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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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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The "Stand Your Ground" statute states that “a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force‚ including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony” (Sherman). Many people will say that
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Being Alone There are many different feelings about being alone.. These are three very different excerpts by Lillian Morrison‚ about people who have felt being alone in three completely different ways. There are similarities and differences in the way the characters view being alone. First‚ In “ The Sidewalk Racer”‚ the person is happy to be alone. He/she says‚ “ I am the one‚ the only single engine”. He/she is excited to be alone‚ and proud he/she can do things on his/her own. Because he/she
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Amanda Belzowski’s Lemonade Stand A 15 year old girl that is a passionate volunteer‚ philanthropist and inspirational speaker has an unfinished mission to inspire other youths to follow their dreams. Amanda Belzowski’s lemonade stand has raised over $150 000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation‚ Save A Child’s Heart and Sick Kids Hospital. Her Beginning In 1998‚ at the age of 2‚ Amanda and her family were on a bike ride for the Heart and Stroke Ride in Toronto. After the fundraiser‚ they stopped
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doubt that my Cross Country team works the hardest out of every sport. I don’t know another sport that can run 26 hills back to back at 80-90% speed/effort. Maybe wrestlers‚ but they are kind of crazy. But this hard work is what separates the winners and the losers. Too often do I see runners‚ exclaiming someone’s fast time‚ but then degrades it with a remark like “They’re just born athletic”. While many people are built differently or are “naturals” at certain things‚ this totally negates the
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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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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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