Olsen Unit 8 Assignment Final Project June 11‚ 2014 1. Describe the difference(s) between a witness and a client. Then describe differences between interviewing a client-witness and interviewing a nonclient-witness. Clients and Witnesses are key factors in a legal cause. However the roles they play and how the legal team deals with them during the overall case‚ are drastically different. Clients are coming to an attorney regarding further assistance with their legal issue. The
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it allows evidence to be used in a correct manner. This also allows for evidence that is false or misleading to be brought to light and dismissed. In some cases‚ the cross-examining of witnesses allows for evidence to be brought forward that was not available earlier. This can be through statements that witnesses may give. For example‚ a person who has omitted some small fact or matter because they thought it was irrelevant‚ cross-examining that person could bring the matter up and could lead to
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Reporter. Written by William Wilkerson‚ “A Vote for Joe Stalin”‚ would name eleven Communist sympathizers in Hollywood. In October 1947‚ over 40 individuals working in the film industry were summoned to appear in front of HUAC. Nineteen of the witnesses vocally stated that they would refuse to comply and be “difficult.” One of these nineteen was John Howard Lawson. John Howard Lawson was a major playwright and screenwriter during the golden age of Hollywood. In 1933‚ Lawson was one of the founding
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imprisoned. In the first 130 cases the Innocence Project overturned‚ eyewitness testimony played a part in 78 percent of those wrongful convictions. Other tests have proven that eyewitnesses aren’t as reliable as they claim to be‚ especially when those witnesses are older than age 60. In one study at the University of Virginia‚ participants between the ages of 60 and 80 performed far worse than college-aged students‚ which is not that surprising given aging eyesight. But the study revealed another startling
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The Bystander Effect: The Murder of Kitty Genovese Kitty Genovese was a 28 year old on her way home in New York City. As she neared her apartment‚ she was chased by a man and stabbed twice in the back. As she was being stabbed and raped‚ up to 5 witnesses were recorded and testified in the trial as to hearing the altercation (Manning‚ R.‚ Levine‚ M.‚ & Collins‚ A. 2007). However‚ other neighbors said to have heard her as well but did nothing. The theory was that each and every neighbor assumed that
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provides that all criminals’ prosecutions‚ the accused shall exploit the right to confront the witnesses against him. the Confrontation Clause applies to ``witnesses’’ against the accused‚ meaning ``those who ’bear testimony’’ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confrontation_Clause 1. The sixth amendment goes on to protect the right of the accused person on trial to confront witnesses who will give evidence to support a guilty verdict. The right is meant to be expended to those
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Meagan Beckwith U.S History 1302 23 June 2013 Professor Wooten Book Review on Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States. While being president he was trying to lead our country through a time of economic depression and total war. Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of the most important leaders of the 20th century. Alan Brinkley‚ the author of Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ wrote this biography in order to show Roosevelt’s life from childhood to presidency
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Body A. First of all‚ let me share the facts about how and why we actually dream. 1. We dream because our brain does not completely shut down when we sleep. a. The brain is still active‚ but our muscles are paralyzed. b. REM sleep disorder is a sleep disorder where our muscles are not paralyzed during REM sleep; therefore a person will excessively move in their sleep‚ which explains sleep walking‚ or sleep talking. c. REM stands for rapid eye movement d. The system of the brain that directs our
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Physical Assessment Instruments: a. weighing scale b. penlight c. gloves d. magnifying glass/slides (diascopy) e. thermometer f. drapes (bed sheet) g. lubricants (oil‚ water based) h. BP apparatus i. Stethoscope j. Disposable pods k. tape measure l. tongue depressor m. ophthalmoscope (eyes) n. otoscope (ears) o. Snellen Eye Chart (Rosen Baum Chart) p. nasal speculum (nose) q. vagina speculum r. alcohol Client’s Position a. Supine b. Prone
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had demands such as the United States should recognize the Oglala government and an investigation of the Oglala Tribal President Dick Wilson. They had a total of 20 demands‚ all of which was nothing done about. Two people died and one person was paralyzed as a result of the siege (1973).
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