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    The law system in Athens was a system where anyone off the streets could press charges against their fellow man without having to go through an attorney general like figure. After charges were pressed‚ the jury would be called and everyone would report to where the case was occurring. The number of jurors ranged anywhere from 21 to the two thousands. The individual who pressed charges spoke first as to why the other party was guilty; then the defendant would rebut the first party’s points and state

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    Why Was Slavery Abolished

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    girls and pregnant females. They weeded the canes and did other light work. The third and final gang were the very young children who collected green food for the animals and tended the garden. They were looked after by an old woman. Slavery was abolished in 1833‚ this was due to a number of reasons Before it was a vital aspect in upholding the entire western economy‚ the slave trade was already heavily established within Africa itself. Even Though Britain and the Americans were the most

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    Jury Nullification Paper Will Rosales CJA/344 April 30‚ 2014 Timothy Hall Jury Nullification Paper In our society‚ ethnicity does have major effects on our judicial practices and courtroom proceedings do to The Sentencing Project research. It has also affected several different places where we live. For example‚ Poverty stricken areas has more of a possibility to experience much more crime than a place that is more fruitful employment and has maintained wealth. The issues with both class and

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    the weaknesses of the jury system as well as its strengths – The Jurors within Twelve Angry Men portray individual aspects of a 1950s American culture‚ all with their own take on the American Jury system. The closed minded‚ sheep like attitudes of the Jurors illustrates the McCathic mentality of the public which directly reflects the weaknesses within the American Jury system. Though flawed in many aspects one juror displays the key strength in the American justice system when dealing with serious

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    In 1833‚ slavery was abolished in the British Empire after years of conflict and the hard work of abolitionists in London. Around the era of slavery more people were for it than against it. Even though there were too less people against it‚ they were still stronger believers. In this essay I will be discussing the persuasive arguments and events that took place to cause the abolition of slavery in the British Empire by 1833. The three causes were what the Abolitionists did‚ actions took by the slaves

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    Jury Nullification CJA 344 October 6‚ 2014 Johnny Cotton Jury nullification is defined as when juries believe a case is unjust or wrong and may set free a defendant who violated the law. Jury nullification has been an option of a jury in the United States. In the legal system that we use today‚ jurors have the power to give a non-guilty verdict even when the evidence clearly shows that the defendant is guilty. In cases like this‚ the jurors decide that the certain laws should not be applied to the

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    Summons for Jury Duty. No‚ relax‚ Jury Summons are not being delivered by drones yet. However‚ just imagine the reaction of people if they were. Their first response would probably be to find an excuse to get out of it. But little do they know‚ our future depends on good and honest people providing service by making an informed decision. Serving as a juror is extremely important. For example‚ it is our civic duty‚ it gives the defendant a fair trial‚ it provides knowledge on how the court system operates

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    number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (CB (SD)) 23678/3 © UCLES 2010 [Turn over 2 Answer either Question 1 or Question 2. You should make appropriate reference to the source material supplied for each question. 1 Gasper‚ Rasper and Jasper go down to the local bar. Later in the evening the police raid the bar looking for illegal drugs. They find Gasper sitting inside about

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    make us susceptible to having our perceptions skewed and out senses tricked. There’s also the issue of someone lying for personal gain. That being said‚ I wouldn’t say that eye witness testimony isn’t reliable‚ but it can’t be seen as infallible and should be able to hold up to a certain amount of scrutiny. What is meant by "beyond a reasonable doubt"? Beyond a reasonable doubt means that the proposed scenario is the only one that makes logical sense. That while some other explanations could

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    a Mockingbird wrote‚ “I’m no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system—that is no ideal to me‚ it is a living‚ working reality. Gentlemen‚ a court is no better than each man of you sitting before me on this jury. A court is only as sound as its jury‚ and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up.” I had nervously opened the envelope with “Official Jury Summons” stamped on the outside many times before the autumn of 2014‚ however‚ up until that point

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