American courts have carefully expanded mandatory disclosure by the prosecutor‚ especially with respect to disclosures of exculpatory evidence and impeachment material. Exculpatory evidence is any evidence that might exonerate the defendant at trial by either tending to cast doubt on defendant’s guilt or by tending to mitigate the defendant’s culpability‚ thereby potentially reducing the defendant’s sentence (David W. Neubauer & Henry F. Fradella). In Brady v. Maryland‚ he U.S Supreme Court held that
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of the court hierarchy means that there are courts that are superior to other courts. One reason for this is if you are unhappy with a decision from a particular court you can appeal your case to a higher court. Another reason for the existence of the court hierarchy is the doctrine of precedent. This allows courts higher in the hierarchy to create a precedent that all lower courts must follow‚ making sure all cases are heard in a similar manner. Another reason for the existence of the court hierarchy
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given a life sentence. This man described‚ who was once a child delinquent‚ is like many other children in America who faced the same fate. Since the very first court case of a child murderer‚ the debate of whether children should be tried as adults has been a raging discussion. Joshua Phillips’ story is one that stands out among many cases of children tried as adults. It was November 3rd‚ 1998‚ in Jacksonville‚ Florida when 14-year-old Phillips was out in his front
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The history evolution of the federal courts began to evolve as early as the Constitutional Convention held in 1787. It was during the Constitutional Convention that a resolution was adopted that “a national judiciary be established” (Neubauer & Fradella‚ 2008‚ p. 65). Of course‚ there was considerable disagreement between federalists and anti-federalists. The disagreement surrounded the fact the anti-federalists feared that individual liberties could be weakened. According to Neubauer and Fradella
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generally viewed as the same as a guilty plea in open court. There are several ways a confession can be deemed unconstitutional. For example‚ from the previous sections we learned about the exclusionary rule. Which states that any evidence obtained in violation of the fourth amendment is inadmissible in court. In addition to that comes forth the “Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine” which states not only is illegally obtained evidence excluded from court‚ this is to include evidence that is derived from
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conscionability which confirms to be conscience. Unlike Unconscionable means unfair or unjust. In any law of a contract it means that the contract or the terms and conditions are unjust that the court will be forced to decline it. The contract should be found both procedurally and substantively unconscionable for the court to prove it unconscionability. (D.R. Horton‚ Inc. v. Green‚ 120 Nev. 549‚ 553‚ 96 P.3d 1159‚ 1162) (2004). Unconscionability can be described
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of my phone calls and emails within 24 hours. 23. I require you to keep me apprised of the status of my case and any new developments as they arise in a very timely manner. Do not represent to the prosecutor that I will entertain any agreement without consulting me first. 24. I require you to immediately provide me with a copy of any and all paperwork you send out or receive pertaining to my case and do so with ample time for me to consult with the necessary individual(s) to make decisions about how
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On a volleyball court‚ there are six key positions that are necessary in order to carry out a correct play and gain a point against the opposing team. The wide belief that the setter is the most important position due to all of their responsibilities is in fact true. Being a setter means that you have to make a decision about what play to go through with in a split second. As another player is passing the ball‚ you start to set it and that’s when your decision of what play you picked is shown.
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Criminal Court Cases What makes this country so great? Most people disagree on the answer to that question. Some say it’s the freedom of speech that we have. Others will say that it’s our ability to vote and elect who we want to lead us. This is all well and good‚ but what really sets our country apart from many others is our right to a speedy and public trial of our peers. Some governments in other parts of the world reserve the right to take any citizen right off of the street and place him
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existing court rules. Some jurors may have a hardship or family emergency that may prevent them from serving; this would qualify under the court rules as a reason for dismissal for cause.
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