Key Forensic evidence presented in court The prosecution case against the main suspect‚ Michael Shirley‚ consisted of four circumstantial pieces of evidence. Forensic evidence is evidence obtained by scientific methods. In the case of Linda Cook‚ methods used included extracting impressions and DNA. An Athletic shoe impression was found on Cook’s abdomen‚ sizing at 43-45 and was the right foot. This shoe had a distinctive tread pattern including the obvious impression of the word ‘Flash’ located
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LAWS1021: Court research report The basic division in the structure of criminal courts is between the lower criminal courts – the local courts‚ Children’s court and Coroner’s court – and the higher criminal courts – the District Court and the Supreme Court. In observing proceedings at the Local‚ District and Supreme Courts over a period of three days a number of aspects of the criminal justice system were made apparent. The administration‚ processes and practices of the criminal trial are extremely
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NSW Drug Court: Is it an effective addition to the legal system? The Drug Court of New South Wales was introduced in February 1999 as a 2-year-pilot program under the Drug Court Act 1998 (NSW). After various evaluations it was decided to extend the pilot-program until 2004‚ with amendments being made to the Drug Court Act 1998 (NSW) in December 2002. The Drug Court’s main objectives are: to reduce the drug dependency of eligible persons to promote the re-integration of such drug dependent
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John Lowe v. California League Of Professional Baseball et al. 65 Cal. Rptr. 2d 105(Cal.1997) Facts Plaintiff John Lowe attended a Quakes’ home game in California and his seat was along the left field foul line. During the game‚ the team mascot was playing his antics behind plaintiff and had been touching plaintiff with his tail. Plaintiff was therefore distracted and turned around toward the mascot. After that‚ plaintiff returned his focus on the game but got hit by a foul ball. Plaintiff heavily
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view that the US policy of Marshall in 1947 was motivated mainly by the altruistic desire to help the economic recovery of Europe. The European Recovery Programme‚ more commonly known as the Marshall Plan‚ was the American foreign policy masterminded by US Secretary of State George C. Marshall. Its aim was to provide financial support to war-torn Europe‚ following the conclusion of World War II in 1945. The interpretations that I will be analysing argue whether the Marshall Plan was mainly motivated
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Dear diary‚ Is that accurate? Is that the futile sentence everyone uses when they’re blindly pouring their thoughts onto a piece a paper in a notebook that gets discarded eventually? It is. They say writing your thoughts‚ helps control your emotions and everyday life behaviours. I disagree. However‚ why not try? As I dejectedly stand next to his sombre bed‚ I can hear his last brief breaths haltingly fading away. Holding his moist hand firmly‚ he tries to say his last few words before the final pulse
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and language services‚ services of a teacher of the deaf‚ and amplification systemParents wanted sign language interpreter; school denied | Rowleys invoked due process; hearing officer ruled in favor of the school‚ district court and Circuit Court sided with parents; Supreme Court sided with school | Ruled that schools did not have to “maximize the potential” but rather provide opportunities for “educational benefit”. | Irving Independent School District v. Tatro (1980) | Amber Tatro was born with
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EU Law Assignment by Mark Ryder (1571728) The case of Marshall v Southampton and South West Hampshire Area Health Authority (Teaching) (Marshall (No.1)) [1986] 1 C.M.L.R. 688 arose in the United Kingdom. It concerned a Miss Marshall who had been employed as a Senior Dietician with the Southampton and South West Hampshire Area Health Authority (Teaching) from the 23rd of May 1974 until her dismissal on the 31st of March 1980‚ that is to say four weeks after she reached the age of 62. Since
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Penny Marshall has directed six films in her career: "The Preachers Wife"(1996)‚ "Renaissance Man"(1994)‚ "A League of Their Own"(1992)‚ "Awakenings"(1990)‚ "Big"(1998)‚ and "Jumpin’ Jack Flash"(1986). We know Penny best from her stint in Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983) as the hilarious Laverne De Fazio. After the series was cancelled Laverne appeared in some pictures until her directorial debut in "Jumpin’ Jack Flash". This film was pretty much a bomb and Penny gained credibility as a director in
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John Doe is an individual that left his country in an effort to make a better life. However‚ he does not have legal status in America and was recently arrested for shoplifting merchandise‚ which was valued over $1‚000. At the time of his arrest‚ John voluntarily began to make incriminating statements to the arresting officers. At the police station‚ detectives conducted an interview of John asking him about the theft. John Doe has had no prior arrests‚ is 35 years old‚ and most of John Doe’s family
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