What is the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence? Give two practical examples of each. Direct evidence proves a fact without interference and does not require any reasoning to arrive at the conclusion to be drawn from the evidence. Basically it can prove a fact by itself. Everything a witness saw‚ heard‚ found‚ etc. are examples of direct evidence. -A customer was present when they robbed the supermarket‚ he witnessed the event. -A person saw through the window when the criminal
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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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good thing for family life. With the changes in social policy‚ it encourages diversity within the family. For example the divorce law has made it easier and cheaper for women to get divorced‚ which means has had a knock on effect with families. The way it’s had a knock on effect is that there have been more divorces‚ less people getting married first time‚ and more people getting married for the second time‚ which is called the reconstitued family. You also have more and more people moving in together
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IDENTIFYING CORE COMPETENCIES FOR ELECTRONIC RESOURCES LIBRARIANS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LIBRARY A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE TEXAS WOMAN‘S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BY SARAH W. SUTTON‚ M.L.S. DENTON‚ TEXAS MAY 2011 TEXAS WOMAN‘S UNIVERSITY DENTON‚ TEXAS December 3‚ 2010 To the Dean of the Graduate School: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written
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Verbal Abuse Is Still Abuse “Choke” is an ad made by the Euro RSCG Chicago for the Juvenile Protective Association. This ad comes from a campaign to stop verbal abuse of children. “These disturbing PSA ads by Juvenile Protective Association visually illustrate that ’Verbal abuse is still abuse. ’ And unlike physical abuse which leaves visible marks on the outside‚ you are leaving wounds with your words that may take a young kid a lifetime to heal” (Sleepless in Amman). The key elements that
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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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Module 03 Written Assignment - Identifying Fallacious Reasoning in a Text Read the following text and answer the multiple choice questions below it. The numbers in the margins correspond with the questions. My friend Jacob and I frequently get together for long conversations at a local restaurant. What might start out as a simple dinner among friends can turn into an evening long debate‚ the finer points punctuated by the occasional pint and usually ended with coffee and dessert. Only recently
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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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Examine the ways in which the design argument provides evidence for the existence of God The design argument is an explanation used by theists to prove the existence of God. It is also called the teleological argument. The word teleological comes from the Greek word teleos which means ‘end’ or ‘purpose’. The argument uses observation of the natural world to provide evidence of design and uses this evidence to back up the existence of God as what has been designed needs a designer. As the argument
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1. Identify several sources of rights. Rights are legal‚ social‚ or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is‚ rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people. There are many types of rights in our society. In addition to the Constitution‚ court decisions and statutes are important sources of rights‚ and so are state constitutions. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure sometimes shed light on and clarify important rulings handed down by
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