“Uganda’s criminal laws give judicial officials discretion to decide on the cases they wish to handle and empower them to make phone calls to accused persons to appear before their courts.” With the aid of authorities discuss the veracity of the above statement. With reference to the Black’s Law Dictionary a judicial officer is a person who holds an office of trust‚ authority or command. Judicial officers such as judges and magistrates have discretion to decide on cases they wish to handle however
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ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION: THE STEPS A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT MAY GO THROUGH IN THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Kraig Henry CJ227-Unit 8 Assignment July 7‚ 2014 As Mr. Crook’s attorney I’d first begin by letting him know that he made the right decision by seeking legal help. I would advise him that based on the described acts‚ he’s committed robbery (CC3701)‚ which in the state of Pennsylvania is a Felony of the 1st degree. Although‚ he used a BB gun he wouldn’t be charged with any firearms violations
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Criminal Procedure Policy “The Constitution of the United States was ordained; it is true‚ by descendants of Englishmen‚ who inherited the traditions of English law and history; but it was made for an undefined and expanding future‚ and for a people gathered and to be gathered from many nations and of many tongues” (Zalman‚ 2008 PG 1). —Justice Stanley Matthews “Criminal procedure deals with the set rules governing the series of proceedings through which‚ the government enforces substantive criminal
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Constitution‚ court decisions and statutes are important sources of rights‚ and so are state constitutions. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure sometimes shed light on and clarify important rulings handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Additionally‚ the Federal Rules set forth the criminal procedure guidelines that federal criminal justice practitioners are required to abide by. 2. What is the incorporation controversy? The Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause‚ which holds that no state shall
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Evidence is the key element in determining the guilt or innocence of those accused of crimes against society in a criminal court of law. Evidence can come in the form of weapons‚ documents‚ pictures‚ tape recordings and DNA. According to the American Heritage College dictionary‚ evidence is the documentary or oral statements and the material objects admissible as testimony in a court of law (476). It is shown in court as an item of proof‚ to impeach or rehabilitate a witness‚ and to determine a sentence
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1. Identify several sources of rights. Several sources of right are court decisions‚ statues‚ and state constitutions. 2. What is the incorporation controversy? What are the leading perspectives describing it? The Fourteenth Amendment stating “nor shall any state deprive an person of life‚ liberty or property‚ without due process of law‚” has made certain protections specified in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states. This is known as incorporation. 3. What rights
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE OUTLINE INTRODUCTION I. Meaning of “criminal procedure”: refer to the methods by which the criminal justice system functions including a. Arresting of suspects b. Searching of premises and persons c. The use of electronic surveillance and secret agents d. The interrogation of suspects e. The exclusionary rule II. Not all procedure is constitutionally regulated: Both states and federal legislatures are free to enact statutes and rules setting forth procedures for
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LAWS 1014 Criminal Procedure Exam Table of Contents Introduction to Criminal Procedure – Crime and Society 4 Crime 4 Criminal law 4 Sources of criminal law in Australia 4 Justice 4 Procedural law 5 Substantive law 5 General criminal procedure 5 Current trend towards criminal procedure 5 Crime and history 6 Crime and society 6 Problems with criminal procedure 7 Reforms to criminal procedure 8 Context for making criminal procedures 9 Indigenous people and Australian criminal procedure 9 Ethnic minorities
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Evidence – Means‚ Mode‚ or Manner to Ascertain the Truth about a Matter of Fact in a Judicial Proceeding. Essential Parts of the Legal Definition of Evidence: WHAT: 3M – Means‚ Mode or Manner WHY: ATF – to ascertain the truth about a matter of fact WHERE: J – in a Judicial Proceeding - it is a medium or means by which a fact is proved or disproved. Proof – RESULT‚ EFFECT or PERFECTION of an evidence. - result of a PROBATIVE EFFECT of evidence. - it is the perfection of evidence
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Criminal Procedures Assignment Unit 2 | Alan Borkowski‚ Criminal Procedures CJ227‚ September 12‚ 2012 | Alan Borkowski9/12/2012 | I believe that officer Smith did have every reason to pull over the car in question because there was not only the appearance of a broken tail light that had been taped up but also the car resembled a vehicle that had been used in the commission of another crime‚ that being the road side killing of another officer. Officer Smith’s observation that the vehicle
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