American courts have carefully expanded mandatory disclosure by the prosecutor‚ especially with respect to disclosures of exculpatory evidence and impeachment material. Exculpatory evidence is any evidence that might exonerate the defendant at trial by either tending to cast doubt on defendant’s guilt or by tending to mitigate the defendant’s culpability‚ thereby potentially reducing the defendant’s sentence (David W. Neubauer & Henry F. Fradella). In Brady v. Maryland‚ he U.S Supreme Court held that
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Since there have been very few reported cases challenging drug courts jurisdiction or procedure‚ there is no valid argument against its procedures in terms of constitutional rights. However‚ questions expressed by both advocates and critics of judicial innovation and the different roles judges partake are seen to show the constitutional rights of drug participants are being overlooked (Lane‚ 2003). The broad question remains is whether proactive judges taking on the role of problem-solving can still
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The definition of an appeal according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeal‚ n.d.)‚ is a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court. The appeals process is very important to the legal system‚ and it includes many different factors and steps to the appeals process this helps the judge make the right decision. One of the main steps to the process starts with the losing side having to apply
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CJA 204 Courtroom Workgroup Courtroom Workgroup Prosecuting those who commit crimes is very important to the overall wellbeing of society and the citizens within society. Prosecuting and convicting criminals not only prevents them from committing another crime‚ it also serves as a deterrent to others that may be considering breaking the law. Many courts make up the judicial branch and these courts are responsible for applying laws made by the government. The courts are made up of courtroom
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of Georgia has approximately 350 municipal courts and five classes of trial-level courts: the magistrate‚ probate‚ juvenile‚ state and superior courts‚ along with two appellate-level courts: the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. In a magistrate court‚ warrants are issued‚ bail can be set for defendants‚ civil disputes such as violations‚ bad checks‚ landlord and tenant cases are settled‚ and minor criminal offenses are charged. In magistrate court‚ cases can be settled within the parties themselves
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Court System Shukeyla Jones CJA/204 November 01‚ 2010 Maxine Craig Court System The modern dual system of courts incorporates both federal and state or local courts. This system is the product of many years of gradual development. Outside this formally established structure‚ however‚ personal relationships between key court participants can guide court proceedings and procedures. This paper will examine the history of the criminal courts‚ the dual system of the United States and modify the
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American Court Running head: ARTICLE CRITIQUE PAPER ABOUT THE AMERICAN COURT SYSTEM Article Critique Paper about the American Court System Lonnie Norris Subject: Task: Date: Introduction The article ‘Competency to stand trial and to waive the Sixth Amendment Right to Self-Representation’ explores the mechanisms through defendants in the American court can claim self representation. Ordinarily‚ in the
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Adjusting to Terrorism CJA 453 October 6th‚ 2010 Adjusting to Terrorism Many changes have been made within the United States criminal justice system in an effort to combat terrorism more effectively however; many would argue that some of the changes are useless and racist. In many ways they are‚ but since the September 11‚ 2001 attacks‚ there was no other choice. For many years after‚ America was right on top of every suspicious person and or act. With the development of Homeland Security
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1ST SLIDE: Identity theft starts with the misuse of a person’s personally identifying information‚ such as name and Social Security number‚ credit card numbers or other financial account information. For identity thieves‚ this information is as good as gold. 2ND SLIDE: What do thieves do with a stolen identity? Once they have your personal information‚ identity thieves use it in a variety of ways. Credit card fraud: They may open new credit card accounts in their victim’s name. When they
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Criminal Law Paper CJA/354 Controversy Surrounding the Death Penalty Capital punishment has continued to be used as the major punishment for convicted felons for a long time now. However‚ it has been a subject of controversy in recent years and has been seen as an inhuman mode of punishment in the modern era. This is because of the various legal challenges it faces and the methods used in executing the punishment‚ which include the use of a firing squad‚ lethal injections
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