a marriage. "Rape is rape regardless of your marital status‚" said Maria Luisa Ochoa‚ chief of staff to California Assemblywoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Los Angeles)‚ who is sponsoring a bill to toughen the state’s penalties for spousal rape. BACKGROUND: Spousal rape has long been ignored and has not even been regarded as a crime until relatively recently. Traditionally‚ U.S. law held that a man could not rape his wife because the marriage contract did not give her the right to refuse to engage
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her spousal privilege not to testify against her husband. The State then introduced into evidence Mrs. Timmeran’s previous statements to the police and to a sexual assault nurse. Mr. Timmeran subsequently filed a motion to quash the bindover. The district court denied the motion. Mr. Timmerman now appeals the district court’s denial of this motion. ISSUE: Does the admission of Mrs. Timmerman’s our-of-court statement inviolate Mr. Timmerman’s constitutional right or Mrs. Timmerman’s spousal testimonial
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Some reasons that a homicide investigation starts at the primary crime scene is mainly because the police are usually called to this location by the person who discovers the body‚ or‚ a witness to the crime‚ but it could also in some cases even be the victim. In homicide cases‚ the location where the body is discovered hold a great deal of physical evidence and serves as a starting point for the beginning of an official investigation. At this point it is safe to say that it is important to assume
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| Ethics with Homicide Investigations | | 7/12/2010 | | If any part of the homicide investigation is rushed or pushed through without being handled in a thorough and professional manor‚ the case may be thrown out of court or a wrong suspect convicted under false pretenses. Homicide investigators must follow guidelines and be ethical at the same time to properly handle a case and have proof enough to prosecute the suspect. The prosecution must also be fully ethical and professional
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defensive homicide under the Crimes (Homicide) Act 2005 Under defensive homicide in the crimes act (2005)‚ A person who‚ by his or her conduct‚ kills another person in circumstances that‚ but for section 9AC‚ would constitute murder‚ is guilty of an indictable offence (defensive homicide) and liable to level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum) if he or she did not have reasonable grounds for the belief referred to in that section. Explain the law of self defence in relation to homicide cases
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Homicide Detective? By: Chauncey Jones Intro to Criminal Justice 12/10/2012 Training required becoming a detective: Like most police officers‚ homicide detectives must go through a period of training at a police academy or other training institution before they are qualified to work as
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July 17‚ 2013 CRJ Mr. Burk Research Paper A True Homicide Detective Life as a homicide detective can be tough being a detective is not saying you did it; it’s about your life being on the line every single day. It’s about putting away those bad people who have harmed the innocent. A detective is investigator‚ either a member of a police agency or a private investigator. I plan to be a homicide detective on day. In order to become a homicide detective I must attain a bachelor’s degree in Criminal
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Homicide Investigations Identifying Best Particles There is a decline for clearance rate of homicides reported police departments. According to homicide investigations identifying best particles by Timothy G.KEEL‚ M.S. Now law enforcement is questioning about such issue. Also the law enforcement is questioning about such issue. The law enforcement is questioning
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America and Homicide The United States has been a world leader in homicide for centuries. Indeed‚ “since the early 19th century ...[America has been] the most homicidal country in the Western world” and holds that title today (Kelley‚ 2009). In a 2007-2008 list of 31 nations‚ only two nations‚ Mexico and Chile‚ had higher homicide rates (Comparison‚ 2010). Nations with higher populations‚ such as India and China have fewer homicides (Comparison‚ 2010). Further‚ a nation such as Japan‚ which has
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Shayna Epps February 22‚ 2010 Dr. Mitchell Mackinem SENIOR RESEARCH MARITAL RAPE Introduction The topic the researcher has chosen to perform research on is marital rape. The researchers question is “is the perception of marital rape different based on gender?” There are many notable cases and reports on this act‚ yet there seems to be an uncertainty about whether this should be considered rape or not. It is believed by sociologist that the physiological trauma that can be caused upon these
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