A warrant for Tituba‚ Good‚ and Osborne’s arrest was then issued. They all went before the local magistrates on March 1‚ 1692. They were interrogated for several days. Both Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne pleaded not guilty‚ but it was a different story for Tituba. In her trial‚ she said‚ “"The Devil came to me and bid me serve him." Not only did this was
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system. The criminal justice mechanism begins with the investigation when a police officer either by himself or under the orders of a magistrate investigates into a case.1 Investigation is defined as including all the proceedings under the Criminal Procedure Code for the collection of evidence conducted by a police officer or by any person other than a magistrate authorised by him in that behalf.2 It is the victim of a crime who sets this system in motion by giving information to the police which
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law. Question Two: The Magistrates’ Court is the lowest court in the Victorian Court hierarchy. It has the ability to hear up to $100‚000 for all civil disputes including personal injury. All disputes that are under $10‚000 go to arbitration. In its criminal division‚ the Magistrates’ Court can hear summary offences such as minor assault and careless driving‚ indictable offences heard summarily‚ committal proceedings‚ bail applications and warrant issues. The Magistrates Court has no appellate jurisdiction
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(To be advertised in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar Dated the 1st-7th June‚2013) STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (SOUTEHRN REGION) CHENNAI No.4/3/2012-SR Logo Website : www.sscsr.gov.in ADVERTISEMENT No.:SSC/SR/2/2013 Closing Date : 01.07.2013 Applications are invited for the following ( Group`B ’ and Group’C ) posts in various Offices : CATEGORY No.SR-01 Advt.No.SSC/SR-2/ 2013 Cat No.SR-01 Classification No. of Vacancies : : : Scientific Assistant-I in Directorate of Plant Protection
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LEGAL STUDIES Term 1 syllabus notes: The nature of crime The meaning of crime An act or omission committed against the community at large that is punishable by the state‚ e.g. when a person commits a murder or even a minor offence such as speeding. The elements of crime Actus Reus: A Latin term‚ which means the guilty act. Actus Reus means that there must be an action or physical movement. Mens Rea: A Latin term meaning guilty mind‚ which means
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Final Paper This paper examines the exclusionary rule. Explains the reasons for the origin of the exclusionary rule. The paper contends that use of the exclusionary rule has enabled guilty criminals to go free and that its original intention has been so distorted that it no longer fulfills its intended function and is instead a tool for protecting the rights of criminals Not only how it came about but‚ the true meaning as well as the exceptions. There are also a number of cases mentioned throughout
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ARMY DIGITAL MAPPING CENTRE C/O HQ MEG & CENTRE‚ BANGALORE EMPLOYMENT NOTICE LAST/CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS AT ADMC C/o MEG & CENTRE‚ BANGALORE : 31 AUGUST 2012 at 5 P.M. 1. Applications are invited for the following posts from citizens of India‚ who are fulfilling the requisite qualifications/specifications as mentioned below on prescribed format as a Defence Civilian Employee. Applications complete in all respect along with all the requisite documents and all documents duly attested
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter I:- Introduction and Research methodology Most of the violations of human rights take place in the management of law and order‚ by the police. In India‚ the history of human rights violations in police custody can be traced to British period. Even after 57 years of independence‚ in a democratic country like India‚ the police remains virtually a terror to the people and almost absolutely unaccountable for the violations of human rights of people
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The meaning of crime A crime can be defined as any act or omission of duty that results in harm to society and which is punishable by the state. You should take particular note of the fact that a crime‚ by definition‚ harms society as a whole. For this reason‚ while not undermining the impact that crimes have on particular victims‚ crimes are prosecuted by the state‚ i.e. it is not the role of the victim to prosecute the person(s) committing the crime. Accordingly‚ criminal cases in Australia
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judges. They also form a strict hierarchy of importance‚ in line with the order of the courts in which they sit‚ with Supreme Court of India at the top‚ followed by High Courts of respective states with district judges sitting in District Courts and Magistrates of Second Class and Civil Judge (Junior Division) at the bottom. It hears all prosecutions and civil disputes‚ including disputes between individuals and the government. Members of the Indian judiciary are independent of the executive and legislative
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