As a hobby for my spare time‚ I play poker. Texas Hold’em to be precise a game of skill‚ chance‚ and luck. This game can be a compotation‚ or just a way to have some fun with some friends. There are many different places to play holdem you can play at home‚ city leagues‚ or at the casino. Here are some basic rule and tips to playing the game; The game starts out by selecting a dealer‚ either by draw or setting posion. Once the dealer is picked and the cards are shuffled‚ and ready to start the
Premium
Court‚ Trials‚ and Sentencing: Due Process is a documentary explaining the court system within the criminal justice system. The American legal system is adversarial with two parties‚ the defense and the prosecution‚ working to prove to the jury their side is right. Overall the process of going through the court system is long and drawn out in order to make sure the person is guilty. From the initial charging to sentencing and appealing‚ there are a lot of steps the defendant needs to go through
Premium Crime Criminal justice Criminal law
INTRODUCTION The Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) of 2010 (Public Law 111-220) was an act by Congress‚ and became law on August 3‚ 2010 ( ). The FSA intent is to reduce the gap between the amount of crack cocaine and powder cocaine needed to initiate federal criminal penalties from a 100:1 weight ratio to an 18:1 weight ratio. The FSA also eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum sentence for the possession of crack cocaine (Reid 2012). The FSA replaced the controversial Anti-Drug Abuse
Premium Drug addiction Drug Illegal drug trade
First hand acknowledgement about Hobby Woman Unit in Marlin Texas‚ poor air circulation‚ medical care and service and poison water. In 2003 I was introduce to Hobby Hotel know as 76661 the hell pit. As stated in my research First hand‚ information and information from inmates that has been document in court filing. Hobby Unit was a place inmate died or wanted to die by the hands of other are taking their own lives. The prison were overcrowded and understaffed it was known that the staff did not
Premium Patient Nursing Health care
cThese all started out in Pueblo‚ Colorado at a place called Texas Roadhouse in the early springs in March‚ so you might be thinking why are you there well it was a day where i got to choose where i want to eat for my birthday‚and it was Texas Roadhouse because it is my all time favorite restaurant. I was so happy and the food that was made was making me hungry and I going grumpy because it was full and they took so long‚ until the food arrived‚ I have tried the steak‚ chicken‚ bread‚ mid boneless
Premium
Criminal behaviors‚ Punishments and Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System Abstract This paper will give the reader an understanding of criminal behavior and how it can greatly impact the offenders punishment‚ and sentencing in the criminal justice system. There are many mechanisms of criminal behavior‚ and many forms of punishing offenders. The background of an offender‚ will impact the decision of how long the offender will be sentenced‚ which will lead to the beginning of the correctional
Premium Criminal justice Crime Prison
History of the Death Penalty in Texas During the historical era in the state of Texas‚ the use of the death penalty was common and frequent; before 1923 districts carried out executions themselves‚ in the form of hanging. However in 1923 the state of Texas prepared every execution to be carried out by the state in Huntsville using the electric chair as the method of execution. The state of Texas put to death their first prisoner by electrocution on February 8‚ 1924 and there were four more executions
Premium Capital punishment Prison Death row
Alternative Sentencing Program of Washington state ILA The Washington State Legislature passed the bill “the Parenting Sentencing Alternative substitute senate bill 6639” in 2010 The legislation has created two programs to help parents of minor children get intensive supervision as alternatives to incarceration: Family and Offender sentencing Alternative (FOSA) and Community Parenting Alternative (CPA). “The State saw a need to address the issue of the increasing number of minor children
Premium Prison Family Crime
take me back to the moment when I wanted to mend the broken pieces of my life and fill the voids with a relationship with my father so bad‚ that I came so close to meeting him but God blocked it. I began to reminisce back on the moment I visited Texas for the first time in my adult life (and probably ever) and I just had my first son 6 months prior. During my pregnancy I struggled with thoughts of abandonment‚ not feeling loved by my father and ultimately‚ always feeling forgotten and unwanted
Premium God God the Father God in Christianity
In R v Hoyle (No 2)‚ the Court considers the sentencing of the offender‚ Arthur Hoyle‚ who was found guilty of an act of indecency without consent and sexual intercourse without consent. While determining an appropriate sentence‚ the Court had reference to three medical reports tendered on behalf of the offender‚ the authors of which each had “a different speciality.” The medical history of the offender and the subsequent diagnosis provided by the medical reports presented a unique challenge to the
Premium Law Jury Judge