Provincial Offence Act Final Exam Review 1. Initial Interview - Gather all information that may be relevant to both trial and sentencing. - If the client is calling from a police station‚ ensure privacy‚ and gather as much information as possible from the officer-in-charge. - Does the client wish to be interviewed in the presence of a third person? - Consider that the solicitor-client privilege may no longer apply and the third person could be forced to testify about the interview. Documents
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but he also lied about the reason he was in Bridgewater on May 5th. He stated that he had gone there to collect anarchist literature‚ but could not give names of anyone he went to see that day or the addresses of the places that he went. Many prosecutors believed that this was a weak explanation. With all these lies building up it started to show “consciousness of guilt.” However‚ I do not think that slips of the tongue or little white lies are evidence to convict and execute the two men. During
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2-18-10 Aggressive Enforcement -It reduces’ residents’ fear -Dealing with low-level offenders leads to serious offenders -Quality of life is improved by not having to deal with “street people” -Cooperation/assistance in community increase when serious crime erupts -Encourages citizens to uphold neighborhood standards for behavior in public spaces Against Aggressive Enforcement -Police resources should be focused on serious crime -The link between disorder‚ fear‚ and crime is uncertain
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conviction. In the case of James Ochoa‚ even though DNA and fingerprint analysis exonerated Ochoa from the lists of suspects‚ the prosecutors were so convinced that he was guilty of armed robbery‚ that they had a forensic expert falsely testify in court on this case. Due to this‚ the testimony of the scientist was based solely on the interpretation and influence of the prosecutor. This argument relates to the idea of forensic testimony and the practice of fabricating or misreporting evide is a key issue
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Bronx courts are so clogged that when a lawyer asks for a one-week adjournment the next court date usually doesn’t happen for six weeks or more. As long as a prosecutor has filed a Notice of Readiness‚ however‚ delays caused by court congestion don’t count toward the number of days that are officially held to have elapsed. Every time a prosecutor stood before a judge in Browder’s case‚ requested a one-week adjournment‚ and got six weeks instead‚ this counted as only one week against the six-month deadline
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police corruption is not present in Steven Avery’s case‚ or in the United States as a whole. The first article‚ from ABC News‚ is entitled Making a Murderer’: Is Steven Avery Guilty? A Deeper Look Into Netflix Series. In this article‚ Ken Kratz‚ the prosecutor of the case‚ is interviewed. He discusses that the Netflix documentary leaves out several key pieces of evidence‚ which prove Steven and Brendan are guilty. The article makes a point in stating that Ken is now a defense attorney. Ken states that
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being convicted as a criminal. Bradley Manning was even nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize (Bradley Manning‚ 2013). Villain At the Manning Court-Martial‚ the prosecutor accused Manning of being a traitor‚ not a whistleblower‚ who used his training and skills to deliberately and systematically harm the United States (Pilkington‚ 2013). The prosecutor further pointed out that Manning was a man of general evil intent who craved notoriety and was prepared to disregard his extensive military training to callously
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On the evening of March 5‚ 1770‚ with a foot of snow on the ground‚ groups of Bostonians gathered around the Custom House on King Street. Some had buckets of water‚ after responding to a fire alarm. Others had clubs to defend themselves or perhaps to threaten the despised “lobsterbacks.” Private Hugh White was‚ in fact‚ being threatened by several wigmakers’ apprentices (Aron 24). When Captain Thomas Preston heard of Private White’s situation‚ he came with seven other soldiers to help. Words
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Richard Nixon was known for opening the door to China‚ and bettering the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Richard Nixon was very famous for what he did‚ but on June 17‚ 1972 all of his fame changed. The Watergate incident was one of the most tragic events in the United States because the scandal involved a president‚ participating in a cover up. Richard Nixon was positive‚ but also negative to the United States because of the Watergate break-in. President Nixon did demonstrate
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Assignment 2: Analyzing a Major Issue‚ Domestic Violence as an Whole Jessica Coleman Professor Jacquot PSY 110 6/1/2013 Although there are now laws against domestic violence‚ the issue still seems to be present in the 21st century. Once given an blind eye to is existence for decades people are now forced to face the fact that domestic violence is an major issue no matter when and where it may occur. In this essay I will be addressing the issues of: What is has been done to try and stop
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