Handout: The Jury System I. Development / History Frequently claimed that the right of a defendant to elect trial by jury is an ancient one‚ enshrined in Magna Carta. => In fact‚ there was no right to claim trial by jury until 1855. Administration of Justice Act 1855 => Allowed justices (with the consent of the accused) to try various petty thefts. The Summary Jurisdiction Act 1897 consolidated this earlier legislation‚ listing those indictable offences‚ which (with the defendant’s
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Immigration and Ethnicity September 29‚ 2013 The United States of Immigrants The United States of America is known as “the land of the free”. We are a nation full of immigrants who have traveled from across the globe. Being the most diverse country on Earth‚ America is where they want to go. But why? Why do people consistently choose America as their destination to live? America was founded on freedom which attracts people from different cuts of life. We take in individuals and give them a chance
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A jury trial (or trial by jury) is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is distinguished from a bench trial‚ in which a judge or panel of judges make all decisions. Jury trials are used in a significant share of serious criminal cases in almost all common law legal systems‚[1] and juries or lay judges have been incorporated into the legal systems of many civil law countries for criminal cases. Only the United States
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EDITORIAL: Make the jury more diverse By: Elizabeth Del Carmen‚ January 19‚ 2017 By allowing a certain selected amount of people to be a jury I do not feel as if though we are promoting an environment that does not discriminate. This will further help create a divide between the country‚ and that is not something that we want to increase. How is it that only white males are allowed to contribute to the community if they have a set mind about certain subjects. As seen in the Tom Robinson trial the
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ethnic group or ethnicity is a socially defined category of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral‚ social‚ cultural‚ or national experience. The topic of race has been a topic of increasing concern as society approaches a more tolerant state‚ however‚ not many people understand or look in to races/ethnicities other than black‚ white‚ Mexicans‚ and Chinese people. When I was born I was raised in to a Cuban race‚ automatically classifying me under the Cuban ethnicity group. To continue
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influence the jury in the closing argument that convicted Louise Woodward. The prosecutor uses a variety of features in this argument to convince the jury persecute Louse Woodward. I will be going through these techniques and explaining why he uses them to influence the jury. Gerard T Leone Jr was the prosecutor in the case of the death of Mathew Eappen. He uses repetition in the first section of the argument by repeating the victim name‚ “Mathew Eappen.”The repetitions show that he wants the jury to focus
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There is a thing known as a jury trial process that is supposed to happen in every jury trial case. Although‚ not followed perfectly in the jury trial of Carl Lee it is followed pretty well for a movie. The jury trial process is as follows; a crime is commited‚ an investigation is conducted‚ a warrant is issued‚ then the arrest is made‚ once arrested the criminal is booked‚ then they have their bail hearing. Following the bail hearing the preliminary arraignment happens these are when the informal
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On Ethnicity and identity difference Author: Dr. Basavadatta Mitra Co Authors: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Anusha Reddy . K Chaitanya Dora . S T.V.K. Chaitanya D. Nitin Varma Rachana Reddy . M BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE‚ PILANI GOA CAMPUS November 2009 Contents: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Abstract Introduction Ethnicity in India Various Ethnic groups of India Incorporate Lifestyle Politics What does the younger generation think? Conclusion Bibliography Abstract Ethnicity is perhaps
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Race and Ethnicity Are social constructions (not biological realities) Form basis for classification systems Based on perceived similarities Often hierarchical (one valued over the other) Specific place in ranking is related to wealth‚ power and longevity in place Neither are based in biology/genetic difference Ethnicity Ethnic Groups-Groups within society that display unique cultural traits: language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ etc. Panethnic Groups: Category or grouping of related ethnic groups: Euro-Americans;
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Ethnicity and race has had a big influence on peoples’ every day life choices. In some way or another‚ most people will be judged according to their color of their skin or their ethnic background. We live in a society full of different races and cultures affecting the way we interact with each other‚ as well as influencing our views on equality and differences among the many different races in our society. Often influential media groups and social standards shape our beliefs‚ also affecting how we
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