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    1.1 Why Do People Communicate? People communicate in many different ways and also for many different reasons. There are a wide variety of ways in which people communicate however there are specific reasons as to why each individual does. For example: to give information to another individual to receive information from another individual to give instructions to another individual to retrieve information from another individual to discuss certain situations among individual(s) to make individuals

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    soldiers facing charges for minor offenses‚ In 9 months he successfully plea bargained more than forty cases. This made his very popular among the high ranking officials. Galloway asked captain west if she could represent dawson and downey in the murder case of santiago. He informed her division would assign another counselor. Later that day she met the new lead defence counsel‚ kaffee. The role of the defense counsel in the court system is to argue on behalf of the defendant‚ the person or persons

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    Criminal Case Defense Analysis Criminal Case Defense Analysis When a person gets arrested for a crime‚ that person will remain a suspect until proven guilty otherwise in court. This person will then have the chance to avail himself with the best legal representation available. “A defense consists of evidence and arguments offered by a defendant and his or her attorney(s) to show why that person should not be held liable for a criminal charge” (Schmalleger‚ 2010). Generally speaking

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    91 Is “Thinking Like a Lawyer” Really What We Want to Teach? Nancy B. Rapoport1 “You come in here with a head full of mush and you leave thinking like a lawyer.”2 Every law professor‚ and almost every law student‚3 is familiar with this quote from the movie The Paper Chase. Whenever law faculties are asked what it is that they intend to pass on to their students‚ the phrase “thinking like a lawyer” is the first thing that they say. 4 Often‚ that is the only thing that they 1. © Nancy B

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    Mercy to the criminal may be cruelty to the people "Mercy to the criminal may be cruelty to the people." -- Arab proverb Depending on the offense‚ this quote bears a lot of truth. Should murderers be given a lesser sentence because they were deprived as children? Maybe they were molested and abused and no one of value gave them the right direction. Then there are molesters. Nine out of ten times a molester was at one point molested. There are very few cases where the murderer was

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    Following is an example of criminal law case that occurred in a business environment. Bio-diesel Fuel Company Titleholder Punished to 188 Months in Federal Jail for Misconducts Linked to Unlawful Fuels Scheme (Texas) Jeffrey David Gunselman is punished to 188 months in federal jail‚ and a fine of $175‚000 is charged and is ordered to pay more than $54.9 million in the case of restitution‚ following his shamefaced petition to an impeachment alleging 24 counts of money laundering‚ 51 counts of the

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    Bryant University Frito Lay‚ Inc. Sun Chips Multigrain Snacks Veronica Amus 11/18/2013 Major Issue or Decision In the 1980s Frito Lay had difficulty perfecting the healthier alternative to a snack chip. After releasing their product Prontos in 1947‚ which was a multigrain product‚ which did not last on the market for long‚ Frito Lay was on a hunt to create the perfect multigrain chip that consumers considered an everyday chip. There were many reasons why Prontos failed and those were

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    Lawyers For Children (LFC) was created in 1984 with the mission to advocate on behalf of children in foster care in New York City. LFC also advocates for immigration rights‚ mental health services‚ and victims of child sexual abuse‚ in addition to providing evaluations and education. Lawyers For Children has represented more than 40‚000 foster‚ adopted‚ and abused children and young adults. Lawyers For Children participated in the case Nicholson v. Williams‚ a class action suit "that forced the

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    Professionals in the criminal justice field have the discretion to make many ethical choices throughout their careers. These choices are so significant that their outcomes can determine the futures of those involved. An ethical choice that prosecutors have to make daily‚ revolves around plea bargaining. Plea bargains are negotiations for contracts between the prosecution and the defense in an attempt to get them to plead guilty ("Plea Bargain.”). The prosecutor offers to reduce the severity or the

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    WRITS IN INDIA  mandamus The purpose of mandamus is to remedy defects of justice. It lies in the cases where there is a specific right but no specific legal remedy for enforcing that right. It also lies in cases where there is an alternative remedy but the mode of redress is less convenient‚ less beneficial or less effectual. Generally‚ it is not available in anticipation of any injury except when the petitioner is likely to be affected by an official act in contravention of a statutory duty

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