independent state systems and one for the District of Columbia. Alaska’s system has four tiers in their state court system. The lowest courts are the courts of limited jurisdiction or district courts. They hear cases for traffic‚ small claims cases‚ misdemeanors‚ and conduct preliminary hearings. The second level is the courts of general jurisdiction or superior courts. Superior courts hear felony‚ juvenile‚ and civil cases. The third level is the intermediate appellate courts or courts of appeals. They
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a burning of the house‚ or some part of it‚ however small it may be. Second‚ the house burnt must belong to another individual; however if a man sets fire to his own house with a view to burn his neighbor’s‚ and does so‚ it is at least a grand misdemeanor‚ if not a felony. Lastly‚ the burning must have been both malicious and willful. Under the common law offense of arson‚ the crime did not extend beyond burning someone else’s house. Malice was an essential element and had to be established independently
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arrest.(Bartollas‚ Miller. 2008). Both courts use proof beyond a reasonable doubt as a standard for guilt or innocence. Boot camps is an option for both juveniles and adult offenders. Juvenile and adult courts have their crimes classified as either misdemeanors‚ felonies or infractions. Some of the differences between the juvenile and adult court system is that at the juvenile level parents have a very active role. The juvenile system refers to juvenile as delinquents‚ truants‚ orphans‚
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remark about the preamble to the Constitution‚ means that back when the constitution was made‚ black people (like her) were not considered full right citizens‚ therefore they were not included as "We‚ the people". – C: ‘high crime and misdemeanors.’” The evidence against President Nixon is enough to show that he did know that money from his re-election campaign funded the Watergate burglaries (see 2:30 a.m.June 17‚ 1972)‚ and he did know of campaign official E. Howard Hunt’s participation
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n the short story of “The Half Husky”‚ through Harvey‚ Martin Lawrence suggests that individuals lives are heavily affected by the community that they inhabit thus everyone has a choice or a responsibility to help a person’s life and should not be neglected. Harvey was a product of the community that he lived in‚ at a very young age he was a person who had never been noticed by his own community giving him a feeling of loneliness. This is further implied by Vanessa when she explains that “He was
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Electronic Mail‚ Internet and Privacy Policy In The Work Place Myatical Sweets Business Communication 285 March 8‚ 2012 Mister Kevin Barns As of February 2011 there are few laws regarding the employer monitoring of employees’ email or internet use‚ but there are many companies that have included policies in handbooks‚ memos and presentations presented to employees. According to Privacy Rights Clearinghouse fact sheet
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Law 4905 Professor Matilda Roman Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals "Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door."- Statue of Liberty Now I want you to close your eyes and take a second‚ absorb those words‚ visualize and picture millions of people coming into this country‚ like waves‚ with nothing more than hope and a
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Marijuana has been and still is a leading drug amongst teens in America. Its popularity has been growing rapidly since the hippie days of the late 70’s. People smoke or ingest marijuana for various reasons. Some of the reasons for the use of marijuana might be for religious purposes‚ medicinal purposes‚ or just plainly recreational purposes. Another reason for smoking marijuana might be because of all the troubling peer pressure amongst America’s youth these days. The effects of marijuana depend
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stereotypical and offensive as it is wrong‚ but even today‚ many people still believe it to be true. Zoe Flower felt that way about the video gaming industry before she researched and wrote her article “Getting the Girl: The Myths‚ Misconceptions‚ and Misdemeanors of Females in Games” (Alfano 329-33) for Playstation Magazine nearly a decade ago. She begins her work believing that in a time when women are struggling to become more empowered in society they are still being sexualized‚ objectified and exploited
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trial are eventually resolved through a negotiated plea. In a study of 37 big city prosecutors‚ the brae of justice statistics found that for every 100 adults arrested on a felony charge‚ half were eventually convicted of either a felony or a misdemeanor. Of all convictions fully 94% were the result of a plea; only 6% of convictions were the result of a criminal trial. After a guilty plea has been entered‚ it may be withdrawn with the consent of he court. Even though the Supreme Court has endorsed
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