Why are Americas rules of evidence more restrictive than those established by other countries? America’s rules of evidence are more restrictive because unlike some countries we have Constitutional protections that safeguard individual rights. An example of this would be the Supreme courts determination that a state rule requiring that a defendant wanting to testify in a criminal case must do so before the admission of any other defense testimony is a violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment
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The mischief rule[1] is one of three rules of statutory construction traditionally applied by English courts.[2] The other two are the “plain meaning rule” (also known as the “literal rule”) and the “golden rule.” The main aim of the rule is to determine the "mischief and defect" that the statute in question has set out to remedy‚ and what ruling would effectively implement this remedy. The rule was first laid out in a 16th-century ruling of the Exchequer Court. -------------------------------------------------
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New Water Protection (WOTUS) rule issued by Obama On May 27‚ 2015 Obama administration issued a new rule‚ under the Clean Water Act‚ to protect the nation’s water resources such as wetlands and streams for benefiting safe and clean drinking water and to protect from pollution and degradation. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers issued The Water of United States (WOTUS) rule that aims to protect water sources that flow to drinking water unit to be clean irrespective
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Capitalization Rules Capitalizing the first letter of a word indicates the word is being used in a special way. The rules of using capital letters are quite simple: 1. A capital letter is used to mark the beginning of a sentence. Example: This girl is my friend. 2. Capital letters are also used for the first letter in proper nouns. Types of proper nouns are: • People’s name: Tommy Johnson‚ Barack Obama. • Titles‚ terms of address: Mrs. Brown; Sir
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Cramer’s Rule Cramer’s rule is a method of solving a system of linear equations through the use of determinants. Matrices and Determinants To use Cramer’s Rule‚ some elementary knowledge of matrix algebra is required. An array of numbers‚ such as 6 5 a11 a12 A = 3 4 a21 a22 is called a matrix. This is a “2 by 2” matrix. However‚ a matrix can be of any size‚ defined by m rows and n columns (thus
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CHAPTER 4 Role of the Navy in Disaster Management in Sri Lanka The role of the Navy is clearly defined in the Navy Act (1950). This chapter describes the more general roles pertinent to the seaward defence of the island nation and the Aid to civil power activities. The views of the three focus groups selected for data collection are discussed in detail. A critical analysis is carried out in qualitative terms regards to the actual disaster management system that exists in the country and the
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Dawn King Andrew J. Bacevich‚ Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War (New York: Metropolitan Books‚ 2010) Before even reading the book‚ Readers are easily enticed by the covers bold‚ and clear book cover‚ The red backround is daring and prevokes the person in a bookstore to pick the book up‚ and at least read the back of the book to see what could be so important to have such an eye-catching
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OFFICIAL VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013-2016 Approved by the 33rd FIVB Congress 2012 Official Volleyball Rules 2013-2016 Published by FIVB in 2012 – www.fivb.org Design and layout: Samuel Chesaux Illustrations: © FIVB 2012 OFFICIAL VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013-2016 Approved by the 33rd FIVB Congress 2012 To be implemented in all competitions from 1st January 2013 and in all competitions which are completed in 2013 OFFICIAL VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013-2016 1 CONTENTS GAME CHARACTERISTICS PART
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child‚ running on road. » • Watch out for a animal on road. » • Watch out for a speed breaker. » Exercise tolerance‚ respect other’s rights. » • Overtake with caution and care. » • A motorbike is for two‚ not for too many. » • Traffic rules are life saving tools. » • Break should be perfect. » • Don’t drive if feeling dizzy‚ or sleepy. » • Clean the windscreen before driving. » • Use the mirrors for rear or side view. » • They are your third eye. » • Watch the rear before reversing
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1. Explain why the Hearsay Rule was developed and why the admission of hearsay in a criminal trial may violate the defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights. a. Hearsay is an out of court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. The Hearsay Rule was developed in order to prevent unreliable testimony from being admitted in court and misleading the jury. Hearsay was considered unreliable because it was not given under oath‚ cannot be heard and observed by the jury‚ and cannot
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