Explain the work of lay magistrates (10 marks) The work of lay magistrates includes hearing applications for bail (bail act 1976) and for legal aid. Magistrates also sit in benches of three and hear all summary offences and the majority of either-way offences as a court of first instance‚ that’s over 96% of all criminal cases. The majority of either-way offenders opt for a magistrates hearing as they hope for a shorter sentence because the magistrates sentencing powers are limited to 6 months
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decade following 1812 as the “Era of Good Feelings”‚ but was it actually something good. The Era of Good Feelings was during Monroe’s presidency‚ during this time period there were no major conflicts between political parties‚ because the Federalist party had disbanded and the Democratic Republicans were in power. America had just won the war of 1812 and everything had seem to be perfect‚ but not actually. I disagree with calling this time period the “Era of Good Feelings” because of the Panic of 1819
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Crucible‚ Judge Danforth said ‚ “A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it” (Miller). This quote represented Danforth’s character as he has a very narrow form of justice‚ either right or wrong. This quote foreshadowed the sentencing of John Proctor. Although Proctor was known as a good man in the townspeople’s eyes‚ Danforth only sees his guilt and devilish ways. Some characteristics of being an effective judge is being fair‚ having courage‚ and impartiality. Judge Danforth
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February 5th‚ 2013 Is Lord Capulet a good father? In this day and age‚ the key essentials to what make a good father has dramatically changed since the days of Shakespeare. Back then‚ a good father showered their children with luxury‚ if they could afford it‚ kept them young‚ beautiful and presentable‚ and most importantly found them a good husband or wife around the age of fourteen or fifteen years old. In contrast to today’s modern world‚ a good father is one who not only cares‚ provides
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Hamilton County judges try thousands of cases per year. In an overwhelming majority of the cases disposed‚ the verdict stands as rendered. However‚ some cases are appealed‚ and of those appealed‚ some of the cases ae reversed. Kristen DelGuzzi of The Cincinnati Enquirer conducted a study of case handled by Hamilton County judges over the years 1994 through 1996 (The Cincinnati Enquirer‚ January 11‚ 1998). Shown in Judge.xls are the results for 182‚908 cases handled (disposed) by 38 judges in Common Pleas
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay As a guest editor I was asked to review and analyze Dee Dee Myers article “What class warfare really looks like”‚ and either recommend it or not for publishing in The Shorthorn. After considering all rhetorical appeal in Myers’ writing‚ I concluded that it should not be read at large by the UTA community. Therefore I must recommend that it should not be published in The Shorthorn‚ due to the fact that Myers states the gap between the super-rich and everyone else has steadily
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Hamilton County Judges 1 Hamilton County Judges try thousands of cases each year within the three major court systems of Common Pleas‚ Domestic Relations‚ and Municipal Court. This is an in depth look at the total cases disposed‚ appealed‚ and reversed over a three year measurement period. The purpose of this is to determine the effectiveness of the 38 judges as a whole and on an individual level with a sample case size is 182‚908 total cases over the three year measurement period. The overall
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their opinion yes but when that opinion is wrong and they start to spread fake rumors which come back to harm the person that they are talking about it making it something that should not be aloud. In this essay I will talk about why people should not judge a book by its cover and how people should not be judged by the group of people they are around. The many people who have the problem of getting judged are the people who grew up in families that have little to no money and are fighting everyday
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the role of the magistrates court in determining the appropriate venue for the trial to take place. There are over 12‚000 different criminal offences1‚ which can be classified under 3 different categories. The first category is summary offences‚ which are defined by statute and are usually minor offences such as traffic violations and common assault and are all dealt with at the magistrates court. Approximately 90% of all cases are dealt with in the magistrates court‚ which in
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“My spirit takes journey‚ my spirit takes flight‚ could not have risen otherwise & I am not running... I am choosing.” Alike is an intelligent and poetically talented 17 year old girl. On the surface‚ Dee Rees’s Pariah (2011)‚ is the coming of age story of African-American lesbian‚ Alike. Growing up in a traditional household that is sexually repressed and a society that is hateful towards her for being homosexual she finds solace in poetry and academics. Through her plight‚ the film intelligently
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