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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INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE‚ CRJ 100 | The Computer Forensics Investigator Career | Assignment Five‚ Week Eight | | Robin Miller | 6/9/2013 | This paper features information‚ articles and links about the career of a Computer Forensics Investigator. | The Computer Forensics Investigator The career of a computer Forensics Investigator is that of a specially trained professional who works with various law enforcement agencies as well as private firms to retrieve information
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Forensic science‚ by the meaning of sciences used in legal situations‚ is evolved around the science itself. In history‚ most subfields of forensic science started with a scientist expertized in the field related to the case being consulted and explained in the court. The methodologies were later used more commonly in solving crimes and evolved into the more common fields of forensic sciences. Today‚ while these common fields have specialized personnel to deal with evidence and the court as forensic
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First of all‚ forensic science is the application of math and science in criminal investigations in order to prove someone’s innocence or guilt in the court of law.Forensic science includes many different fields that need the application of math‚ such as: Forensic Anthropology‚ Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology‚ Forensic Mathematics‚ Forensic Reconstruction‚ Forensic Technology‚ and Latent Print Identification. Forensic scientists use measurements‚ proportions‚ trigonometry‚ and probabilities in
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what is vitreous humor? Why do forensic scientists use it? a) The vitreous humor is the clear fluid inside the eye that gives the eye its shape. Toxicologists sometimes analyze vitreous humor to confirm results from the blood or urine. If a drug is present in any one of these fluids‚ it should be present in all three. The vitreous is collected with a syringe. 3. From the survey in the toxicology lab‚ would you be a good candidate to work in this area of forensic science? Why or why not? a) I don’t
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Forensic Science in the 21st Century Gertrude West Forensic Science and Psychological Profiling /CJA590 May 30‚ 2011 Edward Baker Forensic Science in the 21st Century Forensic science has various influences on crime‚ investigation and the people that are involved. Forensic science has a connection with the courts to ensure crimes are getting solved and justice is being served to those that commit crimes. With the help of forensic science‚ crimes are being solved from a human and technological
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perspectives to develop a crime-scene reconstruction. Forensic scientists also play a vital role in helping to reconstruct the crime scene. They use the crime-scene reconstruction to show events that occurred prior to‚ during‚ and after a crime was committed. (Saferstein‚ 2009) There are many things that these reconstructions can do to aid in investigations. 3-D reconstructions are more advanced and can show real life events based on the evidence. Did you know that a crime-scene reconstruction takes
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particular would be a forensic chemist. Forensic chemistry is the application of chemistry; a forensic chemist can help identify unknown materials found at a crime scene. Forensic chemist has a wide array of methods and instruments to help identify unknown substances. Forensic chemistry is popular all around it is not limited to just one area. Attending college is important to become a forensic chemist and there is what you do after you attend college and what being a forensic chemist require. To become
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The forensic investigation of any death is a vital and important process that involves different exporters to find the truth through scientific evidence. A particular investigation that we will be examining is the death of a pedestrian from a ‘hit and run’ accident. Although car accidents are not a major cause of death‚ they are quite a lot of cases and they are always very tragic. This investigation will investigate a deliberate ‘hit and run’ where the pedestrian experienced tertiary impact‚ causing
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Jacob Silva Carla Litzell Forensic Science January 8th‚ 2015 Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. What is forensic science? Forensic Science is the examination of criminal evidence for the criminal justice system in order to successfully prosecute a criminal. 2. What three tasks or responsibilities does a forensic scientist have? Forensic scientists have three primary roles; collecting and analyzing evidence‚ providing an expert testimony‚ and training others on how to carry out the two previous
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