Trial by jury is a legal proceeding in which the guilt or innocence of the defendant is determined by a jury. It is opposed to bench trial that all final judgments are made by a judge. In Hong Kong‚ as it is under the common law system‚ jury trials are used in serious criminal cases and also some civil cases‚ like murder‚ manslaughter‚ rape‚ civil fraud and defamation cases etc. In addition‚ the jury is formed by a group of eligible citizens which is selected by local population. The criteria for
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Page 1 Attachment Style and Relationships Emily Gold PSY/220 Alan Coffin Page 2 Part I: The three dimensions of love are intimacy‚ passion‚ and commitment. Passion is when a person or individuals feel strong emotions‚ excitement‚ and physiological arousal. Commitment is a conscious decision to stay in a relationship. This includes a sense of devotion to the individual who they are with or the relationship. Intimacy is a mutual understanding
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In recent years we have seen how the reality shows have increasingly invaded our screens‚ and there is something that captivates people to the point that change their way of life and are carried away by this "fever". Most of the people who watch this kind of shows believe that all what they see is real so they begin to feel identify with them. The audience imitates they behaviors and most of the time it is negative. They turn violent‚ irritable and susceptible to reactions. A big percentage of
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Attorney-Client Privilege: The Flaw on Our Justice System Abstract This paper explores what I think is the constitutional flaw of our criminal justice system‚ attorney-client privilege. Under certain circumstances‚ information possessed by an attorney cannot be disclosed to others without the client ’s consent because of the attorney-client privilege or certain other legal concepts. The attorney-client privilege‚ which dates back to the reign of
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Which type of surface will produce the fastest race time? Concrete‚ sandpaper‚ or gravel? If I race a remote control truck on a concrete‚ sandpaper‚ and gravel surface‚ I think the truck will go faster on the concrete surface. 1. Gather all of your materials. 2. Using your measuring tape‚ measure 12 ft in distance from the starting point to the finish line. Make sure your area is flat and dry. 3. Stick pieces of tape at the beginning and end of your track to form a clear
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Pros and Cons of Cloning The process of cloning has remained one of the most controversial topics as debates continue about the pros and cons of Cloning. Cloning which is the process of duplicating DNA or living stem cells can be dated back to over 200 years ago. The two most common types of cloning are Therapeutic Cloning and Reproductive Cloning. Therapeutic cloning is a process that specifies the use of cloning stem cells for the treatment of an illness or disability (Ham‚ 2007). Reproductive
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and this is seen as the western scientific approach to medicine and health care. The positive aspect of the biomedical model is that it has advanced technology and medicines available in western culture to help with serious biological illnesses. The other benefit of the bio medical model is that it identifies and treats the sick resulting in health restoration which has a positive impact on society.The negative aspect of the biomedical model is that it doesn’t take into account factors that contribute
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Sonali Shah Dr. Valerie Levy Honors English Composition 103 2 October 2012 Negative vs. Positive Connotations More often when we hear a word‚ the definition is not so clear; words in the English language have multiple meanings. For example‚ the word “gay.” This word is very ambiguous meaning either ecstatic or homosexual. Ecstatic obviously has a positive connotation while homosexual can be offensive. In a very similar way‚ Frederick Douglass’ essay “Learning to Read and Write” questions the
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What does the trial teach us about the jury system in Maycomb? The trial shows us that the jury system in Maycomb is corrupt and racist. ‘No‚ I don’t recollect if he hit me. I mean yes I do‚ he hit me.’ Page 190 This is in response to Atticus asking Mayella Ewell if Tom Robinson hit her. From her hesitation and contradicting answers it is clear that Mayella is not telling the truth and is creating a story to lead the jury on. Despite this‚ Tom Robinson is still convicted. This shows that although
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Answer the following questions: 1. If you had to describe our criminal justice system to a person who just arrived in the United States from a foreign country and knew nothing about our system‚ what would you tell them in three sentences or less? I would describe our criminal justice system as a structure made up of several different types of people such as police officers‚ judges‚ lawyers and juries who all work together to penalize people who have commited a crime. The police arrest people who
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