ConSuLTATIon PAPeR Hearsay in Civil and Criminal Cases (LRC CP 60 – 2010) CONSULTATION PAPER HEARSAY IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES (LRC CP 60 - 2010) © COPYRIGHT Law Reform Commission FIRST PUBLISHED March 2010 ISSN 1393-3140 THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION‘S ROLE The Law Reform Commission is an independent statutory body established by the Law Reform Commission Act 1975. The Commission‘s principal role is to keep the law under review and to make proposals for reform‚ in particular
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In December‚ Republican North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a bill that limits Gov. –elect Roy Cooper’s power in making appointments by combining the elections board with the State Ethics Commission. The State Ethics Commission oversees ethics laws governing lobbyists‚ elected officials‚ and government employees. Under this law‚ governor successors are only able to appoint 50% of the new board’s members under the requirement that two must be Republicans. Legislative leaders would
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1. What is the history and development of the juvenile court and justice process? The history of the juvenile court and system dates back to the year 1824 in the United States‚ which was “The House of Refuge” in New York. “The House of Refuge was the first juvenile house of the United States. In 1899‚ Cook County in the state of Illinois established the first juvenile court. Youth in the juvenile court system dating back before the year of 1967 did not have constitutional legal rights. It was not
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relating to the doctrine of recent complaint (S. 275)‚ sexual reputation is not allowed to challenge credibility (S. 277)‚ rape shield law (S. 276) S. 276 was challenged in Seaboyer and Gayme as being too narrow and exceptions were changed S. 265(4) introduced mistaken belief in consent Challenged in Osolin‚ found it was simply a codification of the common law mistake of fact. 1992 – Bill C-49 This was Parliaments response to Seaboyer and Gayme. (1) Replaced old S. 276 with new provisions
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Criminal Law 2 Homicide 1. Murder a. Actus i. Act or omission must have caused the death (s 18(1)(a) CA) b. Mens i. No punishment shall be incurred by person who kills by misfortune only (s 18(2)(b)) ii. Intention to kill or inflict GBH(s 18(1)(a)) 1. Requirement that D has actual awareness of consequences of actions (Aiton) 2. Subjective test: Conscious purpose‚ decision not desire (Hyam) 3. Foresight of certainty (Woollin) 4. Knowledge of chance of consequences fulfils malice requirement
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Georgia has approximately 350 municipal courts and five classes of trial-level courts: the magistrate‚ probate‚ juvenile‚ state and superior courts‚ along with two appellate-level courts: the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. In a magistrate court‚ warrants are issued‚ bail can be set for defendants‚ civil disputes such as violations‚ bad checks‚ landlord and tenant cases are settled‚ and minor criminal offenses are charged. In magistrate court‚ cases can be settled within the parties themselves
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there is a hierarchy of courts in the judiciary system. All the courts share certain functions‚ however they also vary in their responsibilities. Municipal Courts: Incorporated cities have municipal courts. A municipal court has exclusive jurisdiction to try any violations of city ordinances. They handle minor violations of the law‚ such as class C misdemeanors for which punishment is a fine of $500 or less and isn’t punishable by a jail sentence. Most cases in Municipal courts involve traffic and
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Literature Review Professional Criminological Research Skills JSB172 Name: Bruno Eduardo De Figueiredo Date: 25th of March‚ 2013 Student number: 8840911 The Anti Social Behavior Orders originated from the broken windows theory‚ adopted in the 1990’s in New York City. The policing strategy was centered on tackling issues of negative social behaviors among youth‚ and adults (Hewitt 2006:355-656). There is discussion on the Anti social behavior programs‚ and their effectiveness
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Journal #6 Criminal Law May 8 2010 Chapter Eleven & Twelve Summary: Chapter Eleven: Terrorism‚ Treason‚ and Sedition The goals of those that commit crimes of terrorism are disruption of government based on ideological‚ political or religious views. They are sometimes under the direction of another government or act as a group. Treason is the only crime that is written within the Constitution. The acts required for treason are: (1)declaring war against the US (2) Joining the enemy (3)
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society evolves‚ the conditions of society must constantly adapt‚ and in doing so‚ the necessary evolution of criminal law develops. Law has gone from informal to formal noted as either public or private‚ and classified on a broad spectrum accordingly. Criminal law has made note of causations and exceptions‚ accounting not only for the crime but for the actor himself and his victim. Criminal law seeks information about who commits crimes and why‚ as well as how crime can be stopped. In early societies
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