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    Plea Bargain Advantages

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    criminal justice system. Incorrectly used judgment is cast down from those outside of the criminal justice system. Thus, it is imperative that all actors in the criminal justice and court systems use plea bargain correctly every time. Plea Bargains have changed the appearance of the criminal justice and court system over time. Having a fluid process for plea bargains has become vital in the criminal justice system. The use of a plea bargain will impact…

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    Importance Of Eyewitness Testimony

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    In one particular case, State v. Henderson (2011), James Womble witnessed the shooting of Rodney Harper. On January 1st, 2003, Harper and Womble were together at a friend’s apartment. Two men forcefully entered, one of which was George Clark, whom Womble knew. Clark and Harper stepped into another room while the other man held a gun to Womble, making sure he did not follow them. The ensuing argument in the other room resulted in Harper being shot by Clark, who then threatened Womble. The…

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    Juvenile Justice History

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    There were many appeals that lasted for more than ten years and kept getting rejected. That was until the Supreme Court compared his case to the Atkins vs. Virginia case which went against the eighth and fourteenth amendment. After many cases throughout the country going back and forth on if the death penalty for minors was constitutional of unconstitutional it was decided by the state of Missouri that the death penalty was considered unconstitutional. The next significant case was the case of…

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    Q.1. Give a brief description on the types of legal adjudication in practice through the world. ANSWER The legal adjudication in practice throughout the world is Court based settlements and Non Court based settlements. It also can be said Formal control mechanism and Informal control mechanism. Formal control mechanism is guide that helps to resolve the problems that may occur in the society and discourage those who are willing to disrupt the peace of the society Informal control mechanism is…

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    When a defendant released on cash bail fails to appear in court, or otherwise violates a condition of their bail, the court can declare the bail bond forfeited. State laws often require that notice of the forfeiture be sent to the defendant and to their surety. Once the surety is notified, they can produce the defendant, provide the court with an excuse deemed acceptable for the defendant’s non-appearance, pay the forfeited bond, or face the consequences of not paying it In some countries, a…

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    Provincial Court System

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    members of the courts. The laws are practised in the provincial, federal and supreme courts. The provincial court is the lowest court in which cases are heard. “The court is an important place where public and private issues are resolved” (McCormick 1994, p.2). The justice system is based on an adversarial system in which the disputes that occur are represented by people who study the law. There are many representatives of the court such as the judge, lawyer, officer, court clerk and court…

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    A hot topic that has been circulating in the United States is whether juvenile offenders should be punished and tried as adults. Juveniles were once tried as adults based on their age and seriousness of the crime. Juveniles were once called criminals until everything started to change. Juveniles and adults have their own and separate systems now. The high rates of poverty, neglect, and not enough parental control are some reasons why juveniles get into so much trouble. For many years now there…

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    There is a case about the freedom of movement. In the case of Government of Malaysia & Ors v Loh Wai Kong , Loh was a permanent resident of Australia. He returned to Malaysia in April 1975, and was charged with a criminal offense in the High Court at Ipoh on 2 August 1976. Loh obtained bail on condition that he surrenders his passport. On 2 March 1977, his passport expired, and Loh had it returned. He later applied for a new passport, citing the need to return to Australia by 1978, or his…

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    I went to Enid, Oklahoma Municipal Court, which was held on September 23rd at 2 p.m. The judge that was over the court room was James Long that featured hearings for adult misdemeanors and traffic court. In addition, I have attended Stillwater’s court and have experienced Mrs. Raun in August. The comparison is to me the attitudes on how handling the people. I have only been in court once because of running a red light and the other times I have went has been for this class and another class…

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    behalf of her client while he was in another court, he threatened her by saying that he was going to start going to her parent’s scrap yard business and write them more tickets, in retaliation for the plea-bargain. The incident occurred at the downtown municipal court building at 1400 Lubbock at approximately 1000 hours. Specifically,…

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