responsibility of a witness to tell the truth relies on methods to encourage witnesses to maintain their credibility. According to Gardner and Anderson in their book Criminal Evidence: Principles and Cases‚ the witnesses must take an oath or affirmation that their say will be true and the witnesses must be personally present at the trial in order to ensure the right to confront as stated in the Sixth Amendment. Finally‚ witnesses are subject to cross-examination. But if it is found that the witness lies
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Police Report Tomas Gonzalez‚ University of Phoenix CJA/304 February 26‚ 2013 Oscar N. Ruiz Police Report There are various types of communication used through the criminal justice process‚ considering the witness‚ prosecution‚ judge‚ and defense they all have their own element of communication to get their message across effectively and to prove their point. Communication for Prosecution and Defense The type of communication used by the prosecution or defense is typically more formal
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Communications/CJA-304 September 24‚ 2011 University of Phoenix Abstract Identify and discuss the various types of written or oral communication presented in the case and the guidelines for each type of communication. Consider the prosecution‚ defense‚ witnesses‚ and the judge. Write an arrest-and-incident police report using the specified guidelines and parameters for report writing as outlined in the assigned readings. Assume the role of the investigating officer. The report must be factual‚ accurate
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Notes from Stearns’ text book World Civilization 1:1 The Neolithic Revolution (10-13) • Farming initially developed in the Middle East‚ the Fertile Crescent. Grains such as barley and wild wheat were abundant. Also‚ not heavily forested‚ and animals were in short supply‚ presenting a challenge to hunters. 10‚000 BCE to 8‚000 BCE. Notice: it took thousands of years for this “revolution” so not fast but profound for history. Agriculture was hard for many hunting and gathering peoples to
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the Charge to the Jury will not be read into the record. 4.4 Swearing of Witnesses The presiding judge will ask the Prosecution/Plaintiff’s bailiff to swear in all witnesses provided by the team‚ all at one time. The following oath may be used before questioning begins: “Do you promise the testimony you are about to give will faithfully and truthfully conform to the facts and rules of the mock trial competition?” Witnesses may stand or sit during the oath. 4.5 Trial Sequence and Time Limits
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middle of the night led thirty seven people to watch her being fatally stabbed and the reaction of them was to treat her ongoing murder as a bad television show that could safely be turned off.The crime was doubly terrifying because witnesses to the crime might very well have saved her life if only they had the courage and the compassion to get involved.Assistant Chief Inspector Frederick M.Lussen‚from the story‚ said"As we have reconstructed the crime the assailant had three
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between sixteen and twenty-three grand jurors with a foreperson appointed by the court to overseeing the grand jury. For an indictment at least twelve grand jurors must vote to indict‚ or not indictment can be issued. A federal prosecutor presents witnesses in front of the grand jury and asks questions of the
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Media in the courtroom Cameras In the Courtrooms have been known to give an artificial element of what is really going on in the Courtroom‚ some parties tend to act differently when the cameras are rolling‚ cameras should be used with discretion while in the Courtroom.(Chance‚1995) Informing the Public: Even though the public wants to be informed cameras should use discretion while in the courtroom. Informing the public can be a very risky
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criminal trials? The adversary system of trial is the best system for achieving justice in criminal trials for a number of different reasons. The use of a jury‚ the standard of evidence relied upon and the standard of proof‚ the cross-examining of witnesses and the ability to plead guilty‚ contribute greatly to reaching justice in the adversary system. They are all reasons which help the adversary system in accomplishing fairness in criminal trials. The adversary system is a feature of the common law
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where the facts of a case are presented to a jury‚ and they decide if the defendant is guilty or not guilty of the charge offered. During trial‚ the prosecutor uses witnesses and evidence to prove to the jury that the defendant committed the crime(s). The defendant‚ represented by an attorney‚ also tells his side of the story using witnesses and evidence. In a trial‚ the judge — the impartial person in charge of the trial — decides what evidence can be shown to the jury. A judge is similar to a referee
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