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    individuals increase. (no evidence, just logic.) just because a person is innocent doesn’t mean they are protected from prosecution. A major cause of wrong convictions is eye witness misidentification. People are wrongly convicted of crimes they didn’t commit all the time! Often times they have some serious evidence backing up that conviction. Evidence can prove a person to be innocent, but it can also make them seem very guilty. An attorney is the key communication between a client and…

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    Our current legal systems leads to wrongful conviction, which is a terrible injustice. The legal system does not come to the knowledge of many until a innocent person spends years in prison. There is a rising number of exonerations due to DNA. However, the growth of exonerations is causing more awareness about injustices in our legal system. In many minds there is rise of doubts now about the accuracy of the criminal justice system. Wrongful conviction has become a notable issue, part of the…

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    that a passport is sufficient. However, the truth is that border officials have the authority to turn away anyone who has been convicted of any crime at any time in his or her life – and that includes DWIs. When traveling to Canada following a DWI conviction, there are some important facts to keep in mind. What a person wants to get into Canada, a Canada Border Services Agency Officer will probably inquire about whether the individual has ever appeared…

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    13. Introduction. On concluding the research study it has been noticed that tight from the chapter number one we have been noticing the issues women and transgenders have faced in the custody of police, in jails, while under trial, pre and post conviction, correction homes and at care homes and by any other detaining authority and all these are the authorities working and safeguarding the rights of people as guaranteed in the constitution and law. We have noticed the reforms taking place at the…

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    Effects of False Rape Accusations What’s the truth and what isn’t? That’s a question law enforcement must answer, almost everyday, when dealing with crimes. Sexual assault, in particular, is a subject where the truth could be a he-said-she-said type of situation. Moreover, law enforcement generally has a difficult time apprehending a perpetrator, due to the lack of eyewitness accounts of the crime or lack of evidence. The reason being, investigating sexual assault is not as simple as it appears,…

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    1. Personal conviction translates into action because when you strongly believe in something, you are more likely to take action due to your passion for it. For example, Erin personally connected with the residents of Hinkley and this fueled her decision to take action against PG&E in order to help the residents. In the movie, Erin first met Donna, a Hinkley resident, to inquire about her PG&E medical records. After finding out about Donna’s history of tumors, as well as PG&E’s claim that the…

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    Humankind has a tendency to manipulate the outcome of business matters by using ones Christian conviction. Scripture implies that the marketplace is not a place for children’s behavior (Luke 7:32 KJV). Therefore, we cannot take a person’s Christianity and use it as a source to manipulate business matters. In scripture, the Gibeonites deceived Joshua…

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    In literature, the mental afflictions of certain characters play a definitive role in the work. Hamlet, from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, portrays himself as a madman. However eccentric his actions are, they have a strong purpose in his plan for revenge. In addition, Hamlet’s behaviour is significant to the work as a whole, supporting the theme of manipulation. Overall, Hamlet’s bizarre behaviour has an important role in both advancing the plot and developing themes. Though Hamlet’s actions…

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    Hi, Aaron here from the Leiningen plantation in southern Brazil. We are witnessing, first hand, the world’s largest army attempt to take on 400+ men armed with farm supplies and tools, ANTS! Every few years, an ant colony will expand outside its normal exploring territory and move all the way across South America. This colony arises other colonies along the way and builds their army of mass destruction. This swarm can grow up to 2 miles wide, and 10 miles long. That’s 20 square miles!! This…

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    broken down into four, 90-minute television programs, where for the first time 45 million Americans would hear Nixon discuss the events that brought down his administration. Terry Gross explains that Reston wrote about his experiences in the The Conviction of Richard Nixon, which included pieces of the Frost/Nixon interviews. The Host asked Reston why Nixon agreed to an interview with the British…

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