Magistrate

probable cause to enter someone’s property for searches and seizures; the other approach being the Aguilar-Spinelli two pronged test, which was developed in Aguilar v. Texas and Spinelli v. United States and the two requirements were that, “The magistrate must be informed of the reasons to support the conclusion that such an informant is…

checks and balances but it was used differently than the Athenians. This is shown in document 6, “Roman Government”. The three main branches were the consuls/magistrates, senate, and the assembly. The Romans had two consuls who served for one year, and were elected by the assemblies. The assembly of centuries could elect magistrates. Magistrates had supreme administrative authority, which meant they could interpret and execute the laws. While in the U.S. the legislative branch passes the laws,…

Lysistrata, a play written by Aristophanes in 410 BC is a comedic battle of the sexes as the women of Athens decide to take it upon themselves to end the Peloponnesian War. Lead by the titular character Lysistrata, women from both sides of the war agree to abstain from having sexual relations with their husbands to have the men cease fighting. In the end men from both sides, in obvious and extreme sexual frustration, agree to end the war and return home with their wives. Although Lysistrata is a…

driver seat while appellant M was sitting adjacent to him on the front seat whereas Magistrate discharged rest of three co-accused who were students. The car was searched and from beneath of the seats of the car, 17 bags of charas were recovered. The weight of the charas was 18,500/- grams. Further, the samples of charas were sent for laboratory test. The appellant M made his confession to the judicial magistrate. The confession of M is exculpatory in nature. In his confession, he admitted that…

The title The Stranger makes Albert Camus novel seem mysterious. The novel itself is pretty straight forward, like the main character, Meursault, so it makes you wonder about who the stranger is suppose to be. Is it the murdered Arab, whose name is never revealed, or the dead mother, who is rarely mentioned, despite the fact the novel began with her death? I think the Stranger refers to Meursault. Camus makes Meursault 's personality stands out in a time period where it is imperative to blend in…

speaks upon the equality of race, beliefs, and about how there is no superior ethnicity. Marriage rights and customs morally depend on culture and religion, many christians believe that marriage should involve a ceremony and consent from a priest or magistrate, while on the other hand, Indian rites consist of a feast and a couple that shall agree to live only with and for each other. The married couple in the story, Charlie and Christine, argue about how a proper marriage should propose and why…

victims in emergency circumstances is also permitted. Officers can secure evidence in emergency situations if the officers have reasonable belief the evidence will be destroyed in circumstances when there is no time to secure a warrant from a judge or magistrate. Plain view and consent given by the legal owner is also a cause for warrantless search and seizure procedures. Although the burden of proof to afford a warrantless search and seizure must be proven, given the totality of the…

The four related officers in the early English and colonial period are the Sheriff, Coroner, Constable, and the Justice of the peace. In the early English and colonial time, policing was initiated by the community and it was a civic duty. The officers were not trained or paid for them choosing to uphold the law. The Sheriff (derived from the British term, “shire-reeves”), shire meaning “country” and reeve meaning “agent of the king.” The purpose of the Sheriff is to maintain law and order. The…

Throughout hundreds of years of modern history disputes have been heard before a court and a judge, presiding over the matter to give a decision. However, times are changing in the last 30 years there has been greater use of alternate forms of dispute resolution that do not involve a court or judge in such a formal process. These alternate dispute resolution processes have allowed greater access to the settlement of disputes than ever before. Some of these methods include Direct negotiation and…

common. The Senate took the lead in the conduct of wars and diplomacy, received ambassadors and also took the responsibilities to assign duties to officeholders. With the increase size of territories either concurred or joining as allies, Rome magistrates and the Senate thought that they become part of the imperium, the Latin term is does not denote clearly territory nor imply administrative responsibilities or prescribe any duties by the…