legal proceeding that could subject one to criminal prosecution. 3. There are several situations in which a witness can be compelled to provide testimony that concerns his or her own criminal activity. What are they? 10pts *Testimony *Compulsion *Self-incrimination 4. What is the difference between absolute immunity and use (including derivative use) immunity? 10pts *Absolute Immunity bars the government from prosecuting the witness for crimes revealed through compelled testimony
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the "witnesses" are liars. Some make valid points and I know without a doubt in my mind that Captain Preston is an innocent man and that his men were provoked. As I listened to the witnesses‚ here is what I came to believe: The witnesses for the prosecution have very different stories as do some of the witnesses for the defense. Ebenezer Hinkley testified to the fact that the crowd became rowdy and accosted to guards with sticks and other flying objects. He claims he saw Montgomery gets hit before
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Jamie Fitzgerald | Legal Studies Assessment | Human Trafficking & Slavery | 3/26/2011 | Human Trafficking Human trafficking is as described by Wikipedia as the illegal trade in humans for the use of sexual exploitation or forced labor. Human Rights is considered as modern-day slavery. The responses and effectiveness of legal & non-legal responses have varied. The exact extent of the growth of the industry is unknown due to the illegal methods of trafficking and differentiation
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line where a cop is quoted as saying “he ain’t no Gentleman Jim”. This is referring to a nineteen-forties movie called Gentleman Jim starring a white boxer. The picture of a boxer to them was that of someone white and entirely straight laced. The prosecution then used this common public sentiment to further convince the jury that Carter had to have committed the
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sentencing of the defendant The singling out of an individual for prosecution based on that person’s race of religion is known as selective prosecution. Disruptive courtroom behavior by defendants‚ witnesses‚ and spectators is most likely to be encountered in political trials where there may be support for the cause the defendants claim represents. False‚ Once a physician offered by the prosecution as an expert witness testifies to his or her qualifications‚ cross-examination as to those
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fact in issue and of such other facts as may be declared admissible and relevant as was considered in the case of Uganda v David Kamugisha1‚ where an application was made by the defense counsel to tender in a letter purportedly written by a witness. The witness however denied knowing how to read and write or even being a girl friend to the accused. The issue was whether this letter was admissible in evidence. It was held that admissibility of any piece of evidence depends on whether it was relevant
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three loud thumps on Kaelin’s bungalow wall. He went ahead and produced a witness who confessed that she had seen Simpson’s car parked outside the house at the time the murders were taking place. This was contradicting Parks claim that the Bronco was nowhere to be seen near the house. After a close cross-examination of the witness’s testimonies‚ prosecutor Clark declined to present them to the jury (Hastie 197). The witness was forced to accept her uncertainty of the precise time she saw Simpson’s
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matter where I looked there was a person I and I didn’t want to stare too long or else they would think I was looking at them when in fact I was thinking about what the defense/prosecution were talking about and how I was to respond when there was an objection. As well‚ while Prosecutor M.Warren was argueing/badgering the witness‚ I was waiting for one of the defensive lawyers to object. They did object‚ but by the time they did the prosecutor was already in her seat and had finished. I had no other
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EVIDENCE We must develop the ability to apply principles of cases also to other parts of the work The case of S v Nel (mother doing washing and dagga was sold to the accused) deals with a trap and secondly with the relevance of evidence because they wanted to call the mother of the accused to testify. If you know the case‚ the case can be used as authority for other sections of the work as well – should not be restricted only to the specific section of the work. Also the case of Holtzhausen
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There may be :- * impartiality of judicial officer. * preliminary objections * applications as to trial * jurisdiction * defects in charge * no locus standi Impartiality of judicial officer: S439: any magistrate must preclude himself from trying a case where he has personal interest in it. Case: Mohd Ghazali Ibrahim – accused was the presiding magistrate’s brother. Magistrate discharged him. High court set aside the order and ordered a retrial before another magistrate
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