Civil liberties are in place to protect people from the powers of the government. They are there to aid the people from the government in instances such as people encountering the police or in a courtroom setting where they might be testifying or facing criminal prosecution. One example of civil liberty is the First Amendment‚ which states that people have the right to “express ideas through speech and the press‚ to assemble or gather with a group to protest or for other reasons‚ and to ask the government
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the criminal justice system. There are currently 26‚752‚193 pending cases in Indian courts and in some jurisdictions case loads are so high that it would take a thousand years to clear court dockets. Because of this backlog‚ detainees who cannot make bail are sometimes kept in pretrial detention longer than the maximum sentence they would have received if convicted. In one case‚ a man was held in pretrial detention for 54 years even though the maximum sentence for his crime was only 10 years. During
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discretion and that it is only used in order to benefit the criminal justice system and has been effective in benefitting the justice system. Within the criminal investigation process‚ discretion is relevant through the toughened bail laws‚ which are represented in the Bail Act Amendment in 2007. In some situations when police use their discretion‚ it may be both effective and ineffective. In the Newspaper article “No Toying with Doncaster pistol pointer” (Manning Ham-leader) we see how police
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this issue with a private sector deal seemed a better fit for this situation. The deal would assemble all the major banks CEOs in a room and they would have to find a solution together on how they could rescue Lehman Brothers‚ Paulson was not going to bail them with government money because he said they always make the same mistakes and never learn they get greedy and therefore they should see this as a warning that the government will not always be there to rescue if you mess up continuously. Paulson
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can appeal to the umpires if he feels it is too dangerous to play on. Bails [be͟ɪlz] (Cricket) Two cylindrical pieces of wood laid across the top of the three stumps at each end of the wicket. Grooves are set into the top of the stumps to prevent the bails rolling off or being blown off by the wind. For a batsman to be given out by being bowled‚ one or both bails must fall off the stumps. If the ball hits the stumps and the bails stay on‚ then the batsman cannot be out. The same applies to a run out
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deliberate and premeditated killing of any person during the commission of a serious crime‚ such as robbery‚ abduction‚ or rape‚ constitutes capital murder” (pg.30). Daryl Atkins bail was overly excessive at $650‚00 considering he wasn’t believed to be the killer‚ had know violent acts prior‚ and was to poor to actually post that bail amount. A grand jury is when a group of people are presented evidence from the prosecutor. The grand Jury looks over this evidence and decides if the case should go forward
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A Critical Lack of Savings in America We obviously have a real problem saving money‚ which threatens our national stability and the escalating epidemic even has a name: “Financial Illiteracy.” Evidence of our growing Financial Illiteracy is seen in studies by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)‚ which show that by 2050 a full one-third of Americans will have saved absolutely nothing in 401(k)-style accounts. We also know that a majority of U.S. workers fail to participate in savings programs
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content. However‚ the issue of the economy got major attention as a result of the sub prime mortgage crisis‚ the ensuing credit crunch‚ an economy moving into recession and the bankruptcy of giants like Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers‚ not to mention the bail out of the Insurance giant AIG and the woes of Detroit’s Big 3 automakers‚ the hallmark of the U.S automobile industry. The Obama administration’s economic recovery plan is a two-pronged approach. The first half deals with massive investment in
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Brave‚ intelligent‚ and caring three adjectives that come to mind when I think about the civil rights activist that I chose. This civil rights activist would be Homer Plessy. In my paper you will find out about Plessy’s early life‚ adult life which will include how he began life as a civil rights activist‚ and finally his legacy. Homer Plessy original named Homère Patrice Adolphe Plessy grew up in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ and was born on March 17‚ 1862. Plessy’s family was a ⅛ th mix of caucasian
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offender appears before a parole board evaluation and the members of the parole board will contribute many factors and decide wether or not to release the prisoner. What are the three factors judges consider when setting bail? The three factors a judge considers when setting a bail is " how serious the alleged crime is"‚ "the amount of evidence the prosecution has"‚ and " the likelihood that the accused will attempt to flee the area. Critical Thinking Questions Do you agree that incarceration is
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