Presumption of innocence

The presumption of innocence should always prevail in any case. An accused person is innocent until he is proven guilty by the courts of law after a trial process has been done. Conviction or acquaintance should be based on the standard of prove which the prosecutor…

The scholarly event I attended focused on Life Sentences for Minor in the justice system. There was a panel of five men who each had a different stand point of the justice system and how minors should be tried in the court of law. Rodney Roberts went more of the philosophical way, making me realize that life without parole is a ridiculous punishment for a minor and the decision to incarcerate someone that long cannot be justified by their moral standard. Jon Sorensen had many statistics that I…

Case Citation: STATE of Washington, v. Antonio B. CANTU No. 76198-1., (2006). Parties: Antonio B. Cantu, Petitioner State of Washington, Respondent Facts: Antonio Cantu was arrested and tried for the crime of burglary after he forcefully entered his mother’s room that had a deadbolt on it. Once inside the room, Cantu took some objects that belonged to his mother. Procedural History: Cantu was originally charged…

Criminal justice has been the major system for deterring and mitigating crime. From Criminal Justice 101, I have learned that it is made up of several agencies and processes established by government to control crime and to also impose penalties on those who violate laws. The three main systems are: local, state, and federal. The local government handles crimes within cities, parishes, town, etc. The state government handles crimes within that state. The federal government handles federal crimes…

to roam free, but holds them accountable by just and fair means, and in the most basic form of justice it allows the concept of innocent until proven guilty. “Given the presumption of innocence that is implicit in our constitutional scheme, the rights of criminal suspects and defendants flow from and give effect to that presumption and the rule of law itself.” Both due process of law and rule of law are procedural guarantees that protect against tyranny to allow for liberty. With due process,…

Innocence for the Guilty When America was in the process of becoming a country, one of the main focuses of their new government was avoiding the tyranny that came with the system of ruling being that of a monarchy. The most notable way this new nation veered from the British path was by creating a democratic republic in which elected officials represented the will of the people. By no longer vesting power in one ruler who could serve until his death, other branches of the government had to be…

1. The purposes of criminal punishment can simply be divided into two schools of thought: retributionists and preventionists. Identify, define, and discuss the several criminal law key term words that are associated with these two schools of thought and conclude with your opinion of which is the most effective.....or why all are concurrently effective. Be thorough since this is important concerning the purposes of punishment in a modern society. 1. Retributionists believes that the only way…

Summary B.C’s controversial automatic roadside prohibition (ARP) scheme – the toughest drinking and driving law in the country – has been largely upheld in a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada. Introduced in 2010, the ARP scheme involved efforts to remove impaired drivers from B.C’s roads through the use of license suspensions, financial penalties and remedial programs. The scheme necessitates roadside checks and analysis of drivers’ breath samples using an approved screening device…

approach the case subjectively thus hindering the presumption of innocence. Furthermore, juries are becoming increasingly more influenced by social media reports and coverage, risking the procedure of a fair trial and including the possibility of the trial being aborted. The issue of “trial by social media”, recently gaining national attention following the high-profile murder case of Jill Meagher (2012), compromises the accused presumption of innocence and transfers the burden of proof from the…

In regards to the case of Vanessa Anderson’s death the Australian legal system plays an important role in the explaining and elaborating on the importance of an inquest report and the coroner’s court of NSW in addition to this it is possible to use inquest report it is possible to outline the health care delivery services that were involved in Vanessa’s care. Using an example from the inquest report the healthcare concepts of beneficence and non-maleficence can be also be elaborated on. The…