Confidentiality to a criminal defendant can be a tough topic to speak upon. The scenario that I was given deals with two coworkers and one client. One is a paralegal‚ one is an attorney‚ and then the client. The paralegal and the client are friends and the paralegal works for the attorney‚ who is currently facing felony charges. The paralegal should inform the client of such charges of the attorney because the client is asking of the attorney to do a similar job as to what he is being charged for
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11-11-11 By Huang Jie MOOT COURT TRAINING 1 HOW TO LAWYERING IN FRONT OF JURY AND JUDGES? 11-11-11 ¢ 1. Know your audience: age‚ gender‚ occupation‚ what will appeal to them‚ what will offend them‚ put yourself into your audience’s shoes to consider what they will want to hear ¢ 2. A strong opening statement: summarize the case in a compelling way 2 By Huang Jie CALDER V. JONES SIFT Law Jie Huang 3 ¢ 3. Have a theme: Simple‚ easy-to-understand‚ and
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new board’s members under the requirement that two must be Republicans. Legislative leaders would appoint the other 50% of the new board. Previously‚ the Governor appointed 60% of the Board of Elections members. In response to this law‚ Cooper filed a lawsuit arguing that the change in structure is a violation of the state’s constitution. Judge Donald Stephens of Wake County Superior Court blocked the law from going into effect until the lawsuit is settled‚ causing conflict within itself. The article
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theoretically a judge should not consider extralegal factors when making a ruling‚ I cannot accept your premise that all judges rule as neutral arbiters who rely solely on precedent‚ Constitutional text‚ and original intent of the Framers. As with any other individual in public service‚ judges are still human beings‚ and thus bring with them their own prejudices‚ personal biases‚ and preconceived notions when taking the bench. This is not to say that they do not have the intent to try to rule neutrally
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DRUG COURT TAUGHT ME HOW TO LIVE By: Robin Howell Example Essay Composition 1 MW 10:00-11:50 Word count= 1‚005 (excluding cover page and title) Drug Court taught me how to live In the past‚ drug addicts who were convicted of drug related crimes were most commonly either sent to treatment or incarcerated. I have experienced both and did not benefit much from either one. In 2001 I was in a fairly new program called Drug Court. Drug Court is a unique and extraordinary program that gives
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Subject: Letter of Recommendation MATS Law School is a constituent college of MATS University‚ Raipur‚ established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) (Amendment) Act‚ 2006 [Act No. 29 of 2006]. It is recognized u/s 2(f) of U.G.C. Act of 1956 by The University Grants Commission‚ New Delhi. Our institution provides holistic legal education that combines modernity with classic grace‚ professionalism and humanistic compassion‚ which leads to development and promotion
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Juveniles are usually tried in Juvenile Courts or also known as Family courts. The purpose of juvenile courts is to rehabilitate a delinquent and prevent from repeating behavior‚ instead of sentencing them to jail. “The systems rooted in the belief” that children have not matured entirely to be aware of their mistakes/actions ( Leora). However juvenile courts didn’t always exist. It wasn’t until in Chicago 1899 the juvenile court of law was started. Before this new system‚ children would be trialed as adults
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Court Reporting Throughout History Court Reporting dates all the way back to 1600 B.C. Court Reporters still play an important part in society today‚ just as they did hundreds of years ago. They help with everything from correctly transcribing testimony to the closed captioning on television. Yet‚ court reporting is a job that requires lots of dedication‚ time‚ and money. The cost of court reporting school today for a three-year program cost about $16‚381 with tuition and books. "It cost
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Criminal Court Visit Essay Abstract The purpose of this paper is to highlight the different aspect of the Criminal Justice after visiting the criminal justice office(s). The visit is done during the last week of September 2010 and the visiting point was the United States District First Court of Appeal‚ the court located at 301 S. ML King Blvd. Tallahassee‚ Florida. In this paper the findings will be discussed that what factors (selected) are involved that affect the process of administration
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE Crown Court was established on 1 January 1972 by Courts Act 1971 to replace the Assize Courts and quarter sessions. Court of England and Wales Crown is‚ with the High Court and Court of Appeal‚ one aspect of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. It is the superior court of first instance in criminal cases; However‚ for some purposes Crown Court is hierarchically subordinate to the High Court and its divisional courts. Crown Court performs four main types of activity:
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