(Schmalleger‚ 2010). The sources of criminal law include the U.S. Constitution‚ the Bill of Rights‚ statutes‚ ordinances‚ and regulations. Identify and explain jurisdiction to create and enforce criminal law. According to the American Heritage Dictionary 2009‚ a jurisdiction is a “right or power to administer justice and to apply laws”. Jurisdictions include a territory‚ state‚ or entity in which the law is enforced. The United States has federalism which consists of two governments who have authority
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Ch. 7: Negligence: Elements of a claim: 1. D owed a duty of care to the P 2. breached that duty 3. Breach was the actual & proximate cause of the injury. Duty & Breach of Duty: 1. Person must act as a reasonable person would’ve in the situation 2. P must establish that defendant failed to act as a reasonable person would’ve 3. Defendant owed duty to plaintiff if he was among those who would foreseeably be at risk of harm from the behavior 4.Breach of duty: actions compared to those of a reasonable
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of intoxication is typically determined by a measurement of blood alcohol content or BAC. A BAC measurement in excess of a specific threshold level‚ such as 0.05% or 0.08%‚ defines the criminal offense with no need to prove impairment. In some jurisdictions‚ there is an aggravated category of the offense at a higher BAC level‚ such as 0.12%. In most countries‚ anyone who is convicted of injuring or killing someone while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs can be heavily fined in addition
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criminal laws of the United States; (b) appear to be intended to intimidate of coerce a civilian population…occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States”(Brenner‚ 2004). Terrorists can use computers to perform acts which might be harmful or intimidate individuals and when this is the case‚ the Federal government has jurisdiction. According to Gordon and Ford‚ computers can perform important functions for terrorists above and beyond being potential targets (2002). Terrorist’s
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soon as possible in the case. Then you went over jurisdiction of a court refers to those in cases in which it may exercise lawful authority which is determined by statute or constitution. The question that you asked I honestly think that answer would be yes. Then you went over the state court system many differences among state courts which use three tiered structure which are trial courts of limited jurisdiction‚ trial courts of general jurisdiction‚
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Supreme Court have the authority to review acts of congress and determine whether they are unconstitutional and therefore void? Can congress expand the scope of the supreme courts original jurisdiction beyond what is specified in article III of the constitution‚ and lastly does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction to issue units of mandamus. . The law stated that Marbury does have the right to the commission and it became effective when it was signed by President Adams. It was also stated that
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effective‚ it must revolve around the goal of trying to satisfy the vast majority of citizens’ concerns within a jurisdiction (Fritsch et al.‚ 2008). Patrol allocation should be taken into consideration in order to effectively distribute the patrol. Depending on the size of a police department and its jurisdiction‚ patrol allocation can help distribute the patrol by dividing the patrol jurisdiction into different areas and assigning officers to patrol some or each of these areas if necessary and if resources
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts for more than twelve (12) months preceding the commencement of this action. 4. Neither the Petitioner or the Respondent are members of the Armed Forces of the United States‚ or any of its allies. The Court has jurisdiction of both the Petitioner and the Respondent and the matter of this action. 5. The Petitioner is currently residing in the marital home with the two (2) minor children. The Respondent has relocated to a relative’s home. 6. The Petitioner’s
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Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Explain nature of law and other fundamental concepts relating to English Law
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Question 1 Identify the various sources of Malaysian Law Written Law The sources of law consist of written law and unwritten law.In written law‚it have federal constitution‚state constitution‚legislation and subsidiary legislation. Federal Constitution Malaysia is a federation of 13 states with a written federal constitution . Article 4 of the federal constitution of Malaysia provides that the federal constitution is the supreme law of the country . The constitution is a unique expression of
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