In Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s tense drama‚ "Inherit the Wind"‚ three strong characters express powerful opinions: Bertrum Cates ‚ Henry Drummond‚ and Mathew Harrison Brady. First‚ Bert Cates‚ the defendant‚ is charged with teaching "Darwinism" to his sophomore class . Second‚ Henry Drummond‚ the defense attorney for Cates‚ displays his beliefs of the right to think. third‚ Mathew Harrison Brady‚ the "big-shot" prosecuting attorney‚ illustrates his bigotry of creationism. To conclude‚ these
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3 December 2012 Court Proceedings The best part about criminal procedures here in the United States is that criminal defendants have a lot of protections and guarantees. They have the guarantees of due process‚ equal protection under the laws‚ the right to have legal counsel present‚ the right to confront witnesses‚ the right to a jury trial‚ and the right to not testify against themselves. In the movie and in real life we see this all the time. For example the way due process was portrayed in
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George Jetson‚ an employee of Spacely Construction Company‚ claims to have injured his back as a result of a fall while repairing the roof at of the 1313 Mockingbird Lane Apartments. He filed a lawsuit against Herman Munster‚ the owner of 1313 Mockingbird Lane Apartments‚ asking for damages of $1‚500‚000. George claims that the roof had rotten sections and that his fall could have been prevented if Mr. Munster had told Spacely Construction about the problem. Mr. Munster notified his insurance
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Kristi Sharpenburg Professor English 102 March 2014 Aaron Riley Hill The morning of October 31st‚ 2012 was a normal‚ typical October Tacoma morning. It was a brisk 41 degrees outside with clouds over head. They were gray in color and the drizzle showed no signs of stopping. Thankfully most of us need not worry about the chill‚ ways to stay dry or where our next source of nourishment will come from on morning such as these. Warm houses and roofs over our head protect most American from the
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In Euthyphro‚ Euthyphro is prosecuting his father for manslaughter. Euthyphro states that it does not matter if the person his father killed was a relative or stranger. Instead‚ it mattered on the subject of whether or not the act of murder was justified or not. Socrates tries to understand Euthyphro’s definition of what is pious and what is impious‚ but does not get the answer he is looking for. Every answer Euthyphro gives Socrates finds a flaw in the definition. Socrates is looking for an answer
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X155 Writing Assignment 3 Angie Vargas 3-10-14 “12 Angry Men” In 12 Angry Men directed by Reginal Rose‚ a jury determines the guilt or innocence of a young man who is accused of murder. The jury room is very intense‚ they have little time and their tempers all together tend to click at one time which causes them to argue a lot. Out of the twelve‚ ten jurors have voted to convict. In the film the character that is uncertain is Henry Fondas character. Henry first views the testimony as a pair
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I attended the San Bernardino Courthouse to observe three different cases. The courtrooms were slightly larger than I had expected it would be. Within most of the trials I attended‚ there were a few other witnesses‚ most of which I assumed were acquaintances of each other. Additionally‚ the demeanors in the court were polite and traditional. The first proceedings of the day started with a traffic trial. The judge recited the bare facts of the case. He stated somewhere along the lines
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Law Essay – Describe/Critically Examine/Evaluate the role of the CPS The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the body responsible for bringing state-led prosecutions of criminal offences in both Magistrates and Crown courts (in England and Wales). It is a government department set up for this purpose and it has brought about the separation of the tasks of apprehending suspects and gathering of evidence (which continues to be performed by the police services from the task of preparing cases for
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Marcos v Ruiz FACTS: * After conducting a preliminary investigation‚ Asst‚ Fiscal of Tagbilaran City filed to RTC Bohol 2 information against Marcos for violation of BP 22. * Marcos appeared during the scheduled arraignment but asked for resetting because his lawyer has just withdrawn from the case. The court granted his request. * Later‚ Marcos was able to settle his obligation with the complainants and the latter executed an Affidavit of Desistance. Because of that‚ Asst. City Fiscal filed a Motion
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A prosecutor has limited constraints when bringing charges against someone. A prosecutor cannot bring charges vindictively against a person because a defendant successfully appealed a conviction. In the presence of probable cause the prosecutor is not permitted to bring charges for such improper reasons. It would be inappropriate for a prosecutor to bring charges against someone is if he or she knew that the evidence was tampered with‚ like improper behavior of a cop. If the attorney knew that the
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