not to take the stand in his own defense during the trial‚ was convicted on multiple charges connected with the assault and is awaiting sentencing. New information has been provided to the court‚ by the defense‚ that there was the possibility of misconduct on the part of the prosecution as it relates to the evidence that was presented in court used to convict the defendant. Specifically‚ the prosecution had in its possession certain exculpatory documents that would cast doubt on the reliability of
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| Illegal Immigration: The Story Behind Amnesty | Has Amnesty Changed through the Years? | PAD 510 Dr. Mustafa Abdelwahid | Lachera S. Huntley | 3/3/2013 | Although thousands of immigrants come to the United States Illegally‚ most of them are in this country for the jobs that Americans will not do. That is why so many illegal immigrants come to the United States. However‚ everyone that breaks the Immigration Law should be punished‚ even if they are not citizens of the country. According
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Shayne Laidler Barnes What would happen if marijuana were legalized tomorrow? As the New Year comes so do new laws‚ especially those that have to do with medical and recreational use of marijuana in the United States. As our social and political landscapes are rapidly changing more and more states are passing pro-medicinal marijuana legislation. Currently there are 17 states that approved of pro-marijuana ballot initiatives‚ but not all of them have officially approved cannabis for medical use
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Conspiracy Against The Black Race Kenneth Taylor SOC203: Social Problems Instructor: April Dreeke The issues in this paper are not just a paper; these are questions that I wish I could answer without prejudice. These are questions as a human being living in the United States of America should not exist in the year 2014. Supposedly is that the truth? With the evolution of time
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Players will often receive penalties for their constant bad behavior. There are many different types of penalties. Minor‚ major‚ misconduct‚ penalty shot‚ and delayed penalty. A Minor penalty is for 2 minutes for things such as boarding‚ charging‚ cross-checking etc. A major penalty can result in five minutes in the box‚ a misconduct for ten minutes; a game misconduct which sends a player out for the whole game. For cases of extreme cheap shots or attempts to injure‚ the league will review the
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In The United States criminal justice system the informal arrangement between a criminal prosecutor‚ criminal defense attorney‚ and the judicial officeris called a courtroom work group. The courtroom workgroup was proposed by Eisenstein and Jacob in 1977 to explain their observations of the ways courts‚ especially lower level courts‚ actually come to decisions. This foundational concept in the academic discipline of criminal justice identifies the seemingly opposing courtroom participants as collaborators
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emotional‚ financial‚ and social ramifications of prosecutions; c) safeguarding the irrevocability and reliability of criminal proceedings‚ which could cause negotiation if the government was allowed to randomly ignore outcomes; d) limiting prosecutorial prudence over the accusation process; and e) eliminating judicial diplomacy to enforce collective punishments that
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What powers are extended to the federal government? Explain in detail. The powers extended to the federal government are collecting taxes‚ regulate interstate commerce‚ making of coin money‚ regulate currency‚ set standards of weights and measure‚ declare war‚ and Raise and maintain an army and navy. They also have implied powers based on the elastic clause (Art. I‚ § 8‚ cl. 5)‚ powers considered “necessary and proper” for carrying out the enumerated (or express) powers For example‚ in 1791‚ Federalists
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by a mere financial penalty. HSBC bank officials who knowingly knew about the situation should be incarcerated and the bank should have some rights taken away as a punishment. The Attorney General and the department of Justice failed in their prosecutorial duties. They did not prosecute HSBC officials because of an uncertain forecast outcome. Ultimately‚ they failed to provide justice for gross wrongdoing. The decision not to prosecute also prevents other regulators from punishing HSBC. While some
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‚ | Why Scientist Don’t do Ethics and Why it is Important That They do | Ethical Issues in Science | | | Scientists don’t deal with ethics because they are more involved with the science and getting results. The pressure of working in that field is put on them to get results for their careers and getting more grant money. They should deal with ethics for the betterment of all that. If the public believes that scientist are unethical and can’t be trusted‚ the research they do will
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