Nuts-and-Bolts of Evidence Week #2. Jacob Atkinson CJAD405 3. What is the role of the prosecutor in handling evidence at trial? The role of the judge? The role of the jury? What is meant by the statement‚ “the burden of proof of guilt in a criminal case is on the prosecution throughout the trial”? Prosecutor- The prosecutor must determine what evidence needs to be introduced‚ but also how that evidence is produced and consider the appropriate time in which to display evidence throughout the
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Judges and the Judiciary Identify and explain the 5 key roles of Judges Explain the Rule of Law Assess the extent to which judges are independent and neutral. The role of Judges: They do not just interpret and apply the law. They do wider activities that branch into other parts of government. Preside over court proceedings: ensure a fair trial act like a referee/umpire makes sure the rules of the court are followed by both sides act as a source of knowledge - giving advice to juries
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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACULTY OF LAW TAPE RECORDED LECTURES THE LAW OF EVIDENCE LLB II 2003 LAW OF EVIDENCE Lesson 2 RELEVANCE & ADMISSIBILITY RES GESTAE ‘Res Gestae’‚ it has been said‚ is a phrase adopted to provide a respectable legal cloak for a variety of cases to which no formula of precision can be applied’. The words themselves simply mean a transaction. Under the inclusionary common law doctrine of Res Gestae‚ a fact or opinion which is so closely associated in time‚ place
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Federal judges are appointed by the President of the United States. The federal judges are placed into a list that is maintained by the American Bar Association (ABA). The ABA maintains the list of federal judge hopefuls‚ who are ranked from well-qualified to not qualified. Most of the list comes from individual state court judges. When there is an opening for a federal judge position‚ the President nominates a candidate for the position. The Senate Judiciary Committee then evaluates the candidate
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Hamilton County Judges 1 Hamilton County Judges try thousands of cases each year within the three major court systems of Common Pleas‚ Domestic Relations‚ and Municipal Court. This is an in depth look at the total cases disposed‚ appealed‚ and reversed over a three year measurement period. The purpose of this is to determine the effectiveness of the 38 judges as a whole and on an individual level with a sample case size is 182‚908 total cases over the three year measurement period. The overall
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Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee tells of a district magistrate of Chang-Ping in the T’ang Dynasty named Judge Dee Goong An‚ famous for his ability to solve mysterious cases. This is simple enough‚ except it is immediately evident to the reader that Judge Dee is not just a normal magistrate content with solving a case – it is easy to see that he always digs deeper. His success is unparalleled in the land‚ his actions laid out without a single corrupt thought or a lax view. What makes Judge Dee so effective
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usually easy…”1 Adrian Keane and Paul McKeown have noted down that evidence is merely information by which facts tend to be proved‚ and that the law of evidence is the body of law and discretion managing the means by which facts may be proved in court of law‚ tribunals‚ and even arbitrations where strict rules of evidence apply.2 Ian Dennis has also a very similar view regarding the definition for evidence‚ he is also stating that evidence is information‚ he goes on stating that the information provides
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not be aloud. In this essay I will talk about why people should not judge a book by its cover and how people should not be judged by the group of people they are around. The many people who have the problem of getting judged are the people who grew up in families that have little to no money and are fighting everyday
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Evidence of accomplice: An Introduction Section 133 of the Indian Evidence Act‚ 1872 is the only absolute rule of law dealing with accomplice evidence. However it is the opinion of some that this section is redundant as Section 118 makes all persons competent to testify except those persons which the section specifically bars. Moreover there is no rule which requires that the evidence of an accomplice should be corroborated. But Section 133 might lead persons to suppose that the Legislature desired
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fallacies are major issues‚ causing disruption in the flow and credibility of articles. This disruption often leaves readers questioning whether or not what is being stated in the article is true. The essay “How The Future Will Judge Us” by Kwame Anthony Appiah‚ is a well-written argument that‚ unfortunately‚ contains many logical fallacies. The essay “How the Future Will Judge Us” by Kwame Anthony Appiah was published in the Washington Post on September 26‚ 2010 and discusses the signs and potential contenders
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