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    Due process stands behind the words ‘innocent until proven guilty’ which is a building block in our adversarial system. Herbert Packer theorised the two models of ‘due process’ and ‘crime control’ to describe the competing values in our criminal justice system. Due process can be described as “at least as much to protect the factually innocent as it is to convict the factually guilty” (Henry‚ S. and Einstadter‚ W.J.‚ 2006.‚p.61) whereas crime control protects the victim with the insurance of justice

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    In our judicial system‚ a person should be “innocent until proven guilty” and will usually only be acquitted or prosecuted when it is proven beyond reasonable doubt‚ that he or she is innocent or guilty. Lawyers‚ on either side‚ will need to build a case for or against their client and will use testimony from eyewitnesses to do so. The merits of using eyewitnesses firsthand accounts are manifold. Firstly‚ we can figure out the actual sequence of events. By interviewing different people that were

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    are either found innocent or guilty. This is the basic idea of justice and it is what many feel needs to happen if someone has done something controversial. In the play The Oresteia by Aeschylus‚ the story of Clytemnestra guilt or innocents is questioned. She does many things that people are not too happy with and those controversial actions throughout the story‚ mainly in the first part Agamemnon get her into the trouble. As we explore the case that builds against her innocents by exploring the

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    Neither Guilty nor Innocent: Agency in “Daisy Miller: A Study” Throughout history‚ the presumption of innocence has been a preventative tactic to prevent the wrongful conviction of innocent people. In this system‚ the burden of proof is on the way who declares the action‚ not the one who denies. However‚ the distinction between guilt and innocence is dependent upon the agency‚ the capacity to exert power‚ of the convicted. The move from innocent to corrupt requires that an action be taken with free

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    Guilty or Not Guilty? By: Michael Warren In the retelling of his trial by his associate‚ entitled The Apology‚ Socrates claims in his defence that he only wishes to do good for Athens. Socrates is eventually found guilty for his actions and put on trial‚ which results in him being given the death sentence. For years now people have debated whether or not Socrates was guilty or not guilty‚ or if he is even trying to win the trial at all. Socrates was innocent of the accusations that Meletus

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    decisions about death‚ and people should not be forced to stay alive if their lives are impossible and do not bring happiness. Debate continues over the issue of euthanasia long after the court decision of a guilty plea to the cases concerning Dr. Kevorkian and assisted suicide. Kevorkian plead guilty to second degree murder in his assisted suicide cases and was sentenced to 10-25 years in prison‚ with a possibility of parole in six years (Humphry). Euthanasia does take place and is selected voluntarily

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    The Innocent: A Misleading Label A first look at the title of Graham Greene’s story “The Innocent”‚ may give people a sense of purity and a feeling of bliss. Even those who have read the story can see the association between innocence and childhood‚ which is exactly what the author intended. Any reader can plainly look at the surface of what is happening in this story and see the narrator as an average man who is revisiting the town he grew up in‚ while having flashbacks of childhood memories

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    Guilty-free Holidays. 1) Eco-tourism is becoming more and more popular. 2) Travelers fell they are giving something back to the places they visit. 3) Sinking a warship - a group in England is planning to sink a retired warship in order to use it as an artificial diving reef. 4) They will generate ten million pounds a year for the local economy by attracting diving enthusiasts. 5) The sunken ship would attract divers from across Europe and there will be facilities for able-bodied and disabled divers

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    Innocent or Not? Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “A man who was completely innocent‚ offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others‚ including his enemies‚ and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.” In 1996‚ Richard Alexander was held in connection to four sexual assaults in South Bend‚ Indiana. Richard was sentenced to 70 years in prison‚ but was released after only serving three years. According to innocentproject.org‚ “Richard was charged with two counts of robbery‚ two counts

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    Entfin II: Case Analysis – Innocent Drinks (9-805-031) Case Analysis: Innocent Drinks Entfin II: Case Analysis – Innocent Drinks (9-805-031) TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents ............................................................................................................. II 1 2 3 4 Background information about Innocent Drinks .....................................................1 Background information about the beverage industry ................................

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