Right to Counsel David Trapani University of Phoenix CJA 364 October 17‚ 2011 Scott Horwath Right to Counsel The right to counsel is a fundamental right in the United States criminal justice system. As the country has matured‚ the concept has evolved and expanded significantly to promote due process and confidence in the entire system. The concept has evolved to the point that most successful attorneys elect to use private counsel when they themselves are the subject of criminal proceedings
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Liz Stucke Core 202 Journal 5 Sarah Thompson‚ a retired physician and a strong advocate for gun rights‚ made many strong arguments that validated gun usage for the law-abiding citizen. Specifically‚ Thompson is a psychiatrist‚ and has written more about the psychological fear of guns and how much of it is irrational. In this essay‚ Thompson addressed many misconceptions about crime rate that were skewed by uncontrolled studies. The fact that the medical field skewed results of published studies
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the first ten amendments are collectively known as the Bill of Rights and they were drafted in order to guarantee certain freedoms and safeguards in order to protect the American people from an intrusive government (). The first amendment reads as follows: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government
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the correct place of duty for accountability of my person while on quarters as prescribed by my doctor. Regardless of my reasons for absence‚ there is no excuse as to why I was not in my barracks room as I had been ordered to be or at a minimum give a courtesy call to my chain of command if I needed to go anywhere for any reason. I want to be an excellent soldier and I want to excel in the military‚ but in order to be such a soldier I need to be more responsible for my actions. I feel that‚ being a
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Access to water is an essential human need therefore; it is a basic human right. An adequate amount of safe water is necessary to prevent death from dehydration‚ and it is also used for personal hygienic requirements‚ and to simply keep sanitized. For most people across the world‚ this is very effortless and common; however for some of the unfortunates‚ access to water is a very difficult task for them. The water crisis is possibly the most severe human threat of our time‚ and the first and most
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Vision of epual rights in south africa. Quality and equal education for every person in South Africa. Mission Equal Education is a movement of learners‚ parents‚ teachers and community members working for quality and equality in South African education‚ through analysis and activism. Background 20 years after Nelson Mandela’s release from prison the education received by young people in South Africa remains vastly unequal. Despite attempts to overhaul the system‚ class and
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momentary desires”. By allowing children to access if a certain moral right holds for a particular situation‚ they will not just merely follow what has been taught to them. For example‚ hitting your parents is taught to be morally incorrect‚ but what if it’s in a case of self-defence? Will it still be considered as morally wrong? Hence I think that the young people in Singapore should be taught the underlying rationale of the ‘moral rights’ so that they can learn to access each situation and apply what
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The Right Choice Have you ever thought about saying something inappropriate‚ but you stopped yourself from doing it because you knew you were going to either cause problems or get in trouble? That is a reason why people should not be able to say or write whatever they want. People would constantly get in trouble and harm other people’s feelings or their way of life. People should not be able to say or write whatever they want because it will prevent people from constantly getting in trouble for
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Eric Gaspard February 26‚ 2012 POS-301 Grand Canyon University Professor Amanda Froes RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS Eric Gaspard The Bill of Rights is composed of the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Amendments can become a part of the Constitution by one of two ways. These are spelled out in Article V of the Constitution. To propose an Amendment both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives must approve the proposal by a two-thirds supermajority
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Women’s Rights Women had it difficult in the mid-1800s to early 1900s. There was a difference in the treatment of men and women then. Married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law. Women were not even allowed to vote until August 1920. They were not allowed to enter professions such as medicine or law. There were no chances of women getting an education then because no college or university would accept a female with only a few exceptions. Women were not allowed to participate in the affairs
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