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    bride to drop criminal charges against Leon Wells; an action that I consider the epitome of unlawful service (Additionally to this, Polhemus was a facilitator). This example resonates with the case of Caperton vs Massey Coal Company in regards to a juries, or judges objectiveness in a case based on bribery; or the case of Caperton, monetary funding of supreme court justice Benjamin. Obviously, the example in the film is a hyperbolical version of the Caperton case, but it depicts the “influence”…

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    basis of all trials and determines a defendant’s end result. If justice is not carried out, it can cause an innocent person to be prosecuted. The Constitution is what dictates the fairness, claiming that all men have given rights at birth. It gives freedoms of speech and petition, protection against self-incrimination, cruel and unusual punishments, and establishes the idea of innocent until proven guilty. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a play involving the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692,…

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    R. V. Williams Case Study

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    The main prejudice in this case is that William and the defence were afraid that the jury panel would be biased on the verdict because he was an aboriginal. There are four specific types of prejudices discovered in the case: interest, specific, generic and conformity (R. v. Williams, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1128. 31. Supreme Court. 04 June 1998. Print). Interest prejudice is when jurors have a direct part in the trial because of their relationship with the defendant or victim (R. v. Williams, [1998] 1 S…

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    amendment into the Bill of Rights, never had they imagined a large number of defendants surrendering those rights of a fair trial for a non-trial procedure on the basis of minimizing punishment. Today, plea bringing has become the essence of the criminal justice system. As a result, it has transformed the judicial structure into a system of pleas rather than a system of trials. While many will argue that plea bargain are necessary, it cannot be disregarded that they stand on unethical grounds.…

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    Juvenile Court Injustice

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    In 1825, The House of Refuge was established due the work of Eddy and Griscom. This was a residential institution that would teach mechanical skills to young transients. This was the first reformatory to be managed privately and isolated juveniles from adults (The Time 1). The Journal of Correctional Education states, there were “two distinct classes of inmates…(a) those children convicted and sentenced for crime, and (b) the children who were not convicted of crime, but who were destitute or…

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    Essay On Public Defender

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    In the United States, the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution provides citizens to the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury and the right to retain counsel for defense ("Bill of Rights," n.d.). If a person does not have the monetary means to acquire the legal representation of a lawyer, a public defender is assigned to the case to provide legal counsel and representation. The concept of a public defender was initiated in 1914 in Los Angeles County, California in response to a…

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    Juvenile crime has been always going on within our country. Juveniles commit crimes every day; whether it’s stealing something non-luxurious from a store or to even be able to end with a life. Those who commit such horrendous actions such as being able to take someone’s life should be sentenced to life in prison or in some cases, death. But the question still stands: what if it is an adolescent who murdered somebody, should they be sentenced to life in prison or even sentenced to walk death row?…

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    Expert Witness Standards

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    The standards that are used by courts to determine who is qualified to be an expert witness are first and foremost familiarity and competency in the subject matter. The witness must possess education and knowledge of the subject, as well as practical experience and training in the subject. While there is no absolute law as to the extent of the amount of knowledge and experience is needed to qualify as an expert witness, it is encouraged that at a minimum he or she is able to put their…

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    experts identified Solomon’s voice; therefore, in light of that information that a plea was their only option. Conversely, if the attorneys had in fact deposed witnesses, then the Johnson brothers could have had the information needed to discredit their jury testimony and subject them to impeachment. Furthermore, if the attorneys had in fact challenged the indictment or challenged the CCE statute as alleged as vague and…

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    Most of the time, the jury tends to put a lot of weight on eyewitness testimonies (Eyewitness testimonies: Psychological aspects, 2001). Additionally, in a study from S. G. Thompson (2012), jurors acknowledge their difficulties by examining the reliability from eyewitness testimonies…

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