Legal Profession in Russia Guest lecture at Law Faculty of University of Tartu‚ 5th of November‚ 2012 Dr. Mikhail Antonov Associate Professor of Law Faculty of Higher School of Economics – Saint Petersburg‚ Director of Research Center for Legal Argumentation‚ Executive Director of “Russian Yearbook for Legal Theory”‚ Advocate The author’s position does not necessarily correspond to the official position of National Research University “Higher School of Economics” Legal Education in Russia: Principles
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justice related and about the BP oil spills that happened two years ago. The paper will be a brief summary of the article and what has happened since the oil spill. On Tuesday‚ April 24‚ 2012 at 7:40 P.M. Federal prosecutors brought the first criminal charges in the Gulf oil spill‚ accusing a former BP engineer of deleting more than 300 text messages that indicated the blown-out well was spewing far more crude than the company was telling the public at the time. Two
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the viewing gallery situated at the rear of the court room. The Prosecutor (x2) seated on the left side of the court room on the ground level directly in front of the jury box facing the Judge‚ whilst the Defendants Defense Counsel (x3) seated on the ground level directly in front of the Defendant’s area facing the Judge. Support personnel for the Prosecutor and Defense Counsel seated directly behind respectively. Prosecutor and Defense Counsels attire included Black Robes‚ whilst Defendants
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second step in the pretrial process is the criminal complaint. The prosecutor looks at the case and makes an initial decision whether or not to bring charges‚ but also if they do charge what the charges will be. The charge outlined on official paper is called the complaint. Complaints are not necessarily what the suspect was arrested for as the investigation continues‚ new information and evidence arises. From here the prosecutor may look drop some charges to add new ones or even change the charges
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"The Watergate Complex is a series of modern buildings with balconies that looks like filed down Shark’s Teeth" (Gold‚ 1). Located on the Potomac River in Washington‚ D.C. it contains many hotel rooms and offices. What happened in the complex on June 17‚ 1972 early in the morning became a very historical event for our nation that no one will ever forget. The "Watergate Scandal and constitutional crisis that began on June 17‚ 1972 with the arrest of five burglars who broke into the Democratic National
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Misolas vs. Panga [GR 83341‚ 30 January 1990] En Banc‚ Cortes (J): 11 concur‚ 1 concurs in result‚ 2 dissented in separate opinions Facts: After receiving information from an unidentified informant that members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were resting in a suspected "underground house" in Foster Village‚ Del Carmen‚ Pili‚ Camarines Sur‚ elements of the Philippine Constabulary (PC) raided said house in the early morning of 8 August 1987. Three persons were inside the house‚ Arnel P. Misolas
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important for different reasons. It helps to establish the outer perimeter of the scene‚ and it assists in determining the series of events that may have occurred. Various other expertises all work at the locus as well such as the pathologist‚ the Prosecutor Fiscal‚ photographer‚ the toxicologist and the crime scene investigator‚ who is the main person that decides who gets to go into a scene and in some cases establishes an entry and exit path for the period of the scene examination [Saferstein‚ 2001]
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easily persuaded by the prosecutor to disclose information that can be very useful‚ and is likely to be used during the final trial. Because the defendant is not represented‚ rarely will a grand jury decide against the wishes of the prosecution. Disbarred former Chief Judge of New York‚ Judge Sol Watchler‚ was once quoted as saying that it is so easy for the prosecutor to persuade the grand jury to “indict a ham sandwich.” Grand juries are selected by the local prosecutor‚ and in many occasions
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husband continues to drive while intoxicated and harms another person‚ the first arrest may come to light and the prosecutor may be reprimanded for not perusing charges the first time Best-the husband will be taken off the streets and not allowed the opportunity to drive while intoxicated potentially causing harm to himself and others. Worst- the truth will come to light and prosecutors and police officers are reprimanded for not telling the truth to begin with. Will anyone be harmed if this alternative
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the district attorney also violated the constitutional issue of disclosing exculpatory evidence ruled on in Brady v. Maryland and later in United States v. Bagley. In the arson case that resulted in Willingham’s execution the methods used by the prosecutor were also unethical‚ but not necessarily exculpatory. The testimony of the inmate that claimed Willingham confessed to him‚ was immorally obtained‚ but not the only damning evidence used against Willingham at the time of his trial. The only way
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