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    Criminal Procedure Probable Cause article CJA/364 November 14‚ 2012 Criminal Procedure Probable Cause article Probable cause must be present when stopping a citizen for a traffic violation. Officers must follow rules just like the people in the community or face consequences. This paper will describe the article titled “Judge Throws out Lance DUI Case” and analyze the requirements for search and arrest warrants and how they relate to probable cause. Journalist Peter Lance was pulled over

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    ASSIGNMENT UNIT 8 – DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW [Your Name] [Professor Name] [Course Number & Course Name] [University/ College Name] Good day readers. Thru this essay‚ I will try to explain and point out the differences between Civil and Criminal Cases. The legal system used in the United States is based on common law and is divided into criminal law and civil law. The Civil law and Criminal law are two broad and separate entities of law with separate sets of laws

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    will consider the differences in Civil and Criminal law. It will explain the roles of solicitors‚ Barristers‚ Judges and Magistrates. It will also critically look at the features of the European Court of Human Rights 4Civil law is a private law.it settles matters between two individuals and organisations. It still has the roman standard in many countries because it was originated from the Roman law. The end result is mostly damages in civil law. Example of civil cases includes Donoghue v Stevenson

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    International Criminal Court: Effective? Falyn A. Hahn Lynchburg College International Criminal Court: Effective? As our society becomes more and more globalized‚ international relations have become a necessity. However‚ cooperation on an international level‚ between different cultures and countries‚ can be difficult. As a result‚ nowadays we have such organizations as the World Trade Organization (WTO)‚ the United Nations (UN)‚ and other that unite many countries by common goals such

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    • The citizenship status of the criminals in this case are that they are citizens of The Federal Republic of Nigeria. The criminals do not have dual citizenship status‚ so they are not United States citizens and fall outside of the jurisdiction of the U.S. This will require The United States to bring the case to the International Criminal Court‚ where the Prosecutor will investigate and decide if charges will be brought. This limits and slows down the ability of The United States to apprehend

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    would give the envelope to Angelo JURISDICTION - Victoria is not a convenient forum for the proceeding - The Defendant can challenge the appropriateness of the Supreme Court under r7.05(2)(b) - Defendant may argue that there is a more appropriate court to hear the proceeding; the NSW Supreme Court. It is unlikely that the courts will find that the VSC is a clearly inappropriate court. - However‚ the defendant must also show that determination in the VSC would be oppressive and vexatious

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    Civil Procedure Joinder of Claims Scope of dispute may expand‚ but most of the time we’re talking about the same parties and circumstances- relating back By Defendant- Counter claims Rule 13‚ compulsory v. permissive counterclaims‚ both parties believe they are the plaintiff- determined by who gets to court first Leave behind process of joining claims between exact same parties Plaintiff sues one or more defendants‚ someone realizes that missing or not having the right party members Rule 20(a)-

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    this exclusionary rule is that out of court statements made by others cannot be tested in court by cross-examination to see if they are true or not Hearsay evidence is renowned as one of the most difficult areas as of law to pigeon hole and define. It has been widely interpreted and reinterpreted by the courts. A useful starting point is the definition found in the Civil Evidence Act 1995 section 1‚ which‚ bearing in mind that it only applies to hearsay in civil cases‚ is one of the nearest to a clear

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    system due to “moral panic” (pg. 173). The common‚ unsubstantiated fear remains that girls are committing more crimes and acts of violence (193). Statistics Canada (2012) reports that in reality‚ female youth account for just 3 percent of all criminal court cases (pg. 174). Social research offers many explanations for the role of girls in adolescent crime and public perceptions of their illegal activities. As was noted above‚ there is a strong relationship between victimization

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    Homework Jonah Colombo Devry University Author Note This paper is being submitted August 11‚ 2013 for Professor Sheryl Prichard’s Criminal Law and Procedure course at Devry University by Jonah Colombo. Week 5 Homework 1. Page 355 in the text: Questions for Thought and Discussion: Questions 5‚ 9‚ and 11 Question 5: Based on the ruling of the Supreme Court in City of Chicago v. Morales‚ what protections of the individual do you think must be included in an ordinance proscribing loitering

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