Criminal Law You have the right to remain silent‚ anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney‚ if you cannot afford an attorney one will be provided for you. These famous words came from Miranda vs. Arizona‚ a Supreme Court case that took place March 13‚ 1963 when Ernesto Miranda was arrested by the Phoenix Police Department‚ who failed to advise him of his rights to an attorney and his rights to remain silent. This case has given alleged
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Criminal Court Systems are fundamental to the functioning of any state in the world. Criminal Court System is a system created with the aim of reducing crime rates by ensuring justice‚ encouraging public vigilance and winning the public confidence. Not only is the court system expected to be fair but also concerned with service delivery‚ transparency and accountability‚ thus birthing law-abiding citizens in a society. This essay thereby seeks to examine and evaluate the American Criminal Court System
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A left hook by Frazier knocks Ali down in the 15th round. Frazier wins by unanimous decision. Three months later‚ the Supreme Court rules in his favor‚ reversing the 1967 draft-evasion conviction. 1974 In January‚ he gains a measure of revenge from Frazier‚ besting the former champ in 12 rounds. Regains the heavyweight title in the "Rumble in the Jungle" on Oct. 30 in
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PREJUDICE DOES EXIST IN OUR MODERN-DAY WORLD By Ercilia Chapman March 12‚ 2013 According to Wikipedia the definition of prejudice is: “making a decision before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case”. Now that I’ve living in U.S.A prejudice seems to be all over the world. In our modern world people prejudge others for many things. People don’t respect others. They assume that being different is bad. People prejudge other because of their sexual orientation‚ gender‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ language
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In recent years judicial selection has become an issue of great debate with many different views and ways to make it better. In Texas‚ judicial selection is carried out by partisan elections where voters get to choose the judges and justices. This form of judicial selection has many advantages as well as some disadvantages. One advantage of judicial selection by election is that it gives the voters the power in the selection. This allows Texans to be sure that the selection process is kept “…out
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Cummings‚ a 1904 Pennsylvania Supreme Court case‚ the shareholders of a corporation had authorized the defendant shareholder to sell their stock. The defendant secretly negotiated to receive a higher amount for his stock than for that of his fellow shareholders. The Court concluded that
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Our country was called a democracy when we still had millions of slaves. Our nation today is called a democracy when millions of citizens never exercise their right to vote‚ a few hundred party leaders select our national political candidates‚ and only those who have million-dollar treasuries can run for political office with a reasonable chance of winning. Latin American military dictatorships are called democracies. South Vietnam with a single candidate for president during the Vietnam War was
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binding precedent means the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity. The doctrine of judicial precedent involves an application of the principle of stare decisis i.e.‚ to stand by the decided. In practice‚ this means that inferior courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by superior courts in earlier cases. This provides consistency and predictability in the law. RATIO DECIDENDI AND OBITER DICTUM The decision or judgement of
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Part A For the purpose of the report‚i visited Crown court and magistrate court.The court visit was for student to understand more of English court system.The report will create a reflective discussion on future legal studies. Part B The Lay Magistrates also known as justices of peace‚are judges that serve in magistrate courts .Magistrates do not have legal training or qualifications.In magistrate court‚ they sit by a bench of three or two.Magistrates are required to sit for at least 13 days/26
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Political Scientists‚ Thomas Flanagan and Roger Townshend explain the key to the big question: “Can a Native State Exist Within a Canadian State?” in the readings: “The Case for Native Sovereignty” and “Native Sovereignty: Does Anyone Really Want an Aboriginal Archipelago?”. The essay will outline and provide evidence to both sides‚ whether there could or could not exist a Native State in Canada. The document will argue that Natives are not organized enough to form their own government. Throughout
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