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    Criminal Cases Digested

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    Case: Francisco vs. People Facts: Macario Linghon without knowledge went and sold to the shop of the petitioner Ernesto “Erning” Francisco the jewelries which was stolen by his sister Pacita Linghon to a certain Jovita Rodriguez. Sometime after the jewelries have been stolen‚ Jovita just discovered that the jewelries have been missing. She filed a complaint for theft against Pacita in the Counter Intelligence Group of the Philippine National Police in Camp Crame. Pacita was then invited for

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    Lawyer & Actuary “What’s your ideal job?” If I were asked the question I guess my answer would be lawyer/ actuary. As we all know‚ actuary and lawyer are usually the cores of a giant company. Many people would assume they are unrelated. Indeed‚ what they are in charge of is unrelated. Lawyers usually deal with external affairs such as law cases‚ while actuaries deal with internal affairs like investment valuation. However‚ as I was pretty interested in both jobs‚ I looked closely at them and I

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    Roles of people in organisations Directors‚ Managers and Supervisors all have responsibilities in the workplace as do grass root operatives. Directors are individuals with legal responsibility to the businesses‚ customers‚ employees‚ suppliers and shareholders. Directors The Directors typically create the business plans. Directors sit on the board because they have specialist expertise in a particular line of business‚ or because they have generalist experience‚ or sometimes more importantly‚

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    sanctioning Hitler’s rise to power. Although people are not aware of what the outcome may be‚ they still pull through. When one makes a mistake‚ others tend to cast blame. When one blames another person‚ others incline to be persuaded into believing invalid truths. An amalgamation of these two actions leads to a major problem in the justice system. By examining the burden of proof‚ the effects of corruption and relevant Canadian cases‚ one will understand that the criminal justice system if flawed and the wrongfully

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    Plea bargaining has become a common procedure in the criminal justice over the years‚ as it serve as a method of forming an agreement between the prosecutor and defendant in which the accused pleads guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence or reduced charge. Plea bargaining has become a prevalent method for several reasons. It benefits defendants in that it allows to avoid the time and expense of defending themselves during trial as well as the chance of harsher punishment. Plea bargaining also serves

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    How to Become a Lawyer

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    an upcoming high school graduate‚ especially what that person wants to do for a living. My future career is that of a lawyer. Granted becoming a lawyer takes a lot of work and effort. Once I have attended undergrad and finish law school I then can become a lawyer. Becoming a lawyer has many advantages‚ I can either argue for the applicant or defendant. My future career‚ a lawyer‚ is without a doubt a long-term goal that I’ve dreamed of becoming since I was in 3rd grade. Benefits are really great

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    Ways to empower people There are many ways of empowering people in the day centre such as using care values‚ promoting choices‚ communication‚ positive working practices and working in partnership with other people. Care values Care values can be used to empower the service users such as showing them respect. This can make them confident because their able to share their own beliefs and opinion respect would allow the service user to express themselves more openly. Care values also be used by providing

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    ------------------------------------------------- Young People in the Criminal Justice System Australian courts of law constantly deal with youth crime. It would seem that in the last decade young people have come up against the criminal justice system in increasing numbers. Public outrage at the antics and harm caused to the community by youth appears to be growing a tough approach dominating the media and public debate. (Edwards‚ 2011‚ p.5). The Australia Bureau of Statistics [ABS] (2010) notes

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    Five goals in sentencing; Punishment is one of the goals to sentencing. It is the infliction of pain upon someone and is considered retribution for criminals who commit crimes. Society uses punishment to keep criminals from being repeat offenders and therefore I believe it is a favorable from of sentencing. However‚ with the new three strikes law‚ I do not agree with some of the statutes that are being set forth. Deterrence is the hoping that others while seeing someone being prosecuted of a crime

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    Assessment 1: Are criminal cases won or lost on the evidence‚ or on the stories that are told. Word Count: 2500 The aim of this essay is to define the concepts of evidence and story telling by way answering the question of‚ are cases won or lost on the evidence or the stories told. To place the assignment in the correct context for the discussion‚ it will use illustrations from the cases discussed in lecture to describe the difference between actual criminal evidence and the stories

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