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Stevenson [1932] All Er 1. Module 3 page 26) is a duty of care whether the applicant is dependent on a class that the defendants should reasonably have to predict that it was suffered by the losses if the defendant was careless and a reasonable presumption was also influenced by the concept it should have. To determine whether a reasonable diligence is or not to break, the court balances the seriousness of the loss…

Retributivists and utilitarians have fundamentally different ideas of what the goal of punishment should be. These ideas lead to opposite positions on whether courts should offer lesser sentences for criminals who collaborate with police. For example, a defendant is charged with selling $100,000 worth of heroin under their crime boss, who is suspected of distributing half the heroin in the city of Chicago and several murders as well. The prosecutor offers to drop the offender’s charges in…

the details of what happened along with the legal consequences for those actions are less important. Additionally some attorneys and judges also argue that plea bargaining is unconstitu-tional because it deprives the defendant of his constitutional right to fair trial. If the defendant is coerced or pressured into a plea bargaining agreement, then the whole process of delivering justice has not been done correctly. There are many factors that determine whether a plea bargaining will be reached…

store at that time escorted the defendant in the back. The security officer calls the cops and the defendant was arrested and later charged with theft by deception. The defendant tried to suppress evidence of the item he was intending to steal. His argument was that his fourth and fourteen amendment rights was violated due to the illegal search that was conducted by the cashier. His motion…

Facts of the case-. Approximately six months ago, my wife and I attended First Baptist for the first time. I must admit that initially I went to church to satisfy my wife’s request and to possibly become a follower of Christ. During my initial visit, I had a high volume of the friendly welcoming type of conversations. However, one specific conversation kept my attention for the reason that it was about helping a local grape farmer sell his product at my local health store. Since he has been…

Defenses and Criminal Punishments, perceptions of others can sometimes vary. Some may agree that the punishment goes with the crime, while others may argue that there are stipulations that can be enacted due to extenuating circumstances for the defendant of the crime. In this body of work, the key points involved in the court determining the lawfulness of the use of force, the fundamental difference between the castle doctrine and the stand your ground law, the overall role in the…

According to Friedrichs (2014), the defendant does not have to testify, and may be advised not to do so. Nonetheless, some defendants decline to take their counsel’s advice, and testify, despite being advised to the contrary. In addition, defendants can change their plea, and sometimes the prosecution will accept the plea to avoid a costly and lengthy trial after the trial begins. Usually, defendants would sit close to their counsel in court, but victims often may…

The defendant was not able to sign due to already being in custody, however the defendant was verbally warned. I then transferred custody of the defendant to assisting Ofc. Hartmann who then transported the defendant to Land O’ Lakes county jail where he was released to the custody of the jail deputies. While transferring custody of the defendant to Ofc. Hartmann, the defendant became belligerent and tried to maneuver his hands from behind his back to his front. The defendant then stated…

examination of the defendant was that time and time again she kept pointing back to the jury and saying, “Do you believe that the jury will find you not guilty?” to which the defendant replied, “Well, it’s up to them whether or not they think I’m guilty”. This seemed to be a very leading question that felt as if no matter what the defendant said, it would make her look bad to the jury. Even though in some cases, this might have seemed like the prosecutor was grasping straws, from what the…

Age on Trial Outcomes” studied the effect that the age of the defendant has on the jury’s verdict. The second article; “Jurors’ Perceptions of Juvenile Defendants: The Influence of Intellectual Disability, Abuse History, and Confession Evidence” studied the perception jurors have towards juvenile defendants. Both of these research studies, studied the relationship between juvenile defendants and the jury’s’ opinion of the juvenile defendant based on specific criteria. In the first article, The…