Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila THIRD DIVISION A.M. No. RTJ-93-1008 November 14‚ 1994 TERESITA P. ARELLANO‚ petitioner‚ vs. JUDGE NAPOLEON R. FLOJO‚ FELINO BANGALAN‚ Clerk of Court III‚ HERMINIO DEL CASTILLO‚ RTC-OCC.; LUCINO JOVE‚ Deputy Sheriff‚ respondents. Wilfredo O. Paraiso for petitioner. Tumaru‚ Guerrero & Tumaru Law Offices for respondents Judge Bangalan and Sheriff Jove. R E S O L U T I O N MELO‚ J.: Teresita P. Arellano‚ defendant in Civil Case No. 11-1041
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Incorporation of Chief Commissioner and powers of the corporation 4. Execution of documents 5. Appointment 6. Restriction on sale of badges‚ etc.‚ of the Association 7. Restriction on use of badges 8. Possession of badges 9. Wrongful exercise of authority by a Guide 10. False claims of connection 11. Prohibition of unauthorized organizations 12. Penalty 4 Laws
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trend against executions‚ Its abolition has been a fierce debate worldwide problem. This essay argued that death penalty should be banned. One of the main reasons for banning death penalty is that the death penalty is unfair. We know that the working class‚ ethnic minorities and other marginalised groups sentence the death penalty overwhelmingly. This happens because they have no money to entitled to a lawyer and use legal
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Chapter 16 was a very intriguing section of reading mostly due to the fact that I am currently taking a criminal justice class. It is interesting to see the different perspectives of mental illnesses and disorders when comparing textbooks and material that I have learned from both classes. Most recently‚ I have conducted research on the validity of eyewitness testimonies and the cognitive psychology behind it. I also had the opportunity to interview Dr. Robert Belli‚ a professor at UNL that focuses
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However‚ statistics do not support this idea as their murder rate is increasing every year and their prisons known as ‘Death Row’ are brimming with convicts awaiting execution. This brings me on to the idea that by re-introducing capital punishment we would simply be encouraging murder. If the country is allowing state sanctioned executions; how can we expect our society to grow up having the mentality that murder is morally wrong? Additionally‚ as we look to the government for moral guidance‚ allowing
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non-nobility was usually killed with an ax"(Burns). During the 18th Century BC‚ King Hammurabi of Babylon had a code that arranged the death penalty for 25 different crimes although murder was not one of them (Burns). The very first legal executions came in the United States was during the Revolutionary War against Great Britain. British soldiers hung the first person to die by the death penalty‚ Nathan Hale‚ for espionage (Farrell). The reason that I have included this history is to prove
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Helen Prejean Wallis Belcher In Prejean’s book‚ the Death of Innocence‚ she took and shared with the reader her hands-on experiences and eyewitness accounts of wrongful executions and death penalty sentences. She spent the entire book introducing the reader to two convicted felons and sharing their stories of their journey to execution. Prejean’s stance on the death penalty is almost immediate and clear; she is whole-heartily and passionately against the death penalty and is doing all in her power
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The collection and application of evidence have become essential to criminal investigations and prosecutions. Clear and convincing evidence could prove a crime that has been committed‚ establish key elements of a crime‚ target a suspect and someone associated with a crime‚ exonerate the innocent‚ corroborate a victim’s testimony‚ and assist in establishing the facts of what occurred (McEwen). Although evidence plays a significant role in prosecutions‚ there are still many cases involving misuse of
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Death by execution has existed as a punishment since the dawn of time. Although this has existed seemingly forever‚ the question of its moral side has also existed for that same amount of time. Killers kill innocent people‚ there is no question about that‚ but does that give us the right to kill these killers? I do not think so. Racism is often the force behind crime. Yet in a justice system that frighten equality‚ it too is led by racism. There is a lot of evidence indicating racial disparities
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Information Center‚ 2014. Print. Peffley‚ Mark‚ and Jon Hurwitz. “Persuasion and Resistance” [“Race and Death Penalty in America”]. American Journal of Political Science 51.4 (2007): 996-1012. Print. Radelet‚ Michael L.‚ and Traci L. Lacock. “Do Executions Lower Homicide Rate?” [“The Views of Leading Criminologists”]. Journal of Criminal Law & Ciminology 9.2 (2009): 489-508. Print.
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