Briefly explain the meaning of‚ and reasons for‚ strict liability. For strict liability offences it can be said that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of the actus reus of the offence. It is often said that no mens rea is needed for strict liability offences. This is probably an over simplification. A more complete answer would be that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of
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Observation in a courtroom trial For this service learning project I went downtown first to the Daley center‚ then to the Circuit Court of Cook County. While there‚ I observed various criminal court cases‚ most which dealt with domestic violence and abuse. There was one particular case that stuck out to me the most. Torense Arnold vs.Latrarice Johnson was the second criminal case‚ with the man being the defendant against charges of domestic battery‚ burglary‚ and felony. Latrice Johnson had described
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In David Grann’s “Trial by Fire‚” Grann retells the story of a man’s life on death row. The man‚ Cameron Todd Willingham‚ was tried and convicted for arson and murdering his children. This article as a whole is meant to call into question that there was a possibility of Willingham’s innocence‚ that he might have been wrongly accused. At the end of the article there is a particular passage from the final day of Willingham’s life in which Grann uses repetition and emotional language to suggest that
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Antigone Mock Trial Antigone: Charged with treason against The State and contempt What if Antigone had been given a fair trial with a jury of her peers? Would they have condemned her still? You get to be the prosecution & defense in determining a fair fate for Antigone. You must ask yourselves‚ did Antigone act with treasonous intent against The State or were her actions otherwise motivated? Even further‚ was this an act of the gods and beyond her control? During this trial‚ you must base
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The Salem witch trials occurred around the 1690s in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Some young women started to have fits and their bodies would seize. These fits had seemingly no medical explanation‚ so the people of Salem deemed it witchcraft. The people of Salem then had to decide which people were witches. They accused both men and women of witchery‚ and when they were found guilty‚ they were hanged‚ but why were these people found guilty? The people of 17th century Salem were convicted of witchcraft due
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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT National Capital Judicial Region Pasig City PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES‚ Plaintiff‚ -vesus- Crim. Case No. 12345-H Violation of R.A. 6539 (Anti-Carnapping Act) ROMULO TAKAD‚ Accused. x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------x DEFENDANT`S MEMORANDUM Defendant‚ by counsel‚ respectfully submits its memorandum in the case: The Case The prosecution‚ through the undersigned Public Prosecutor
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Mock Trial 1. Can you state your name? 2. What is your position at the school? 3. Would you say you have a lot of knowledge and experience with athletics? 4. Can you name all the sports you were a coach for in all your years of coaching? 5. Your honor given Mr. Brady’s experience in the field of athletics and coaching id like to submit him as an expert. 6. During these sports you can agree that Jordan was not your only athlete that you were coaching? 7. Could you confirm that you did
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My profession is a Forensic Psychiatrist‚ evaluating various individual’s competency for trail‚ mental state opinions‚ expert witness‚ and sentencing recommendations I characterized the patients I assess as individuals who have committed acts of violence. I treat and counsel those who behave in an violent manner while possibly suffering varied forms of mental illnesses or disabilities. I have gained many years of experience in the department of Forensic Psychiatry. I am currently an associate
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God On Trial Christian Worldview Integration Dr. Carl B. Smith II Its impossible to reflect on the origins of evil without bringing up the concept of free will. God created man with this idea of choice; the choice to believe and obey‚ or the choice to disobey. It was this free will that allowed Adam and Eve to fall from their initial glory and introduce evil and suffering into the world. We can justify a large amount of sustained suffering by acknowledging that it actually benefits us and is not
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Criminal Trial Procedures The pretrial procedures are the formal process taken after arrest is made all away up to the trial. Once an arrest has been made the prosecutor will decides to file charges if there is probable cause to the crime‚ which he or she is charged with. The next step will be the preliminary hearing. The preliminary hearing will establish whether probable cause is sufficient for trial. The preliminary hearing is conducted before a magistrate or a judge‚ were the prosecution
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