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A defendant is represented by a criminal lawyer. Only two percent of criminal cases are disposed of by jury trials (Bohm & Haley, 2012). Before a trial formally begins, attorneys can file pretrial motions. A motion is a request to the judge for a particular action. Motions to obtain prosecutorial evidence or suppress evidence are most common. In the case of a jury trial, the members of the jury are sworn in. The court clerk will read the criminal complaint. At this point, the…

these children had to spend prison time. Cheryl and her mother were released in 1995 after surveying eight years after Superior Court judges agreed with defense arguments that the interrogation and testimony by child witnesses was tainted. Handing a major victory to defense in one of the country's longest-running day-care sexual abuse cases, a massachusetts judge ruled today that the children in the case had been so manipulated in interviews with investigators that their testimony was “forever…

evidence in regards to sustaining a final verdict. Evidence is an important factor in a case, and is in constant review as to if the evidence is credible in court. The rules of evidence ultimately dictate what can and what cannot be presented to the judge and jury. Motion to suppress evidence is occasionally used by certain parties to dismiss evidence that is believed to be unlawfully obtained. As for the criminal court process, there are a series of stages that lead to a criminal trial. In…

personal behavior and actions do not really affect or hurt others. In addition, sin responds pridefully in angry or defensive tones when others speak out or attempt to lovingly confront the sinful behavior they see in us. Words like, “Who are you to judge?” or “Why are you so intolerant?” or my…

international arbitration there are no appeals unlike domestic courts so the proceeding speed is much faster than the domestic court disputes. Moreover experts can be chosen as arbitrators, giving more satisfaction and more knowledgeable judges than the generalist judges. Furthermore international arbitrators are more flexible and confidential. This helps both parties to continue their business in future and remains it private unless both parties want it to be public. Also it is more flexibility…

apply to equity. At the early stage of equity it seems that common law and equity principle are very differ in principles where the common law seek justice through precedents, equity thrive by its own set of principles, one of its principle is to judge a case by case basis. Based on English law history it all started after the Norman Conquest, the King then hold the power of justice as all source of law was held in his hand . The common law then derived it’s power from the king through in the…

Haggart had consented to a fair fight between him and Mr. Jobidon; only to have the misfortune of having Mr. Jobidon to go beyond the scope of the given consent and to, unintentionally, cause Mr. Haggart’s death. When going through this case, the judges found themselves bound by the Common Law, stating that Section. 8 (2) of the code had provided…

These interviews are about as relevant as the rights that children have in court. While the judge will listen to these interviews, they are given very little weight. In 1993, the court decided that the parents’ rights should be respected over the child’s best interests (DeBoer by Darrow v. DeBoer). This is one of the most destructive court hearings…

After reading the story “The myth of the Latin Woman”, I was not surprised that people still to this day carry the mindset of racial stereotyping. Even though that no matter how much a person tries to avoid being prejudged and cast away from their culture, they would still be judged from what people see portrayed in the media. However even until this day, I am and will forever be a victim of being labeled due to the color of my skin in this society. I myself as well as others in society am…

Elections should deviate from relying on conviction rates because these fail to account for prosecutorial misconduct and if their strategies have reduced crime.Chief Prosecutor elections operate similarly to normal elections in the fact that the candidates rather attack themselves than to discuss their proposals. The discussion found in campaigns for chief prosecutor elections fail to produce substantive information for the citizens. Instead of explaining their proposals to the electorate,…