defence on behalf of the British Soldiers because the Soldiers got attacked first and the Soldiers were just doing the jobs. The Boston Massacre was blatantly an act of self defence on the part of the British Soldiers because credible witness testimony clearly states that the British Soldiers got attacked first and the Patriots were armed. On March 5‚ 1770 on King Street‚ the Patriots were protesting but it escalated to more of a riot so British Soldiers were dispatched to keep order. Captain Thomas
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Many people lie on the testimony stand but not everyone gets caught. That depends on many factors it depends on if the jury is biased like what happened in To Kill A Mockingbird. Bob Ewell lied on the testimony stand in comparison to real-world George Freeman lied for the same reason as Bob Ewell to protect themselves. People will do anything to save themselves or to benefit themselves. George Freeman and Bob Ewell from To Kill a Mockingbird are the same because they tried to save themselves‚ even
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In order to introduce the tape-recorded statements against Sanders‚ the declarant (Blair) must be unavailable as a witness according to Fed.R.Evid. 804. The statements by Blair fall under an exception to the hearsay rule‚ Fed.R.Evid. 804(b)(3)‚ which provides that when a declarant is unavailable as a witness‚ statements against interest are not excluded by hearsay. When a prosecutor seeks to introduce evidence of a statement that inculpates the accused‚ a number of courts require that statement
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App. LEXIS 4138 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 23‚ 2015‚ no pet.). In accordance with section 74.401 of the Texas Civil Practices & Remedies Code‚ "to opine on the standard of care‚ a person must (1) be ’practicing medicine at the time such testimony is given or [have been] practicing medicine at the time the claim arose’; (2) have ’knowledge of accepted standard of medical care for the diagnosis‚ care‚ or treatment of the illness‚ or injury‚ or condition involved in the claim’; and (3) be ’qualified
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ability to remember. 4. The accuracy of the witness’s communication of what he perceived. The cross-examiner may always inquire into these four areas without having any basis whatever for believing that there is any infirmity in the witness’s testimony. For example‚ one could ask a witness
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to be incredible. Therefore‚ the witness testimony will not be credible as well. Furthermore‚ if a witness is impeached‚ this does not mean that the witness will automatically be dismissed nor be able to testify. When you want to impeach a witness‚ you basically have to compare what the witness announces on the stand to what is said on their affidavit. In other words‚ you’re looking for the inconsistencies between their statements and their actual testimony. This could possibly result in the witness
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Eyewitness testimony accounted for a majority of the convicted while others contained forensic evidence such as fingerprints‚ blood evidence‚ and hair comparison. A small percentage accounted for informant testimony which were found to be inaccurate. When pertaining to the court of appeals results showed that defective evidenced was not reviewed effectively. Consequently
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state worker claimed President Clinton had confronted her sexually when he was serving as governor of Arkansas. She later filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on the president; which was followed by a federal court hearing. In President Clinton’s testimony‚ he denied having any type of affair with Lewinsky. Lewinsky also denied to having such a relationship. President Clinton and Lewinsky both claimed to be strictly co-workers and nothing more. Kenneth Starr came forward with compelling information
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Testimony Paper Instructions In Module/Week 2‚ you will be required to submit a testimony paper using 1 of 2 options. • Option A: If you profess to be “saved” as defined by this course‚ you will write your testimony of salvation. • Option B: If you do not profess to be “saved” as defined by this course‚ you will share your opinion of the salvation beliefs defined in this course. Liberty University’s Biblical Position on Salvation: You must cognitively accept 4 facts: 1. Agree
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murders of three young boys. These murders are now known as the West Memphis Three. Two of these boys‚ Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley‚ were put in extremely different circumstances that if switched‚ could have decided the fate of the case. If a testimony cannot be proven accurate or is not obtained by ethical means then it should not be accredited until proven otherwise. Damien Echols was an 18-year old boy from West-Memphis‚ Arkansas that was different than other kids his age. Damien had‚ what
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