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If you go out and about within our country and you ask people if they knew very much about the United States court system, they will most likely tell you that they do not know very much about the court system unless they have been involved with the court system whether it be federal or state level. Most people do not realize that the court systems have three levels within them or that there is certain situation that will allow you to get to one level or the other. There is a whole lot of…

Character of Action: Robert Harrison Keeler petition the Superior Court of Amador County for a review of the case on a “writ of prohibition’ (SCOCAL) Facts: On September 27, 1968, the petitioner and his wife of 16 years received an interlocutory decree of divorce. This decree granted the petitioner custody of their two daughters, ages 12 and 13 years and allowed visitations with Mrs. Keeler on alternative weekends. At the time of the decree Mrs. Keeler was pregnant with Ernest Vogt’s child,…

Gina Glass CJ 507 Seminar in Legal Issues Dr. Dial Mid Term Exam 1. Outline the flow of decision –making in the criminal justice system. • It begins with a complaint by a citizens or when a police officer witnesses what looks like criminal activity. The police officer will then investigate the crime and if they feel that they have enough evidence to establish probable cause they will swear out a warrant for their arrest. Now if the police observe the actual crime they normally do not have time…

“If the government prohibits these barbaric acts, why do they get away with the death penalty,” (Kronenwetter, 2001)? “Who are they to kill to other men, when they are killing the men, for killing other men,” (Mitchell, 2001)? “Is killing a guilty person any different than killing an innocent person?” “Does the death penalty apply to mentally retarded people,” (Kronenwetter, 2001)? “Is the purpose of the death penalty to remove from society someone who would do more harm?” “Is the purpose…

The launching position consists of the following movements: The abduction of the shoulders and the arms, the backward rotation of the spine, the extension of the writs, and the flexion of the hips (Van Such, 2016). For a right handed batter, the left shoulder joint will be adducted toward the body. The right shoulder joint will be flexed with the elbow up in the air and the scapula is abducting. Abduction occurs…

Rhetorical Analysis of Apes of Wrath Barbara Smuts is a reputable psychologist and anthropologist who teaches at the University of Michigan, she is a connoisseur in the social behavior of animals such as primates. In this essay called “Apes of Wrath” which was first published in 1995, Barbara Smuts makes detailed and relevant connections between her animal observations and that from human’s social relationships. When discussing genetics, humans and primates are almost exact, in addition, Smuts…

asked if he wanted counsel either and he was not given any chance to make any statements on his own behalf. Mempa’s probation was revoked and was sentenced to a 10-year term in the Washington State Penitentiary. After six years in 1965, Mempa filed a writ of habeus corpus arguing that his sentence was unfair as he was deprived of his right to be represented by…

Bill of rights Introduction In December 1791 the states agreed to the 10 amendments to the Constitution now known as the Bill of Rights. At the time these 10 amendments were only applied to white males. Slaves, free black men, and women were excluded from these 10 amendments. The purpose of this document was to defend the citizens because the anti-federalist wanted to make sure that the central government wasn’t too powerful. The 4th Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights. It states, “The right…

addressing constitutional issues or federal law. For cases to get to the US Supreme Court parties who are not satisfied with the decision of a lower court have to petition the Supreme Court to hear their case. By doing that, you have ask to grant a writ of certiorari. The jurisdiction is up to the US Supreme Court; they decide and have the authority to hear a case. There are 4 types of jurisdiction and the US Supreme Court uses all (“Supreme Court Justices”). They are exclusive jurisdiction,…

Shakespeare 's Sonnets is the title of a gathering of 154 pieces approve to William Shakespeare which cover points, for instance, the movement of time, love, fabulousness and mortality. As the famous professor A.C. Bradley who said, “The sonnets to the friend are, so far as we know, unique in Renaissance literature in being a prolonged and varied record of the intense affection of an older friend for a younger, and of other feelings arising from their relations.” (Oxford 330) It was initially…