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Defences in the Case of R v. Andrews Defences are a denial or justification for criminal behaviour, these are presented by the defence attorneys, in court, to reduce a charge or diminish a charge. In the case of R v. Andrews the accused pleaded guilty and the defence that was used was an alibi. The Defence of an Alibi An alibi is a defence that is raised by the defence counsel and the accused, that demonstrates that the accused was not present at the crime scene at time that the illegal…

Arguments and evidence presented by the prosecution as well as both the council for Ponder and the council for Yilma allowed for the majority of the truth of the case to be put before the jury, and resulted in justice in Ponder’s case, but not in Yilma’s. The prosecution team’s preparation of evidence allowed for the truth regarding the murder charge to come out, however, we did not present enough to convict either defendant of robbery because of the lack of physical evidence that would suggest…

In 1960, Dusky v. United States ruled that the test must decide whether the defendant has sufficient present ability to consult with his attorney with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, and whether he has a rational, as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him. To fully understand this ruling, it is necessary to break down the true meaning. Present ability refers to their mental capacity at the time of the trial; this is important because the defendant’s mental…

Inhumane acts, constituting a crime against humanity in violation of article 7(1)(k) of the Rome Statute The pre-trial chamber found substantial grounds to believe Muthaura and Kenyatta were criminally responsible for the alleged crimes as indirect co-perpetrators. The charges against Ali were rejected. On January 23, 2012, Pre-Trial Chamber II found that the prosecutor’s evidence failed to satisfy the evidentiary threshold required under the Rome Statute to bring Kosgei and Ali to trial.…

As stated in Psychology, a definition of eyewitness testimony would be "a legal term that essentially describes when a witness or victim is recounting their firsthand experience to another person or to a court" (Psychology Glossary,2017). Eyewitness testimonies are reliable, mainly in court hearings full of eyewitnesses who might have seen an incident happening. However, eyewitness testimony is hard to believe because although a person's memory is quite incredible, it is also imperfect. Our…

decides to be his lawyer. Though Atticus defends Tom Robinson the best he can and creates valid evidence, TR is convicted and sent to jail. “No sir, they oughta do away with juries. He wasn’t guilty in the first place and they said he was.”(295) Following this case, Atticus’ son, Jem, comments about the point that if the jury would have been fair, Tom Robinson would be a…

Introduction In the case of Homer (Appellant) V Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police (Respondent) [2012] UKSC 15, all facts pertinent to the decisions of the deciding judges are presented within the context of the following heading. This is a case of appeal heard by Lord Hope, Lady Hale, Lord Brown, Lord Mance & Lord Kerr between the 17th- 19th of January 2012. In itself this case concerns the indirect discrimination of the appellant Mr. Homer, and is being appealed against the decision…

The play Twelve Angry Men shows that civility is important. By the end of the play, the jurors were willing to listen to the people who were the most rational. Juror 8 calmly took the others' ideas into account, which swayed the jury to favor not guilty. At first, the jury thinks the boy is guilty, but Juror 8 used relaxed tactics to change their minds. One of the last jurors to change his mind was Juror 3. In the beginning, he seemed unconvinced, but eventually, he Juror 8’s point unravel his…

of a crime, to a trial by jury. The defendant, presumed ‘innocent until proven guilty’, has the right to be judged by a group of his or her peers based on the evidence presented, the assumption being that the defendant will be judged in a fair and impartial manner. However, human beings are fallible and can be subject to faulty reasoning, alongside irrational and biased thinking. The play Twelve Angry Men, by Reginald Rose is set in a mid twentieth century American jury room. Twelve strangers,…

My summer internship was very intriguing it was a great in the field experience for me. My summer internship was with the Shelby County Court System under the advisement of Judge Lonnie Thompson. I had serval tasks and daily duets. I learn so much in such a small period of time it was great just being in the field I plan to enter I enjoyed every minute working with many Judges and Lawyers. In this paper I will be summarizing my summer journey working with Shelby County Court System. I will be…