We are taught that being selected as a juror is our civil duty and constitutional right as citizens. I see it as a position of honor because it is where ordinary people participate in making decisions on serious high court matters and those decisions exercise real power. On the other hand there are a lot of citizens that don’t feel the same and would rather not take part in this civil activity at all. Most of them view it as a great inconvenience and a waste of their time. I believe that if they
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were over forty‚ and seventy-five percent of the women accused were either married or widowed. This evidence helps explain the jealousy and boredom the young girls experienced during this period of time‚ Another possible cause for the Salem witch trials was that the girls were great liars and excellent actors. In Document C‚ the lying girls acted
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A jury trial (or trial by jury) is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is distinguished from a bench trial‚ in which a judge or panel of judges make all decisions. Jury trials are used in a significant share of serious criminal cases in almost all common law legal systems‚[1] and juries or lay judges have been incorporated into the legal systems of many civil law countries for criminal cases. Only the United States
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF “THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO” Soyinka captures worldwide issues by using a West African setting. The satirical message in the text is conveyed through ridiculing of the vice and follies of the contemporary Nigeria society via religious institution. His fictive output belongs to the horatian mode of satire which ridicules the follies with the intention of correcting society. Through symbolism‚ comedy and irony‚ the aberrant and corrupt nature of our religious leaders are exposed
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December 2009 Civil Right and Civil Liberties Civil liberties and civil rights are fundamental for everyday living. In today’s society both of these terms have different prospective; civil rights are considered to be natural rights. In other words‚ civil rights means that people have the right to be treated the same regardless of their race‚ gender‚ or religion. Even thought civil rights are guaranteed by law‚ this prospective took many years to be achieved. For example‚ after the Civil War African
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Civil Liberties‚ Civil Rights and Congress Knekiida Jenkins-Hicks Lincoln College Online May 26‚ 2013 Forty-five days after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States‚ Congress passed the US PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act‚ or more simply‚ the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was created with the noble intention of finding and prosecuting international terrorists operating
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The Right to Trial by Jury is where the accused has the right to a public trial‚ lawyer‚ to know who the accusers are‚ what you are accused for‚ and a jury. The statement that has been said was that this Right should be changed by “Trial By Justices”. Trial By Justices means that cases are decided by the decisions of Judicial Officials. I don’t think that it is necessary to change this Amendment. All people being accused need the same amount of chance as the accusers do at the trial. People are
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Perhaps the most notorious occurrence happened back in 17th century colonial Massachusetts‚ where the village of Salem was torn apart by the accusations of witchcraft. Many innocent women and men were accused‚ tried‚ and executed during the Salem Witch Trials based on the false beliefs surrounding such tests as the touch test‚ pressing‚ devil’s marks and other absurd methods of examination. The year 1692 marked the beginning of the witch hysteria in Salem‚ when a small group of girls began to showcase
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Your honour and members of the jury. I would like to thank you for your attention throughout this trial as I am about to present my closing address. We are gathered here today to discuss the consequences of the now deceased king Macbeth. Macbeth has been convicted with the murder of King Duncan‚ Banquo and Macduff’s family. Throughout my testimony‚ I have confirmed that this individual committed these crimes alone as he was blinded by his own ambition and uncontrollable desire to rule Scotland
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The trial of George for the murder of Lenny was very complicated. It was clear to me there was no malice or premeditation in this murder case. However‚ justice had to be served for the loss of life. I was the third prosecuting attorney in this case and felt the sentencing was fair and just. During the trial there were several witnesses who testified for both the defense and prosecution. However‚ few were of real help and did not provide strong testimony. If anything‚ I think the defense
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