The three basic types of plea bargains can be summed up as: 1) Plead to a lesser offense. 2) plead guilty to receive lesser sentence. 3) plead guilty to one charge to have another dropped. If prosecutors decide to bargain‚ there are three main factors that play a role in whether or not to offer a bargain. The first is the seriousness of the crime. The more serious the crime‚ the less likely a bargain will be struck. The second factor taken into consideration before a plea bargain is offered‚ history
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Psychology and law Misinformation effect and eyewitness memory “Eyewitness testimony” book explores in depth how eyewitnesses can in fact be highly unreliable and the psychology behind why. Expert on human memory. Loftus’ previous studies revolved around whether memories are necessarily accurate Inspired by a real case The study was conducted in 1974 “Aim of study; Test their hypothesis that the language used in eyewitness testimony can alter memory” (simplepsychology.org) Main focus; How the wording
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cases in this country. A show-up normally occurs immediately or shortly after a crime has occurred. According to Lehman and Phelps (2005)‚ Using the eyewitness testimony law enforcement personnel can bring back anyone near the crime scene who they suspect is the perpetrator in hopes of detaining the correct suspect. Eyewitness’s testimony can be the key to recognizing‚ charging‚ and convicting a suspect in a criminal case. Moreover‚ in certain cases‚ eyewitness evidence could be the only evidence
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One of the things that I found interesting in this chapter was the different tests used for the insanity plea. The first one was the M’Naghten test. It is a widely used legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time they committed a crime if‚ because of a mental disorder‚ they did not know the nature of the act or did not know right from wrong. The second test discussed was the irresistible impulse test.: It is a legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time
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The first testimony I analyzed was Officer Smith’s. He was assigned to patrol the outside perimeter of the stadium where the turnstiles for the Liverpool fans was located. He stated that his familiarity with the grounds were limited both in and outside the stadium. Also‚ that communication was poor that day because not everyone had a radio. This was mentioned in the documentary we watched in class. Once it got close to kickoff lots of fans were waiting to get through the gate‚ mostly younger people
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western theories‚ though he lived in ___________. Today in the 21st century his trial is still studied and debated. Some belief the trial justified and the Athenians were correct in his prosecution. However‚ large populations argue that the trial was unjust and Athenians used Socrates as a scapegoat for the troubles that the Athena democracy was facing during that time. Three men brought the charges laid against Socrates. Metetus‚ a wildly religious man‚ Anytus‚ a wealthy business owner and Lycon who
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Psychologist Expert Testimonies The Courtroom and the Quagmire of Psychologist’s in Expert Testimonies. Agnes M. Sigovich University of New Haven Psychologist Expert Testimonies The Courtroom and the Quagmire of Psychologist’s in Expert Testimonies. The roles and ethical dilemmas of psychologists as exert witnesses in our court system are undeniably ambiguous. These issues of morality can be seen throughout many case studies. When forensic psychologists
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witness testimony from the bus driver and child witnesses. The court heard from witnesses (classmates) that the boy had pushed Chafe once before the final and fatal shove sent him sliding down the bank onto the snowy‚ slush-covered street below‚ near the rear‚ before wheels of the bus rolled over Chafe’s head and crushed it. (Globe and Mail‚ 2015) Most of the testimonies came from students
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In clarifying the blatantly subjective nature of the term "Justice‚" it is easy to determine that the Count of Monte Cristo was unjust in his actions. He may have been acting out of a personal sense of justice‚ but was selfish and short-sighted enough to injure people on whom he did not intend to wreak revenge. His sense of justice‚ was not‚ contrary to what the term itself implied‚ just. The fates of‚ and events surrounding‚ Caderousse‚ Benedetto‚ Albert‚ and Danglars all support the charge that
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un-peacefully when he was shot on January 30‚ 1948 at the age of 78. His assassination was unjust for several reasons buy mainly because he was the commander of the fight for Indian independence from the British‚ was known around the world as a symbol of peace‚ justice and human rights. In spite of his good intentions many believed he was the destroyer of India. The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi was unjust because he led the fight for Indian independence from the British. It was an international
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