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    16443 March 21‚ 1921 FACTS: When Leona Laciste endeavored to set fire to the house of Martina Rivera in which 2 children of the latter were sleeping‚ the two women grappled and Leona Laciste was boloed to death by Martina Rivera. As a result‚ a criminal prosecution for murder was initiated in the Court of First Instance on La Union. DECISION OF THE LOWER COURT: Guilty of Homicide. ISSUE: Whether or not Martina Rivera is guilty of homicide. DECISION OF THE APPELLATE COURT: Judgment of

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    confessions shall in all cases be conducted out of the hearing of the jury.” (Smith) 4. Define burden of proof‚ burden of going forward‚ and burden of persuasion. Burden of proof: is the accuser’s job to prove beyond a reasonable doubt (in a criminal trial) or preponderance of the evidence (in Civil Matters) that a crime has been committed and that the accused did in fact commit said crime. (Ingram pg.47) Burden of going forward: is the prosecution’s obligation to introduce prima facie evidence

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    their medical care. For this freedom to be meaningful‚ people must have the right to make choices that accord with their own values regardless of how unwise or foolish those choices may appear to others.”[2] R v Blaue[3]‚ a famous causation case in criminal law‚ brings to foreground a thought-provoking debate about whether an individual’s religious beliefs and other psychological values could be included in the ‘thin skull’ rule and whether the refusal to take lifesaving medical treatment breaks the chain

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    AC1210069 Course Number and Title: JO2.V.2.1 Criminal Law Assignment Number and Title: Assignment 6_06 Criminal Law Date of Submission: May 8‚ 2014 The offence of Burglary has gone through significant changes over the years in terms of its meaning and what constitutes the offence. Under common Law‚ burglary is defined as the breaking and entering of a dwelling at nighttime‚ with the intent to commit a felony inside. The elements for burglary under Common Law are as follows‚ (1) Breaking and entering

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    actus reus of the cirme will be established. The mental element of the offence is also straightforward as Bill very obviously had the intention of killing Tony. Bill could try and rely on the defence of private defence. The defence would operate if the defendant (Bill) thought he was facing an unjust threat from the victim and to avoid such a threat used a reasonable level of force in circumstances. Section 3 of the Criminal Law Act 1967 states that ‘a person may use such force as is reasonable in

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    MURDER !! DEFINITION The classic definition of murder is that of Sir Edward Coke (Institutes of the Laws of England‚ 1797): "Murder is when a man of sound memory‚ and of the age of discretion‚ unlawfully killeth within any country of the realm any reasonable creature in rerum natura under the King’s peace‚ with malice aforethought‚ either expressed by the party or implied by law‚ so as the party wounded‚ or hurt‚ etc. die of the wound or hurt‚ etc. within a year and a day after the same." For

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    LONDON 265 0010 ZA 269 0010 ZA 277 0101 ZA DIPLOMA IN LAW LLB EXAMINATION for External Students INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION (Scheme A) FIRST AND SECOND YEAR EXAMINATIONS (Scheme B) GRADUATE ENTRY LEVEL I (Route A) GRADUATE ENTRY FIRST YEAR (Route B) BSc DEGREES for External Students MANAGEMENT WITH LAWLAW WITH MANAGEMENT‚ ACCOUNTING WITH LAW AND LAW WITH ACCOUNTING FOR STUDENTS IN THE EXTERNAL PROGRAMME Criminal Law Wednesday 13 May 2009 : 10.00 - 1.15 pm Candidates will

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    One of the driving forces behind the creation of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 was the low conviction rate on rapists. In 1999 9‚008 rape cases were reported and only 1 in 13 resulted in a conviction . Within this essay I will discuss whether or not the changes introduced by the Sexual Offences Act 2003 add greater clarity to the area of rape. In order to fully understand this question one must first define rape. The standard definition of rape is “unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who at the

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    historically been an important legal instrument safeguarding individual freedom against arbitrary state action.  Writ of prohibition A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something that they may not do‚ according to law‚ but are doing. In practice‚ the Court directs the Clerk to issue the Writ‚ and directs the Sheriff to serve it on the subordinate‚ and the Clerk prepares the Writ and gives it to the Sheriff‚ who serves

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    Criminal Law Outline Justifications of Punishment 1. Consequentialist Theory a. Actions are morally right if and only if they result in desirable outcomes b. Rely on theory of utilitarianism to justify punishment: Forward looking effects of punishment. General deterrence‚ specific deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ incapacitation 2. Nonconsequentialist Theory c. Actions are morally wrong in themselves‚ regardless of the consequences d. Theory of Retributivism: look back

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