Abstract More and more we are seeing cases in the news that people are being exonerated after being falsely accused of a crime. Unfortunately‚ most of the cases involve DNA or other evidence finally being reviewed years after a conviction. There are now hundreds of inmates on death row who claim DNA tests or review of evidence would show they were not guilty of the crimes for which they were convicted. Logic suggests that untold numbers of additional innocent people have been punished for crimes
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generally viewed as the same as a guilty plea in open court. There are several ways a confession can be deemed unconstitutional. For example‚ from the previous sections we learned about the exclusionary rule. Which states that any evidence obtained in violation of the fourth amendment is inadmissible in court. In addition to that comes forth the “Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine” which states not only is illegally obtained evidence excluded from court‚ this is to include evidence that is derived from
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The federal court system is made up of 3 layers: the district courts‚ the circuit courts. These are the first layer of appeal. The final layer is appeal in the federal courts. There are 94 district courts‚ 13 circuit courts‚ and one Supreme Court throughout the country. The Supreme Court is the only court specifically mentioned in the Constitution; Article III mentions the Supreme Court. District courts were created by acts of congress. All the judges and justices are picked by the president
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When acknowledging case at the Supreme Court level it must be a case worth the argument to continue it. The Supreme Court is the highest court that a case can reach and doesn’t give the decision of the case but gives an opinion on what they believe is right and the lower court from which it came from decides what happens to the case. The Supreme Court deals with the highest level of cases and is the only court listed in the constitution (Federal Court Concepts). The Supreme Court is known for decisions
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What must be done to restore the American dream? SOWK-3201 I find myself asking what the American dream is. When I was a kid I always wanted to own a house I can walk all the way around. Growing up in a row house did not provide me that opportunity. The American dream may differ from person to person‚ but most of those would agree on the basic principles of that dream. We all like the opportunity to live comfortably and at a certain standard of living. Maybe
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Government Court Cases Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) 1. The Supreme Court had to decide if the state had power over the federal government in regulating commerce based on Article I Section 8. 2. Aaron Ogden was granted a license to run a steam-driven ferry monopoly in New York. Thomas Gibbons‚ his previous competitor‚ decided to continue running his ferries in defiance of the monopoly‚ so Ogden decided to sue Gibbons for trying to block his business and won in all the New York courts. 3. In this
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other human being‚ youths are prone to committing crimes and offenses in the society. Therefore‚ there rose an issue that these youths were supposed to undergo judgments just like anyone else would do. This led to construction of courts for youths who are between 11 – 18 years (juvenile court system). These courts are referred as peer courts or teen courts. More of concern any youth charged with an offense has the opportunity to undergo the hearing and sentencing proceedings of juvenile courts and should
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The Courts biased view of Fathers in Family Court Decisions Fathers in family court decisions are given less rights compared to mothers. Fathers should be allowed the same treatment as mothers in family court decisions and they should not be seen as less worthy of custody of a child. Mothers are favored because of the nurturing stereotype but this is not always true and is an incorrect at times. Women in today’s society are more likely to receive residential custody than fathers
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Volume (CM3) Diameter (CM) Radius (CM) M&M’S® Thickness (CM) 1 75 108 54 0.743 2 83 120 60 0.658 Table 2 – Direct Measurement Trial M&M’S® Thickness (CM) 1 0.642 2 0.741 3 0.683 Table 3 – Calculated Averages Method Calculated Average Thickness (CM) Indirect (from Table 1) 0.701 Direct (from Table 2) 0.689 Questions: 1. When you performed Step 2 of the procedure‚ you actually made a cylinder of M&M’S®. The cylinder was rather "smushed‚" and the
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Aluminum 2.70 Gold 19.3 1. An object has a mass of 57.7 g and occupies a volume of 21.65 cm3‚ what is its density? 2. An object whose density is 1.98 x 103 kg/m3 has a mass of 35.4 g. How many cubic centimeters does the object occupy? 3. A cylinder has a radius of 12.0 cm. It has a density of 15.2 g/cm3 and a mass of 100 g. What is the height of the cylinder? (Hint: volume of a cylinder can be calculated by r2h) 4. A friend shows you a gift
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