1. Before a court is permitted to allow a criminal defendant to stand trial‚ plead guilty‚ or waive constitutional rights‚ the court must be satisfied that the defendant is competent to engage in any of these activities. What is meant by competency? Describe the legal standard for determining competency to stand trial and waive rights in a criminal case. When the court mentions the word competency‚ they mean that the defendant should be able to understand the court system enough to be able
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Jalynn Jureczki Come at Me Broski Individual Policy Report 1: Texas Castle Doctrine “Stand Your Ground” Due: February 2‚ 2016 I. Introduction According to Texas law‚ it is legal to use deadly force‚ as long as that you acted reasonably and were justified in using force or deadly force‚ this law is known as “Stand Your Ground” (Texas Law Shield‚ 2016). Therefore‚ in order for you to be convicted of any crime‚ a prosecutor would have to overcome this presumption in order to prove that you did not
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Chapter 1: Summoned to a Different world‚ and the Fox Queen I suddenly found myself in a strange room. Beneath my feet is what appears to be a summoning circle. What is this game like situation? In front of me is a beautiful onee-san. Her breasts are considerably large. Her eyes are green‚ and alluring. And sitting atop her head are a pair of fox ears. “…..” ’Wait‚ fox ears!?’ Now that I look‚ she has a tail! Two of em! Is it cosplay!? Did I hit my head!? Where am I!? How did I get here!? I
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You may have been told that it is important to make your business‚ branding or your personality stand out‚ but do you really know what this term means? The term “stand out” actually originates from the year 1898 when a group of workers decided to stand out or go on strike. Today the term is associated with making yourself‚ or something‚ stand apart from others. In other words to distinguish yourself differently from those around you. Of course standing out from other people is not that easy to
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Stand Your Ground Law One law I will forever remember is the “Stand Your Ground” law. This law has been around for some time now but many people including myself have only recently learned of this law‚ because of a very emotional case in Florida involving ‚George Zimmerman” murdering a 17 year old unarmed boy named “Trayvon Martin.” Stand your ground law was actually passed October 1‚ 2005. Ironically Florida was the first state to pass (Stand your ground law) and now Florida is the state
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Stand Your Ground Law varies in language depending on the state. Some States have not yet adopted this particular law. Although there is no set definition on this law‚ the Stand Your Ground law means that under certain circumstances individuals can use force to defend themselves without first attempting to retreat from danger. In simpler terms‚ if you come into contact with someone who infuses danger upon you or others‚ instead of running away you stay and defend yourself. The main idea is self-defense
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Taking a Stand Many people try to do the right thing‚ but do they do it out of justice or the hope for fame? Some people strive to be heroes‚ not for the justice or satisfaction of knowing they did a good deed‚ but for the accomplishment of people knowing who they are and praising them for what they do. Taking a stand counts more than if you win in the end or not. It’s not the winning‚ but the taking part and taking action that counts. If someone does everything in their power to do the right thing
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Abolish Stand Your Ground An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind said by famous peacemaker Mahatma Gandhi. This law has caused people to kill first instead of trying to avoid conflict. If we don’t change the logistics of this law then we won’t know which side of the law that we stand on. The law is supposed to solve problems‚ not create them. Laws should provide as much clarity as possible‚ not expand racism and discrimination. Laws should always bring about the practical results
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could distinguish between the presiding parties in the courtroom‚ and he is able to assist in his own defense‚ hence he is competent to stand trial. However‚ as the prosecutor who took the case on said‚ by the spirit of competency Ralph did not meat the criteria‚ but by legal definition he was competent to stand trial. The 4 experts that the defense called to stand verified that Ralph is suffering from a severe delusion and that he did not know the nature of what he was doing and the consequences of
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Motherhood “I Stand Here Ironing" is composed such that has an exceptionally solid Feminist message as it portrays a solid female character. The mother surrenders everything for her youngsters‚ attempting to discover employments that gives more opportunity for her kids and their schedule. “She was a miracle to me‚ but when she was eight months old I had to leave her daytimes with the woman downstairs to whom she was no miracle at all‚ for I worked or looked for work and for Emily’s father‚ who "could
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