Memorandum To: From: Date: 08/31/2012 Re: Laws of Evidence Assignment #2 Statement of Assignment You have asked me to analyze and determine whether the evidence that prosecution would like to introduce at trial can be admitted based on the Federal Rules of Evidence. Pursuant to your request‚ this memo includes my analysis‚ reasoning‚ and conclusions regarding the admissibility of such evidence. Statement of Facts The defendant was prosecuted for the murder of his wife. The victim’s body
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Health Care Museum Erin Brabson HCS/235 January 19‚ 2015 Marc Schnitzer Health Care Museum Vaccination – Disease Prevention Although primitive forms of vaccination date back to the ancient Chinese‚ the creation of the small pox vaccine by Jenner in 1796 put vaccination into the mainstream of our healthcare system. In 1954‚ Saulk created the polio vaccine and in 1955 it was approved by the FDA for disbursement in the U.S. eventually eradicating the disease in this country. Vaccinations save our
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a forensic laboratory for confirmatory chemical analysis before the case can be adjudicated in court; (4) the advent of DNA profiling. 2. Describe the criteria for admissibility of scientific evidence as laid out in Frye v. United States. The court ruled that in order to be admitted as evidence at trail‚ the questioned procedure technique‚ or principles must be “generally accepted” by a meaningful segment of relevant scientific community. This approach requires the proponent of scientific
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According to the Evidence Act Cap 6‚ evidence denotes the means by which any alleged matter or facts the truth of which is submitted to investigations‚ approved or disapproved‚ admissions‚ presumption of law and observations by courts in the judicial capacity as per section 2[1]d of the act. Rules of evidence refer to the procedure of admitting relevant facts by courts of law and in general they are referred to as Relevancy and Admissibility of Evidence According to section 4‚ it may be given from
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TRACE EVIDENCE AS AN IMPORTANT TOOL UNDER FORENSIC SCIENCE Introduction Edmond Locard‚ founder of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyon‚ France‚ developed what has become known as Locard’s Exchange Principle. This states that “every contact leaves a trace”‚ implying that a criminal will leave trace and take away trace evidence when at a crime scene. Trace evidence often refers to minute samples of a substance‚ particularly fibres‚ hairs‚ glass fragments and paint chips. Crime
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Evidence 1. “There is too much competition between students‚ which leads to increased pressure to do well. Cheating becomes a way to get the edge over the other students in the class. In addition‚ the penalties for getting caught are mild.” 2. “Today there is more pressure placed on students to do well. They are expected to receive good grades‚ play a sport‚ and volunteer if they are to be looked at by a good college. With a B tainting your transcript‚ a college might not look at you.”
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antibiotic being given. There is not a large study found for the need of post operative antibiotic therapy to be given‚ the studies found show that there is a question of the effect of the antibiotics after 24-48 hours post procedure. Surgical Practice (2006) reported of a study done in the United Kingdom that showed that the need for preoperative screenings are now being questioned due to the fact that patients are carrying infective microorganisms into the operating room on themselves and the
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DNA and Evidence DNA is one of the most important roles to evidence and in a criminal case. It helps to prove a convict guilty or help those wrongly accused or convicted. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Just about every cell contains DNA. The DNA that’s in people blood is also the same DNA in people’s hair‚ bone‚ saliva‚ skin‚ tissue and everything else. What’s great about someone’s DNA it does not ever change throughout their life. DNA was first used as a way of finding out paternity so
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which is most often refers to the 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
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of the prosecution’s evidence. Through methods of discovery of evidence‚ both the prosecution and defense have equal opportunity to develop evidence they believe is needed to prove or dismiss/ reject claims. Trace evidence and the preservation of evidence are very vital in any investigation. These two components are two of the most important things that can help investigators find their suspect(s)‚ and lock them up or if done without proper care‚ the preservation of evidence or lack thereof can possibly
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