Criminal Justice Administration Capstone Barbara Mitchell CJA/484 September 17‚ 2012 Shomari Gilford Abstract Laws tend to make the lives of every individual safer and pleasant. The subject of this paper focuses on evaluating and identifying the Constitutional safeguards within the 4th‚ 5th‚ and 6th amendments of the United States Constitution. How these safeguards to the 4th‚ 5th‚ and 6th amendment will apply to juvenile and adult court proceedings. Finally‚ this paper will focus the impact
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The Brethren – Inside the Supreme Court: Book Review The Brethren‚ co-authored by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong‚ is an in-depth documentary of the United States Supreme Court from 1969 to 1975‚ under the leadership of Warren Burger. The book attempts to present the reader with what "really" goes on in the Supreme Court. It describes the conferences‚ the personality of justices‚ and how justice’s feel toward each other‚ items which are generally hidden from the public. This book is comparable
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THE REVISED RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (RULES 110 - 127‚ RULES OF COURT) [Effective December 1‚ 2000] RULE 110 - PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES Section 1. Institution of criminal actions.– Criminal actions shall be instituted as follows: (a) For offenses where a preliminary investigation is required pursuant to section 1 of Rule 112‚ by filing the complaint with the proper officer for the purpose of conducting the requisite preliminary investigation. (b) For all other offenses‚ by filing
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Criminal Law Notes Chapter 3-4: Corpus Delicti: 1) Act/Omission & 2) Criminal Agency Temporary Insanity does not apply in California. You must prove that you cannot understand right/wrong at the time of the act‚ and that you did not understand the nature/quality of the act. Must also prove insanity‚ otherwise you are considered sane. People who cannot commit a crime (PC 26): 1) Children under 14 2) Idiots – Mental Incapacity 3) Ignorance or mistake of fact 4) Unconsciousness of Behavior
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Congress and the states should pass an amendment that allows a staggered 18-year term limit on the tenure of the Supreme Court justices. Under this proposal‚ each justice would serve for 18 years‚ and the terms would be established so that there is a vacancy every two years. The vacancies would be on the first and third years of the presidential term. This would allow enough time so that the senate would pass somebody through and the president would not be denied one of his two appointees. The terms
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The Criminal Justice System CJA/204 August 8‚ 2012 The Criminal Justice System The word crime is defined as conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse (Schmallager‚ 2011‚ p. 7). In other words crime is an action taken that violates local‚ state‚ or federal laws that is not legally justified or excused. Crime is related to the law because crime is in itself defined
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Sources of Criminal Law. Statute/”The Book” vs. Common Law/Case Law A statute is a codified rule or written form of law. A statute identifies a particular rule of law or condition of a particular state or government. Each State has its own constitution; the states constitution and its laws are considered statutes. Generally‚ statutes are named through numbers or codes. Example: In Illinois‚ the definition of a forcible felony is found under : 720 ILCS 5/2-8. 720 is the criminal code‚ ILCS
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The decisions made by Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall have had a major influence on today’s Judiciary System. One of his major decisions was in the case Marbury v. Madison‚ in which he set the precedent of judicial review. Another major decision is in the case McCulloch v. Maryland‚ in this case Marshall ruled that Congress possesses certain implied powers. Other major decisions made by Marshall were in the cases Dartmouth College v. Woodward‚ Gibbons v. Ogden‚ in which Marshall defined
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Second Dimension: Criminal Sentence of a Minor……13 Prediction and Conclusion: Florida Should Prevail………15 Introduction The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution requires that the government impose no punishment that is “cruel and unusual.”1 One question that rises from this amendment is whether or not a sentence is unconstitutional if it is disproportional to the crime committed. In recent past‚ the United States Supreme Court has struggled with
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There are many court cases that are heard throughout the country every year. Of the many different court cases that are heard only a few actually make it to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court case in question that will be discussed throughout this paper is Riley v. California. The "Major Ruling Shields Privacy of Cell phones" (2014) ruled that investigators need to follow proper guidelines and need a warrant to look through people’s cell phones and other electronic devices. Firstly will be discussed
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