Jury Nullification Paper Joel Amaral University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA/344 George Marquez August 14‚ 2014 Jury Nullification Paper Jury nullification is “a jury’s knowing and deliberate rejection of the evidence or refusal to apply the law either because the jury wants to send a message about some social issue that is larger than the case itself or because the result dictated by law is contrary to the jury’s sense of justice‚ morality‚ or fairness” (Keneally‚ 2010‚
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“The purpose of the Grand Jury is to hear evidence against an accused person (or persons) and determine whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial” (Worrall‚ 2016‚ p. 184). In other words‚ whether or not there is enough probable cause to indict a person of a felony crime or in cases of “great public or political significance” (Worrall‚ 2016‚ p. 186). The Grand Jury has significant investigative power and “in some case’s is able to issue an indictment faster than preliminary
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Having a Jury Trial is known to be a part of the Adversarial System. Which is when exhibits‚ evidence‚ and witnesses are assembled by representatives of one side or the other to convince the fact finder that their side’s viewpoint is the truer one. Contrasted to that approach is the inquisitorial approach‚ used in mostly Europe. In this approach the Judge is given more control over the proceedings. The judge will interrogate the disputing parties and witnesses‚ referring frequently to a dossier
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At present (April 2001) only the state of Oregon has a statute permitting doctor-assisted/physician-assisted suicide (DAS/PAS) and then only within very narrowly prescribed circumstances‚ i.e.‚ for a terminally ill patient. In the November 1998 elections‚ voters in Michigan defeated a ballot measure to legalize doctor-assisted suicide. Earlier in the last decade‚ voters in California and Washington state defeated similar ballot measures. A bill similar to Oregon’s PAS law died in the Maine
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Notes for debate~ Lee Kuan Yew insists that bilingualism is impossible and that English must take precedence over Chinese. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said Mandarin is important but it remains a second language in Singapore. So parents must be realistic in their expectations. Mr Lee was alluding to the furore which erupted after media reports that the Education Ministry was looking at whether to reduce the weighting of the Mother Tongue Language‚ reports that have since been debunked. Speaking
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Jury Trial Analysis When an individual is charged with a crime‚ he or she becomes a criminal defendant. The United States Constitution provides these criminal defendants a number of rights that limit the fashion in which the government can investigate‚ prosecute‚ and penalize criminal behavior. These include‚ but are not limited to‚ the right to a speedy trial‚ the right to an impartial judge‚ and the right to an impartial jury. Criminal defendants have the right to a public trial. This
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have to put up with consequences and long hours that can harm them even though they don’t deserve to have this done to them. The jobs that the companies put the children through is hazardous and unsafe for their health‚ also themselves as well. There should be child labor laws because of the safety issues‚ how young they are‚ and the hours the kids are working at such a young age. Child labor started in the United States in the 1700’s to around the early 1800’s‚ but America decided to change their child
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The foremost goal of every legal system is justice. This holds especially true in America as every precaution is taken to make sure each person accused of a crime receives the fairest trial possible. There is extensive screening before every jury is produced to make sure that there is no potential bias in any of the members that would hinder the objectivity and integrity of the case. Additionally‚ judges are intensely trained and sworn to carry out justice as impartially as possible. With that being
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Jury nullification July 28th 2013 CJA/344 Johnny Cotton Jury Nullification Page one Jury Nullification Ethnicity plays a big role in courtroom proceedings as well as judicial practices from all parts of the criminal justice system. It is anywhere from the initial intake of a person to the time the person is sentenced. Everyone involved in the proceeding has to perform certain duties to their highest ability and they have to be fair to everyone that is involved in
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there are a number of law makers and citizens who are against raced based jury nullification. Some black lawmakers have said that since a jury is representative of a community then jurors should have the right to decide which people they will allow to live among them. (Butler‚ 1995) This basically means that jurors exercise their power based on conscience and not based on the facts of the case. This means that black juries would acquit non-violent black defendants even in cases where they were clearly
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