sexual offences the safety of victim and children must be considered. CPS will only begin a prosecution when both these tests are met. CPS DECIDE NOT TO CHARGE‚ TO DROP OR ALTER A CHARGE If the CPS makes the decision to not to charge the perpetrator or decides to drop the charges or maybe alter the initial charges‚ they should inform the victim within one day if they are considered to be an intimidated witness and within five days for all other victims. In sexual offence cases if CPS drops or substantially
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I. TESTAMONIE: * From Witnesses: * Witness heard fighting between boy and father at 8pm * Witness saw boy run out of building after fight * Witness heard boy yell “I’m going to kill you” at 12:10 A.M. * Witness heard body fall a second later * Witness saw boy run down stairs and out of building * Witness from across street‚ 60 feet away‚ divided by an “L” line‚ saw boy stab his father in a downward motion through her bedroom window‚ looking through the windows of the last
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: to lie about age unless age is a key factor in proving the case. Perjury can be used as a threat. Although‚ perjury is a very serious crime under state and Federal laws‚ and while prosecutors often threaten prosecution‚ the member of actual prosecution for perjury is tiny. The prosecution of perjury stemming from civil law suits are particularly call. This is because it is difficult to prove that someone is intentionally misstating a material fact‚ rather than simply testifying honestly from faulty
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dismissed for some of the more serious offenses. Although highly controlled by the prosecution‚ the Grand Jury is not to be tampered with or manipulated by the prosecution. Any attempt by the prosecutor to manipulate or malfeasance in the judicial system should be reported by the Grand Jury (Johnston‚ 1974‚ p. 160). It is this manipulation of this asset that can turn the Grand Jury into a (tool) for the prosecution instead of a patriot for justice. As in the case of State v Joao where prosecutorial
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SCOTTISH LEGAL SYSTEM Contents Page Introduction Terms of Reference Procedure Findings Conclusion References/Bibliography Appendices Introduction: I. The role of the police in Scotland * The role of the procurator fiscal service in Scotland * The role of the Lord Advocate and the Crown Office * 1. Terms of Reference * Your first task is to investigate the role of the police. Answer the questions and attempt the exercise
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for the poor‚ that they were being fed and living in a house. That is big evidence because it’s true they gave the poor a huge house to live in and they didn’t leave them starving like they used to be they were fed. Major arguments from the prosecution is That they were not working a normal life‚ yeah they were given a house and food and a paying job but the hours they worked was not ok. The people worked so much that they couldn’t live the life they wanted to because they were too tired from
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about justice gone awry. THE INNOCENT MAN paints a picture of a seriously flawed criminal justice system. While virtually no component of the system portrayed in the book emerges unscathed‚ it is the police who look particularly bad‚ with the prosecution running a close second. The police did a reasonably good job of investigating the murder scene (although at trial‚ Williamson’s defense attorney pointed out in his cross-examination of one of the primary
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23 years he was alive. The judge instructs her not to answer that question and the prosecution’s objection is accepted‚ the jury is also told to disregard the last question. The second witness is Sheriff Walls who is black‚ which is important because blacks tend to help out other blacks as you’ll see. Prosecution just asks the sheriff to I.D. the murder weapon and to tell whether or not the prints matched the prints of Lee and they did. Next‚ the defense asks the sheriff arrested Cobb before the
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suspect in the case and was arrested on February 28‚ 1999 and charged with first-degree murder. Throughout the trial‚ the prosecution claimed that Syed was so broken after the break-up‚ that he murdered Lee out of rage. Lee’s diary was brought in as evidence as she wrote about Syed’s behavior after the break up and details of their relationship. The prosecution also summoned a witness that spoke of Syed’s suspicious behavior‚ leading up to and after the murder. There were several pieces of key evidence
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families‚ and the starting of a slave uprising. The Prosecution made several key points. Their first witness‚ William Wilberforce‚ was able to nonviolently stop the slave trade in Britain. Through his use of nonviolence‚ many people followed him. William stated that it was worth it‚ although it may have taken longer than if he had used violence. He said that if the process had been faster‚ people would’ve had to die. The Prosecution’s second witness‚ Levi Coffin‚ was an abolitionist and the president
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