reasonable doubt. The decision to acquit is correct because firstly‚ the highest court in Canada‚ the Supreme Court‚ which also creates precedents and case laws at the top-level decided to acquit her. Secondly‚ there was a minority opinion amongst the judges which
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him!” It was silent for a few seconds. The next time someone spoke it was indeed me again. “She might claim that she came back and he was like that‚ but she did admit to it later.” I said calmly. The judge
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should know as little as possible about the facts of a case before its trial. This is still the position today. The juror is a very important body of highly capable and well-trusted individuals that decide the facts a particular case and assists the judge in deliberating on the same. Lord Devlin stated: “Trial by jury is more than instrument of justice and more than a wheel”. Jury plays a vital role in the criminal justice system‚ but the constitution position in England is vulnerable because of
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Introduction The law to recklessness has developed and changed over a very long time and for much of this time the two types of recklessness have been Cunningham Recklessness and Caldwell recklessness ‚ however this has recently changed. In this essay I am going to talk about the history of recklessness‚ how the case of R v G and another 2003 has affected it and the proposals for reform which were considered as a result of the case. The History on the Law on Recklessness The law on recklessness
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employment of judges and their terms in office. In the Vietnam court system‚ the judges approval is done by the assembly and appointed by the head of state. The judges then have a term of five years in the office like the government which appointment them to work. This is similar to the united state court system where the Supreme Court‚ the court of appeal and the district court judges are appointed to the office by the president of the United State with the approval of the senate. Mostly judges the ruling
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as ultimate appellate courts to safeguard liberal rights and to protect their citizens from arbitrary governmental powers under the rule of law. The quality of these courts is underpinned by the ‘impartiality‚ integrity‚ and independence’ of the judges‚ which depends largely on the framework of judicial appointments. This paper argues that Australia should not adopt a similar mechanism to that used in the Supreme Court of the United States‚ where the Senate must confirm judicial appointments
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CONTEMPT OF COURT Introduction: In a democracy people should have right to criticize judges. The purpose of should not be to upheld the majesty and dignity of the court but only to enable it to function. Anything that curtails or impairs the freedom of limits of the judicial proceedings must of necessity result in hampering of the administration of Law and in interfering with the due course of justice. This necessarily constitutes contempt of court. Oswald defines contempt to be constituted by
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Article V titled Judiciary. County Courts Judges differed based on community population and caseload for each county. Each county court judges must a registered voter of the specified county that are requesting office of and a member of the Florida Bar for five years; however districts with an inhabitants of 40‚000 or less the person is only required to be a member of the Florida Bar. According to "Florida State Courts" (n.d.)‚ " County judges are eligible for assignment to circuit court
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Fair trial If the prosecutor‚ while working out a file‚ appreciates that a criminal lawsuit must be initiated‚ then he/she shall send a copy after the resolution for the initiation of the criminal lawsuit to the suspect person involved in the precursory criminal investigation‚ a person who‚ under the circumstances‚ becomes a defendant. The resolution shall be motivated. Also‚ when a person is summoned before a criminal investigation body or a court of law‚ a summoning notice is
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for campaign support in his upcoming election‚ and the man proceeding to agree that while he had no intention of becoming involved with the judges’ campaign‚ that he supports it. After stating that Mr. Smith has been present in his courtroom a number of times‚ the judge then asks for Mr. Smith’s financial support for his ongoing campaign to be elected as judge‚ which Mr. Smith reluctantly agrees to. Jefferson uses this as a prime example of how power and finances both play influential roles within
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