September 2‚ 2011 Dr. Younker Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Detroit District Office 477 Michigan Avenue‚ Room 865 Detroit‚ MI 48226-9704 Dear Sir or Madam‚ Please accept this letter as a complaint of employment discrimination based on gender by Alice Bennett. Please also accept this letter as an appearance by Marcia Robinson of Auburn University Legal Services on behalf of Mrs. Alice Bennett. On January 5‚ Mrs. Bennett started working at Rikards-Hayley‚ an investment banking
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Importance of Plea Bargaining in Criminal Trials Screeech! That is the sound of our court system coming to a grinding halt‚ if plea bargaining were no longer utilized. Not only does plea bargaining save taxpayers an enormous amount of money‚ it often provides the evidence for a conviction and allows public defenders and other court officials to concentrate their limited resources on more important or difficult cases. Some people may believe that plea bargaining with criminals is wrong. The entire basis
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What is the role of jury in criminal trials? A Jury in Crown Court usually deals with criminal trials consists of 12 members. A jury is used normally when the defendant pleads not guilty. However‚ jurors are considered passive as they would not cross examine the defendant and the plaintiffs. The trial is presided over by a judge who will decides the points of law and the jury will consider the facts and evidence raised in the court and make a verdict. Very often‚ jurors are not legal professionals
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Stages of the Criminal Trial "Scott Peterson" Voir Dire This stage is an examination of potential jurors to ensure a fair trial for the defendant. Ideally‚ voir dire will result in an impartial jury for the trial of the accused. On March 4‚ 2004 jury selection began for the trial of Scott Peterson. Nearly 100 potential jurors began answering questionnaires about their views on the death penalty and their opinions on extramarital affairs. The nearly 30-page questionnaire given to prospective
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Trials and Verdicts Crystal L. Sanders Professor Roshanna S. Parker CRJ 100 – Intro to Criminal Justice February 25‚ 2015 Bergen County v. Baksh and Roberts On August 12‚ 2010‚ Officers Saheed Baksh and Jeffrey Roberts were the first to respond to Bogota after a high-speed chase that started when two suspects fled the scene of a home that they attempted to burglarize. When apprehending the suspects‚ one of them reached for what Baksh suspected was a gun and the officer fired two rounds‚ both
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Criminal Justice Policy Process AJS/582 Public Policy Issues April 1‚ 2013 March 25‚ 2013 Abstract The criminal justice policy-making process is interesting to say the least. There are three levels of government branches which are Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial. Looking into how the policy-making process works one finds that Federal and State has their hand in the process of making
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Court‚ Trials‚ and Sentencing: Due Process is a documentary explaining the court system within the criminal justice system. The American legal system is adversarial with two parties‚ the defense and the prosecution‚ working to prove to the jury their side is right. Overall the process of going through the court system is long and drawn out in order to make sure the person is guilty. From the initial charging to sentencing and appealing‚ there are a lot of steps the defendant needs to go through
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Facing a criminal charge can be frightening and intimidating and that is when you need a legal representative that is experienced and knowledgeable on your side. Here at our office you will find experience and knowledge that will help deal with charges such as: murder‚ domestic violence‚ theft‚ kidnapping and hit and run accidents. Whenever you or someone you love is faced with the possibility of going to jail‚ you should hire an attorney. Of course‚ each case is different but with the help of this
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The criminal investigation process (‘the process’) is a complex and necessary aspect of the legal system that aims to gather and investigate evidence lawfully‚ justly and in accordance with the rights of victims‚ suspects and society. The responsibility for enforcing criminal laws and ensuring they are adhered to lies with the police. In the criminal investigation process‚ the role of police is to investigate crimes through gathering evidence‚ interrogating and detaining suspects‚ searching and seizing
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Insanity Defense In criminal trials‚ the insanity defense is the claim that the defendant is not responsible for his or her actions due to mental health problems. Any mental illness could serve the basis for an insanity defense‚ excluding conditions that have antisocial behaviors as their primary characteristic and appear to have no physiological basis. Overall I believe that if someone has a real mental illness and it made him or her commit their crime‚ they should not go to prison. I feel that
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