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    fruitless venture seeing that Quamina Eddoo was an influential man. The British didn’t like interfering with issues that could possibly lead to the destabilization of the native culture. Upon Abina’s request Mr. Davis brings the case to Mr. Melton the Magistrate of Gold Coast. Mr. Melton is hesitant to allow that case to be presented‚ but eventually gives in and sends a constable to fetch

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    Three people help explain how Meursault fits the definition of an absurd hero by showing how he views the world and existence‚ they include‚ his girlfriend Marie Cardona‚ the Magistrate

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    presented‚ they control hearings and trials that take place in their court rooms and may sometimes be required to pass sentences. Magistrates and jurors also sit in court with judges and barristers. Magistrates must use their range of skills and abilities to deal with criminal cases and adjudicate in the case of a summery trial and in most cases pass sentence. Magistrates do not hear all trials‚ they must send the most serious cases to the High Court so that harsher sentence can be imposed. Jurors

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    granted by the Federal Court. The Federal Court also hears criminal appeals from the Court of Appeal only in respect of matters heard by the High Court in its original jurisdiction. THE SUBORDINATE COURTS This consists of the Sessions Courts‚ the Magistrates’ Courts and in West Malaysia the Penghulu’s Courts. Penghulu’s CourtsGenerally‚ the Penghulu’s Courts hear civil matters of

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    produced before a magistrate and shall not be further detained in custody without the magistrate s authority. Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code reiterates this production before a magistrate within 24 hours. This reason for the production before a Magistrate is for the purposes of applying for a further remand order for the purposes of completing police investigations. Section 117 until 120 also deals with the procedure and requirements that need to be satisfied before a Magistrate grants a further

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    since 18 March 1970 but had not received any entitlements to annual leave or long service leave upon termination of his employment in December 1993. The Magistrate from the Industrial Relations Court of South Australia found in favour of the appellant in the first instance but the Supreme Court of South Australia overturned the Industrial Magistrates ruling at the first appeal. It has been re-appealed to the Full Court of the High Court of Australia. 4. PROCEDURAL HISTORY. South Australia Industrial

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    Opposition. Shows the hierarchy of Courts in The Jamaican Judicial system Civil Proceedings including Matrimonial matters‚ Probates‚ Judicial Review and other Judicial Proceedings NB. All the above courts are presided over by Resident Magistrates COURT OF APPEAL •Highest Appellate Court •Headed by a President •Court’s judgments may be appealed to Her Majesty-inCouncil via Judicial Committee of the Privy Council‚ London. SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL DIVISION •Established

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    Research on the Problem In order to understand how the data is collected for an individual when he/she goes through the system‚ it is imperative to understand how the system works and what are the sequence of events in the Criminal Justice System(CJS). Below is the diagrammatic representation of the sequence of events that follow in the CJS. As the scope of our project has been restricted to the Arrest and Pretrial process the focus of our research was these two phases and the decision points

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    instance are where matters are first heard and where the FACTS of the case are determined‚ for criminal courts‚ these can either be Magistrates courts or Crown courts. All cases (even murder) are first heard in a magistrate’s court‚ and if the cases are too serious then they are transferred up to higher court (Crown Court) this is mostly indictable offenses. Magistrate courts decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty and will only have a jury if the defendant’s plea is “not guilty” A crown

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    other single factor. The senate consisted of ex-magistrates who had an enormous amount of experience in government. These senators took control of Rome and showed real leadership‚ particularly after Cannae. They provided loans‚ slaves for the army and food and arms‚ thus ending the war successfully and increasing their prestige. The influence the senate held over the magistrates was another factor in their increased power. Even though Roman magistrates were not obliged to seek or follow the senate’s

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