References: Federal Judicial Center. (n.d.). Federal Courts and What They Do. Retrieved from http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/FCtsWhat.pdf/$file/FCtsWhat.pdf Martinez‚ M. (2012). Rockefeller impersonator pleads not guilty in California murder case. Retrieved from http://articles
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1 .Explain how "the desire to win" can lead a prosecutor to pursue a case that should be dropped or choose to not disclose evidence that would exonerate a defendant. How does the organizational/occupational culture affect their motivations? The prosecutor’s interest in the prosecution is to win‚ and for the unscrupulous‚ unethical prosecutor to win regardless of the guilt or innocence of the accused. The prosecutor’s career path could be injured by failing to win‚ showing the lack of skill as a
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a long time because there was no DNA testing. There are many factors which can lead to wrongful conviction such as false eyewitness misidentification‚ false confessions‚ forensic science issues‚ government misconduct‚ poor lawyering‚ etc. The innocence Project tells me a lot about our judicial system. Eyewitness misidentification is the leading cause of false convictions and it is a national issue. Humans cannot record or recall events exactly the way they see them. People have false memories and
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changes. 2. Discuss the current state of business ethics in the twenty-first century. Give specific examples of ethics used by businesses within the past five years. 3. Why is ethical misconduct more difficult to overcome than poor financial performance? Do some stakeholders suffer more from ethical misconduct than from poor financial performance? Explain. 4. List three business problems‚ situations‚ or opportunities that you believe are ethical issues. Explain why. 5. According to the
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historical roots and has been described by Lord Devlin in title ‘Trial by Jury’ as ‘the lamp that shows the freedom lives’. Juries allow the citizens to take part in the administration of justice so that verdicts are seen to be those of society rather the judicial system. Furthermore‚ in Justice‚ Democracy and the Jury‚ named Gobart James stated that freeing the jury from the law and precedent allows them to follow their conscience and good sense‚ and juries instinctively know right from wrong. In “Jury
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There are several reasons for wrongful convictions. Half of the wrongful convictions can be blamed on police misconduct and other wrongful convictions included false statements and mistaken identity. Wrongful convictions could and should be prevented. One of the most common forms of police misconduct is use of force. We can reduce and eliminate wrongful convictions by punishing police and witnesses who conduct illegal activity and lie on the stand under oath. Introduction Wrongful conviction
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Criminal Procedure Michele Lira CJA/364 November 18‚ 2013 Christopher Bragg 1 Exclusionary Rule Evaluation The purpose of the exclusionary rule is to exclude evidence obtained in violation of a criminal defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights. It is also a right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures by the Fourth Amendment. Some exceptions of the exclusionary
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compliance issues are nothing new. The U.S Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organization instituted in 1991‚ and now the Sarbane-Oxley Act 2002 are aim to protect shareholders and other stakeholders from corporation misconduct. One of their goals is to require employees to report observed misconduct. In 2002‚ after accounting fraud at Enron and WorldCom‚ Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley to establish a system of federal oversight of corporate accounting practices in response to corporate accounting scandals
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The Role of the Judge Judges play many roles. They interpret the law‚ assess the evidence presented‚ and control how hearings and trials unfold in their courtrooms. Most important of all‚ judges are impartial decision-makers in the pursuit of justice. We have what is known as an adversarial system of justice - legal cases are contests between opposing sides‚ which ensures that evidence and legal arguments will be fully and forcefully presented. The judge‚ however‚ remains above the fray‚ providing
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26157 Appellants‚ Nevada employment security department and employer challenged an order of the 8th judicial district court. Which reversed appellants department’s decision to deny respondent employee’s claim for unemployment benefits. The respondent “Holmes” was employed by appellant Hotel “San Remo” as a slot hostess. Holmes was denied unemployment benefits due to work related misconduct. Holmes appealed this and the district court ended up reversing the denial of unemployment benefits because
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