I found the testimony of Alice Jones to be very helpful in my decision. The witness knew the defendant very well over the course of eight years she says. She knew of her depression and her drinking she even has a similar statement to that of Dr Bloom stating‚ “ She started drinking to overcome her depression‚ but this just made things
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to court with little to no evidence’s. In the research I have done they show that there are so many people in prison due to wrongful convictions. The studies show as well that a good portion of them have been put away on nothing more than “an eye witness” account. We all know “you” have a job to do but wouldn’t it be better if that job was done with all the evidence’s and correct information to make a rock solid case? How can we be completely sure the investigators’ gathered all the information need
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opposed to the investigative process and/or biased against the examining party. The reasons for their opposition might include their lifestyle or they may have a close relationship with the alleged perpetrator and intend to appear in court as a defense witness. Some of these witnesses may simply refuse to cooperate with the police‚ others might provide false information intended to support the alleged perpetrator’s account. Records must be kept of all interactions with hostile witnesses‚ regardless of
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actions. In Twelve Angry Men a group of twelve ordinary citizens are faced with an important choice whose consequence is the fate of a sixteen-year-old boy accused of killing his father. Initially deemed an open-shut-case‚ throughout the play we witness the jurors‚ under the direction of Juror 8‚ slowly break down the evidence and testimony on which they later base their final verdict. Each juror with his unique approach to reasoning raises important arguments‚ suggesting both the innocence and guilt
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been compromised is not accepted. Make sure that the evidences must be credible and competent. Witness is a person who observed the signing or execution of legal documents or instruments and verified it authenticity by putting his or her signature on it. Witness or eye witness is one who testified what they perceived through his or her sense like seen‚ hearing‚ smelling and touching. In law‚ a witness is someone who either voluntarily or under compulsion provides testimonial evidence either oral
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of going about certain things this could be how they act‚ what they do and what they believe‚ this is shown in the film witness set in 1985 an America thriller film directed by peter weir and starring Harrison for and Kelly Mcgillis. The conflicting notions and difference between cultures is carefully represented throughout Peter Weir’s superb and full on moving film ‘Witness’ in which two different worlds with two different value systems are deeply presented to us viewers. John book is from the
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References: Doyle‚ James M. "True Witness: Cops‚ Courts‚ Science ... - James M. Doyle." Google Books. Web. 08 Nov. 2011. <http://books.google.com/books?id=vFx43Hmm4nMC>. "Eyewitness: How Accurate Is Visual Memory? - CBS News." Breaking News Headlines: Business‚ Entertainment & World
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v. Washington Analysis Janilsa Alejo de Smith Wilmington University Crawford v. Washington Analysis Cross-examination is critical during litigation. Many cases have to be proven based on solely witness testimony because of the lack of physical evidence. Therefore‚ the responsibility of a witness to tell the truth relies on methods to encourage witnesses to maintain their credibility. According to Gardner and Anderson in their book Criminal Evidence: Principles and Cases‚ the witnesses must take
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Azraa: 3‚ 2‚ 1 and... ACTION! Aliza: welcome to Camelot’s daily news. Today I Aliza Khot and Paige Raybould will be reporting this week’s news. Over to you Paige with the latest weather forecast. Paige: thank you Aliza‚ the forecast for today will be sunny until the afternoon when it will become slightly cloudy in the south but for the rest of England it will stay warm. Back to you Aliza. Aliza: as many of you have heard there has been some astonishing news reports of a women found dead floating
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perpetrator’s face clothing etc. However the participants in the control conditions witnessed the same person but only in a peaceful situation and the participants were able to recognise the man when given 50 photos. When we examine real life eye witness testimony recall however‚ there is excellent recall of detail‚ and the weapons-focus effect was not supported. Yullie and Cutshall (1986) conducted a natural experiment on 13 out of 21 bystanders who had witnessed a violent shooting 4-5 months previously
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