ways. For one, if the cop or “protective force officer” is using deadly force as a form of self-defense, the actions taken may be…

can solidify their memory even if it is distorted. This finding was confirmed through the experiments of Wells and Bradfield, in which they showed that by providing positive affirmation after a participant misidentified a culprit the participant claimed higher confidence and trust in their memories. These findings have lead law enforcement to try and implement broader questions during interrogations in order to control for…

Citation: Arizona v. Hicks, 480 U.S. 321 (1987) Parties: State of Arizona, Petitioner James Thomas Hicks. Respondent Facts: In this case, Respondent fired a bullet through the floor of his apartment, striking the person who lives in the apartment below him. Upon arriving at the scene, police entered the apartment to search for Respondent. While at the scene, a police officer found two sets of expensive stereo components and became reasonably suspicious of where it was located. Because of his…

Neil Boyd says that “ Law is a vitally important force. It is the skeleton that structures our economic, social, and political lives” (Boyd 5). Understanding different perspectives of sound philosophy, such as natural law, positivism, legal pragmatism, and feminism will help us with answers certain questions” Is the natural law dead, according to Roger Cotterrell? Alternatively, Whether Hatfield provides the compelling causes, if he rejects Cottrell’s argument on natural law? As well,…