1. Before a court is permitted to allow a criminal defendant to stand trial‚ plead guilty‚ or waive constitutional rights‚ the court must be satisfied that the defendant is competent to engage in any of these activities. What is meant by competency? Describe the legal standard for determining competency to stand trial and waive rights in a criminal case. When the court mentions the word competency‚ they mean that the defendant should be able to understand the court system enough to be able
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Gulf Coast (New York: HarperCollins‚ 2006); and Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Washington‚ DC: GPO‚ February 1‚ 2006); Christopher Swope and Zach Patton‚ “In Disaster’s Wake‚” Governing (November 2005); “Four Places Where the System Broke Down‚” Time (September 19‚ 2005); “How Bush Blew It‚” Newsweek (September 19‚ 2005); David Brown‚ “Live by the Rules‚ Die by the Rules‚” Washington Post National Edition (October 9‚ 2005); Spencer S
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honour‚ I stand before the courts to appeal for justice for my client‚ the young Prince Hamlet who is accused of murdering our Principal Secretary of State‚ Polonius‚ in cold blood. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury‚ the prosecution have presented a flimsy case against the prince; most significantly they failed to mention the fact that my client‚ Hamlet‚ may indeed have been clinically insane at the time of the Principal Secretary of State’s murder. If my client is found to be unable to stand trial on
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want to live if I could not perform. It’s in my will. I am not to be revived unless I can do an hour of stand-up “(Quotes.Rivers). Comedians often say that stand-up is an art form. It is on the spot‚ impromptu‚ and for some‚ comedy is a way of life. The thought of making others laugh‚ gets them through the day. Female comedians ted to make jokes about different aspects of life‚ than do male stand-up comedians. Some female comedians rely on “potty” humor. These comedians typically do not care who they
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MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS Managers spend their days juggling projects‚ people‚ and problems. Good managers have learned how to balance them. They complete projects successfully and on time‚ guide and support their employees‚ maintain good relationships with customers‚ and solve problems quickly and decisively. Less effective managers often get bogged down and sidetracked. A good manager recognizes challenges and finds ways to solve them. Less effective managers may not even recognize
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Homework Task By Gillian Ferguson The film Stand By Me directed by Rob Reiner explores ideas of both physical and inner journeys. The plot revolves around four 12 year old boy’s journey to find the body of a missing boy. Through this quest each of the characters goes through an inner journey and grows emotionally. The filmmaker uses a variety of techniques to illustrate the theme of journey including voiceover narration‚ metaphors and flashbacks. The film is told through voice-over narration
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You may have been told that it is important to make your business‚ branding or your personality stand out‚ but do you really know what this term means? The term “stand out” actually originates from the year 1898 when a group of workers decided to stand out or go on strike. Today the term is associated with making yourself‚ or something‚ stand apart from others. In other words to distinguish yourself differently from those around you. Of course standing out from other people is not that easy to
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The Challenges of Swimming Most everyone has been swimming at least once in their life‚ but competitive swimming is more than just floating in water. Competitive swimming‚ from the inception in 1896‚ has greatly evolved to the sport it is today. It includes four strokes which are; Front stroke‚ Back stroke‚ Breast stroke‚ and Butterfly. Swimming is one of the hardest sports in the world because of the mental and physical attributions. On the mental side of swimming‚ there are many factors
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On Saturday‚ the Stand Up To Cancer (a cancer-fighting initiative) honored award-winning journalist Katie Couric for her dedication to cancer advocacy. The Stand Up To Cancer event was organized by Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon‚ along with MasterCard President and CEO Ajay Banga and his wife Ritu. PRN NewsWire claimed that the Stand Up to Cancer event featured special performances by the American actor‚ singer‚ and comedian Jamie Foxx‚ the music legend Tony Bennett‚ singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow
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could distinguish between the presiding parties in the courtroom‚ and he is able to assist in his own defense‚ hence he is competent to stand trial. However‚ as the prosecutor who took the case on said‚ by the spirit of competency Ralph did not meat the criteria‚ but by legal definition he was competent to stand trial. The 4 experts that the defense called to stand verified that Ralph is suffering from a severe delusion and that he did not know the nature of what he was doing and the consequences of
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