situations.” Much emphasis is placed on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony as often-inaccurate eyewitness testimony can have serious consequences leading to wrong convictions. Eyewitness testimony is a powerful tool within any field‚ particularly that of justice‚ as it is a readily accepted form of evidence that allows for convictions. However‚ tests conducted by Loftus have shown an enormous swing from a non-guilty verdict‚ to guilty within the same case‚ simply through the introduction of
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that the company Galvetrens faced. First‚ the company’s policy for the confidential reporting of misconduct is flawed‚ and as a result‚ it leaves employees vulnerable to being retaliated against. Furthermore‚ this flawed policy leaves the company vulnerable to lawsuits. In the case study‚ Mike Field‚ a Galvetren employee‚ reported to the company’s COOS his concern about possible employee misconduct (Hasson‚ Hardis‚ Shear‚ Rowe‚ & Robinson 2007). Harry‚ the COO‚ then passed the concern to Terry
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Over the last three decades the importance of DNA in the dispensing of just has been on a constant rise. Deoxyribonucleic acid‚ most commonly known as DNA‚ is a molecule found in every living organism. DNA is responsible for storing an individual’s genes. As an investigative tool DNA is a very useful tool as it can be used to identify persons of interest relevant to particular crime scenes (McEwen‚ T. 2011). DNA alone is not able to help identify how someone looks or their characteristics; however
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Donald Marshall Jr. Facts Of Donald Marshall Jr. Shortly before Midnight on May 28‚ 1971‚in Sydney Nova Scotia Donald Marshall‚ Jr.‚ a 17-year-old Micmac‚ and Sandy Seale‚ a 17-year-old Black‚ met by chance and were walking through Wentworth Park in Sydney when they met two other men‚ Roy Ebsary‚ 59‚ a former ship ’s cook‚ and James (Jimmy) MacNeil‚ 25‚ an unemployed laborer. Marshall and Scale had an altercation with Ebsary and MacNeil. Which triggered a deadly over reaction in the drunken
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have barred prosecutors from using the cellphone records. Brown said the misuse of the records in the face of the “unambiguous warning” on AT&T’s cover sheet – and the failure of Syed’s original lawyer to do anything about this‚ amounted to prosecutorial misconduct and a denial of Syed’s right to due process. Although this evidence seems crucial to the case‚ Adnan’s lawyer never brought this up at trial‚ one may think that his lawyer may not bring the evidence to trial is because the state didn’t present
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offensive‚ physical contact with another that is intentionally performed. Business invitee a person‚ such as a customer or a client‚ who is invited onto business premises by the owner of those premises for business purposes. Business tort Wrongful interference with another’s business rights and relationships. Causation in fact an act or omission without which an event would not have occurred. Comparative negligence a rule in tort law‚ used in the majority of states‚ that reduces the
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The Fundamental Tenets Of Buddhist Ethics The Moral Dilemmas Word Count: 2‚521 To live is to act‚ and in doing so our actions can have either harmful or beneficial consequences for oneself and others. Buddhist ethics is concerned with the principles and/or practices that help one to act in the ways that are helpful rather than harmful. (fwbo.org) Primary to the human factor is the fact that work implies equally to any setting‚ a supermarket or the stock market. No matter where
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AJS 502 January 28‚ 2013 Instructor: Kevin Moore Court Systems As the gavel sounds there is silence in the courtroom. The Judge has made his final decision‚ and the outcome is life without the possibility of parole. The courtroom is filled with mixed emotions and the prosecution and family have a sense of justice‚ although the family of the perpetrator feels anguish. Criminal court is perceived as the place of justice where criminals are punished and the victims get closure
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The jewelry store sued Software Inc. for the value of the ring The jewelry store cannot recover from Software. Respondeat Superior is A legal doctrine‚ most commonly used in tort‚ that holds an employer or principal legally responsible for the wrongful acts of an employee or agent‚ if such acts occur within the scope of the employment or agency. Here C went to the mall to buy a present for his wife‚ not on the business of Soft. Will Software Inc. be liable to the owners of Jimmy’s Bar? What
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The Integral Role Sentencing Plays In the Criminal Justice Process There are four philosophies that are considered when it comes to the sentencing of a criminal. These philosophies are: Retribution- Retribution is a philosophy that a wrong doer who has freely chosen to violate society’s rules must be punished. Retribution relies on the principal of “just deserts”‚ this holds that the severity of the punishment hold to the severity of the crime. This philosophy is not the same as revenge
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