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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a person with good character will have good ethics and vise versa. Do you agree with the Waiter Rule? Does it provide useful insights into who might be ethical or unethical leader? Should cooperate boards consider character when hiring someone for the top position? I agree with the Waiter Rule! I feel like someone who is truly nice and with good character will treat everyone the same. This rule provides great insight on who might be an ethical leader. With so many ethical scandals as mentioned
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Rules of consideration 1. Consideration must not be past: Re McArdle (1951) Ch 669 Court of Appeal Majorie McArdle carried out certain improvements and repairs on a bungalow. The bungalow formed part of the estate of her husband’s father who had died leaving the property to his wife for life and then on trust for Majorie’s husband and his four siblings. After the work had been carried out the brothers and sisters signed a document stating in consideration of you carrying out the repairs we agree
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A Quick Review of Basic Punctuation Rules By Professor Amy Rofail This information was extracted from Help Yourself: A Guide to Writing and Rewriting‚ Mattson‚ Leshing‚ & Levi‚ 3rd Edition. Englewood Cliff: Prentice Hall‚ 1993. (out of print). The information contained herein is consistent with all major style guides for Standard American English Language usage. Punctuation Cheat Sheet The Period [.] Rules: 1. Use a period at the end of each
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Rules for Writing -Unless you are writing a personal narrative‚ never use 1st person (I‚ me‚ my‚ we‚ us‚ our‚ ours‚ ourselves). It makes your writing less credible. -Unless you are putting someone’s exact words in quotation marks‚ NEVER use second person(you‚ your‚ yours‚ yourselves). -Do not use contractions in formal essays. It is ok in journals‚ notes‚ and if it is someone’s exact words in quotation marks. -If you are writing numbers above 100‚ it is ok‚ to put the number. 100 and below
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extract from Ursula K Le Guin‘s novel The Rule of Names. You must write a ’tragtindledning’ and your essay must include a characterization of Mr Underhill and/or Blackbeard. The Rule of Names Sometimes you get a wrong impression of someone. Especially if it’s someone you don’t know very well. People aren’t always what they seem to be‚ and suddenly you find out‚ that people you thought were gently and nice‚ actually are something totally different. The rule of names is a story that shows the reader
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CHAPTER 1 – PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Every university has a set of rules and regulations to be followed by the students. Students are obligated to follow the rules or else there is an equivalent punishment for every violation. In Feati University‚ the students have certain sets of rules to be followed. Recently‚ the Administration in FEATI University has strictly implemented the new school uniform regulations‚ resulting to an increase on the number of students who violate the
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RULES OF PROCEDURE The formal session will be declared by the Chair. ROLL CALL 1. Present- When delegate answers in a present‚ he can say Yes‚ No or abstain during voting for a resolution. 2. Present and voting- When the delegate answers the roll call in a present and voting‚ he has to vote decisively on a resolution and has the option of only saying a Yes or a No to the resolution during the voting. He cannot Abstain. QUORUM This is the minimum number of members required for the committee proceedings
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The purposive approach This approach has emerged in more recent times. Here the court is not just looking to see what the gap was in the old law‚ it is making a decision as to what they felt Parliament meant to achieve. Lord Denning in the Court of Appeal stated in Magor and St. Mellons Rural District Council v Newport Corporation (1950)‚ ‘we sit here to find out the intention of Parliament and of ministers and carry it out‚ and we do this better by filling in the gaps and making sense of the enactment
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Eligibility Rules The Red Cross Green County Housing Program Eligibility Requirements To qualify for the program‚ a person must be the head of a household with at least one child and temporarily homeless due to: 1) Unsafe/unsanitary living conditions 2) Natural disaster (fire‚ flood‚ etc.) 3) Lack of financial resources 4) Lack of utilities 5) Eviction 6) Displaced by the city HACLA (Housing Authority of Los Angeles) To be eligible for the program‚ individuals or families must: 1) Be referred
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