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FINAL JOURNAL ENTRY LAW IN SOCIETY I have learnt that the law is multifaceted, unpredictable, and its technical nature can lead to outcomes that we, as society, may initially perceive as perverse. I refer to the main pillar of criminal defence is legal guilt versus factual guilt. That is to say, a person may have committed the crime, but will be found not guilty if the state cannot prove it beyond reasonable doubt. The balance hangs, then, in whether defence counsel can demonstrate failures or…

Sentencing Instructions At the conclusion of the penalty phase, jurors are instructed by the judge on how to determine the existence of aggravating and/or mitigating factors, as well Sources of Bias and Arbitrariness 117 learned from the judge’s instructions)? Jurors do rather well in understanding the criteria of proof for aggravating factors, as the criteria of proof fit with their expectations (Luginbuhl, 1992) Luginbuhl said revised instructions should put the life-or-death decision in…

better understand the cases and weave them into our legal issues and to refine, recast and redefine our legal argument. To then present our arguments to the judges in a manner that the only legal conclusion that could possibly be arrived was an obvious one was a difficult task as we had to convey our knowledge of the facts to a busy judge who was unfamiliar with them. Thus, any lack of understanding or knowledge of the facts on our part negatively impacted our ability to communicate them in a…

The openness of courts brings the society and its justice with invaluable benefits. First of all, the openness of court is in line with the Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (McLachlin, 2003). In practice, given the access to the operation of the court and the implementation of justice, the public is able to be informed and educated about how their civil rights, individual liberty, and social rightness could be ensured by the social justice system. Meanwhile,…

Foster v. Chatman Late 1980s a young man named Timothy Tyrone Foster, age 18 black African-Americans was charged with the murder of a white elderly woman named Queen White. During the court-martial, the persecuting attorney decided to use his Peremptory Strikes to remove all four black jurors. The prosecutor violates the race-neutral acts, the members of the jury pool used extreme strategy against the race matching of the defendant. Under the Supreme Court’s decision in Batson v. Kentucky, it…

being in favor of jury systems is it prevents corruptions. In bench trials anyone can bribe the judge in order for them to win the case, but in jury trials you will not know who the people are until you show up in court. In addition, sometimes people that are involved in the case can be famous or well known. This could lead to threats because if the person is really powerful, he/she would threaten the judge. If it was a jury, it would be hard to threaten because you will not know who the…

full trial. It has a judge and a jury. The jury decides if you’re guilty or not and the judge decides what your sentence will be. Some examples of offences are, murder, rape, and robbery. These are referred to as indictable offences. If you…

duties. For a landowner, he must be his own security but for the working-class, he may let anyone protect him. Once the accuser and offender come to an agreement, the judge will announce the agreement to the court. If they cannot agree, they must state the summary of their cases in a forum before noon that day. After this, the judge will rule the case to everyone present. If both parties are present, they have until sunset.…

Being a criminal defense lawyer is no average cake walk it is a serious profession that requires hard work and dedication and I am going to let you know just what being a criminal defence lawyer means. A criminal defense lawyer, is a lawyer that specializes in the defense of individuals and companies charged with criminal activity . Some criminal defense lawyers are privately hired while others are employed by the various jurisdictions with criminal courts for appointment to represent indigent…

For slide 3 city of troy thingy A hollow wooden statue of a horse in which the Greeks concealed themselves in order to enter Troy built by Epeius he was a master carpenter and pugilist. There was a ten year war so they built the wooden horse in which they thought was a piece offering and dragged the horse inside there city. But inside the wooden horse was a group of Greek warriors twas 80ft tall yo apparently was an offering to the god Athena the god of war For slide 4…