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    WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays that the Court enter judgment in her favor and against Defendant, containing the following relief: A. A declaratory judgment that the actions, conduct, and practices of Defendant complained of herein violate the laws of the United States; B. An injunction and order permanently restraining Defendant from engaging in such unlawful conduct C. An order directing Defendant to place Plaintiff in the position he would have occupied but for Defendant's discriminatory and…

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    killing his father and was written in Athens between 420 to 411 BC. The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Legitimate Rape" was aired on March 27, 2013, and deals with a woman named Avery accusing her co-worker, Purcell, of rape and the court case that follows the accusation. Despite the temporal and cultural differences, there are significant similarities in regards to the rhetoric used to provoke emotion from the jury and the use of evidence to support a position, and…

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    the play, Juror 8 is shown to act on his conscious and value of human life to come to conclusions on the trial of events rather than to judge defendant based on his background which is how the other jurors proceed to come to conclusions. Similarly in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, Atticus does not just defend Tom Robinson, an African American accused of rape, at his trial, but instead does what he believes is right; he defends equality and civil rights. When he accepts…

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    Adnan Syed Case Study

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    accused of killing Hae his ex girlfriend and was sent to jail. While there was more evidence to be seen and others to be questioned threw the trial. This is why Adnan Syed deserves an appeal because the jury was biased, the cops singled in on him, and his lawyer was not thorough. During court the jury is not supposed to be biased to either side and give a fair trial. From jury selection, when one potential juror confessed that he couldn't be fair to a Muslim defendant because a “Muslim…

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    The purpose of a Jury is to seek justice, not only for the potential victim of a trial, but also for the Court and all of the citizens who fills the courtroom. But seeking justice depends entirely on the quality of the jurors who serves and their willingness to partake in such actions faithfully. Jurors have an obligation to perform this service sincerely and with integrity. As part of the Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee, I will fulfill my obligation to my peers . I will be attentive,…

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    Jury Nullification

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    There are many controversial issues in the United States criminal justice system. In recent years, the contentious issue of ethnic discrimination has been in the forefront of several trials. There are some individuals who believe that jury nullification should be used by minorities on juries to acquit defendants of color. Jury nullification is defined as a process where a jury acquits a defendant, even though the members of the jury believe the defendant is guilty of the charges. The concept is…

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    information about Robert .L. Dear. The second article of analysis is called, “Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect Declares, “I’m Guilty”; written by Thomson Reuters of the CBC News. This article discussed the outbursts of Robert Dear during his court trial. Finally, the last article of analysis is called, “Attacks on Abortion Clinics Should…

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    Preliminary hearings are conducted after an individual has been arraigned in the court. It is a process where the judge determines whether there is enough evidence for the case to be presented. Using a legal standard known as probable cause, the judge determines whether the government has provided substantial evidence that can reasonably convince a jury of the fact that the defendant has committed the crimes in question (Montemayor, 2014). A suspect is entitled to a preliminary hearing to ensure…

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    During a trial there are many different roles to be played within the court. A few of these roles consist of an opening statement, direct examination, cross examination, and a closing argument. While all of these roles are important, some might say that direct examination is the most crucial to the trial. Direct examiners play a significant role in the court because they bear the burden of proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt. Their job is to persuade the jury using the questions they ask…

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    strategic distance from their pointless defamation. Court procedures might be private to ensure security. Open community to criminal records is required, and all court procedures are interested in general society. The criminal justice systems takes after a mental casework approach, considering basic facts of the young 's history keeping in mind the end goal to meet his or her particular needs. The juvenile guilty party confronts a hearing, as opposed to a trial, which consolidates his social…

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