Taurus semi-automatic handgun. The four counts of assault with a deadly weapon were for the killings of the three men and pointing the gun at Annetria Scott‚ another woman who was attending the party. Since Taukitoku’s trial took place in a criminal court‚ jury unanimity was required to uphold his guilt. Similarly‚ the state was required to prove that the evidence of Taukitoku’s crimes were beyond a reasonable doubt‚ i.e.‚ a certainty of 98%‚ to be convicted. Other Possible Charges
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of the English courts‚ a decision of a higher court will be binding on a court lower that is in that hierarchy. In general terms this means that when judges try cases they will check to see if a similar situation has come before a court previously. If the precedent was set by a court of equal or higher status to the court deciding the new case‚ then the judge in the present case should follow the rule of law established in the earlier case. Where the precedent is from a lower court in the hierarchy
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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT‚ GAUTENG (REPULIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) CASE NUMBER: 10/2012 In the Appeal between: HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT‚ FREE STATE APPELLANT And JOLENE PAKKIES Acting on behalf of Dineo Tau Zozo Tau Lulu Tau RESPONDENT ___________________________________________________________________________ HEADS OF ARGUMENT OF APPELLANT ___________________________________________________________________________ In an Appeal to the Constitutional Court the Appellant‚ the
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jurisdiction of the Scottish criminal and civil courts. Give examples of the types of cases these courts will hear and indicate which Scottish legal personnel you would expect to find there. Scottish courts are divided into two distinct and separate systems‚ each with its own jurisdiction and terminology. As stated above these are the civil and criminal courts. First of all I will look into the structure and jurisdiction of the civil courts. The civil court deals with disputes between individuals‚
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Chapter 3: Differences 4-6 i. Leaders 4 ii. Context of Unification 4-5 iii. Great Powers 5 iv. Unitary vs. Federal States 5 v. The Goal of Each Nation 5-6 Chapter 4: Conclusion 6 Chapter 1: Introduction Both Italy and Germany became unified in the mid to late 1800s after years of unrest that started with the 1815 Congress of Vienna‚ where both of these countries were split up into many states. One can compare and contrast these unification processes because they had many similarities and differences
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political unification. It was certain that Greece was in need of political alliance; however it was an impossible goal to achieve for many eras. The first clue to the non-political union was the explosion of population during the archaic period. Once‚ the city-states‚ polis‚ were established‚ many Hellenes became uncertain and jealous towards their neighboring city-states. This led to the uprising of tyrants‚ who were the self-appointed leaders of each polis. Due to non-political unification‚ the emerging
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“Heaven’s Gate” and “Unification Church” The Heaven’s Gate cult followed a syncretistic religion‚ combining elements of Christianity with rare beliefs about the nature of UFOs. They believed that everything on Earth was about to be destroyed‚ after which the planet would be refurbished or recycled. The only chance for survival was to leave. Heaven ’s Gate members believed that Hale-Bopp‚ a rare bright comet‚ was the sign that they were supposed to shed their earthly bodies or containers and
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American courts have carefully expanded mandatory disclosure by the prosecutor‚ especially with respect to disclosures of exculpatory evidence and impeachment material. Exculpatory evidence is any evidence that might exonerate the defendant at trial by either tending to cast doubt on defendant’s guilt or by tending to mitigate the defendant’s culpability‚ thereby potentially reducing the defendant’s sentence (David W. Neubauer & Henry F. Fradella). In Brady v. Maryland‚ he U.S Supreme Court held that
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the shogun and Bakufu fell. In efforts to change Japan for the better‚ the Meiji government decided that the best thing to do for the country is to unite it. The Meiji government‚ used the following 3 methods out of many to make an attempt at the unification of Japan. This is includes control by beliefs and liberality. The Meiji government took over the previous feudal control and slowly replaced it with a constitutional government. Before the Meiji government could choose what type of government to
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By the late 16th Japan had achieved political unification after an era of ‘sengoku’ or ‘the country at war.’ It began to be ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns who sought to prevent another civil war. Japan became stronger as a result of their ability to unify the warring nations within the country. Another strength of Japan during this time was increased agricultural production. New methods of farming helped to produce more yield (B&Z‚ pg 587). Japan’s strengths were also it’s greatest weaknesses
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