Admiralty Outline Fall 2003 Overview Admiralty is federal law‚ originating in Article III‚ § 2 of Constitution. i. First Congress included Cases of Admiralty/Maritime in Judiciary Act. ii. Supremacy Clause. b. If say that case is admiralty/maritime case‚ governed by admiralty law‚ is to say that substantive admiralty law applies. i. Differences: statute of limitations‚ comparative laws for recovery‚ etc. a. Main: trial by judge. From very beginning‚ admiralty cases are w/o juries
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Running head: DNA Evidence and Job Description/Ethics Name Course Tutor Date How would the environment affect this fragile evidence? II. Collecting Fingerprints from a Weapon Describe how you would collect a fingerprint from a weapon that could possibly have touch DNA on it as well. UNIT 9: Job Description for Latent Print Examiner Write a job description for a Latent Print Examiner. Latent Print Examiner Salary scale: Between $ 70‚000 and $
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Kaplan University There are many different types of evidence that can be used in a criminal investigation. Some more valuable than others. Although the smallest piece of evidence can sometimes turn out to be the most valuable. Evidence comes in all shapes‚ sizes and forms and are crucial to any successful investigation. Finger prints are one of the most incriminating pieces of evidence. It is so significant because it can narrow down someone ’s identity and possibly link them directly to a crime
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Modern life has improved since the 1950’s. This period is quite memorable for a lot of things‚ the more famous of which being the flared trousers Elvis Presley‚ the icon of rock and roll and pop music‚ brought into style. There were many positives and negatives of living in the 1950’s‚ but it is clear that modern life has been a great step forward from those times. Firstly‚ the general aspects of life such as money‚ crime‚ racism and drugs‚ were viewed very differently in the past. Secondly life
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belief that jurors have come to demand more forensic evidence in criminal trials‚ thereby raising the effective standard of proof for prosecutors. While this belief is widely held among American legal professionals‚ some studies have suggested that crime shows are unlikely to cause such an effect‚ although frequent CSI viewers may place a lower value on circumstantial evidence” ( Kim‚ Young S; Barak‚ Gregg; Shelton‚ Donald E 2009). This issue has caused researchers to investigate whether the media
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What is the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence? Give two practical examples of each. Direct evidence proves a fact without interference and does not require any reasoning to arrive at the conclusion to be drawn from the evidence. Basically it can prove a fact by itself. Everything a witness saw‚ heard‚ found‚ etc. are examples of direct evidence. -A customer was present when they robbed the supermarket‚ he witnessed the event. -A person saw through the window when the criminal
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How far can love take you? in the world there different types of religions and spiritualties; in this book Herman Hesse uses a mixture of Hinduism and Buddhism .The author of the book is Herman Hesse he is famous for writing many books like Siddhartha and if often criticized for certain things he did in the book. The main characters are Siddhartha‚ Siddhartha’sfather‚ Govinda‚ Kamala‚ Siddhartha JR.‚ Vesudeva‚ and Kamaswami. In this book Siddhartha is a rich man who feels like there is more to life
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible develops characters that portray problems with their identities. This inner struggle is clearly seen in the main character John Proctor. He is the man Miller has chosen to struggle with “the dilemma of men‚ fallible‚ subject to pride‚ but forced to choose between the “negative good” of truth and morality‚ and the “positive good” of human life.” (Internet‚ Arthur Miller Home Page) In order for this character to develop‚
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Character evidence is generally less useful in a civil case than in a criminal case. True Original copies of documents should be carefully preserved for court. Photocopies should be used during interviews and elsewhere in the investigation. True Character evidence might be admissible in a criminal case if entered to prove motive‚ opportunity‚ or ability. True Statements made by the witnesses about what defendants said are hearsay and therefore not admissible. False Which one of the following
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Evidence is a big factor when anybody is trialed for doing something illegal. It is the difference between being accused of being guilty or innocent. In “Forensic: Evidence‚ Clues‚ and Investigation” by Andrea Campbell‚ forensic science is the most important type of evidence to present at a trial. According to the passage‚ in paragraph five‚ the rules of forensic evidence are how evidence can be presented in the courtroom. There are four types of evidence. The first type is testimony‚ other types
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