due to incompetence Observations/Impressions: Courtney Lee‚ a 20-year-old woman‚ the defendant in this case‚ was charged with first degree felony for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy ‚ a minor‚ she was dating. The initial bond was set at $5000 for each count‚ under the compulsory condition that she not be allowed around any minors. The case was taken back to court because the defendant dishonored the mandate of her release by being
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involves race-both the race of the defendant and of the murder victim. In response to this debate on race‚ in 1998 the death penalty information center published a study examining the sentences following the 667 murder convictions in Philadelphia courts between 1983 and 1993. These convictions included both the race of the defendant and the race of the victim. In the data table‚ when a white victim was killed and out of 121 white defendants‚ 14% of the white defendants were sentenced to death. The date
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Order VI‚ renumber rule 4 as sub-rule (1) thereof and insert the following sub-rule‚ namely:- "(2) In a suit of infringement of a patent‚ the plaintiff shall state I his plaint or annexed thereto the particulars of the breaches relied upon‚ and defendant if he disputes the validity of the patent shall state in his written statement or annex thereto the particulars of the objections on which he relies in support of such invalidity; at the hearing of any such suit no evidence‚ shall‚ except with the
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where he will be booked. The defendant will be given a bail if any. If no bail the defendant will wait in jail into arraignment. Once the defendant is at the court he will meet with probation to determine his financial situation. (To show if john is indigent or not). If not john will have to pay for if own counsel. The defendant will appoint counsel for arraignment. The defendant will be informed of the criminal charges (first degree murder) against him. The defendant will then enter a plea of and
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D E C I S I O N LEONARDO-DE CASTRO‚ J.: Before the Court are consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court‚ which arose out of two civil cases that were filed in different courts but whose factual background and issues are closely intertwined. The petitions in G.R. Nos. 1250781 and 1255982 both assail the Order3 dated May 20‚ 1996 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of General Santos City‚ Branch 37‚ in Civil Case No. 5617. The said Order decreed the dismissal
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to arrest someone‚ in this case‚ a man suspected of 2 homicides. After arrest‚ the defendant attends an initial hearing to find out what he is being charged with and if he will be granted bail or remain in custody. A defense attorney will also be assigned to the case at this point. The process continues to preliminary hearing where a judge decides if there is probable cause and if that is the cause‚ the defendant will then be formally charged and arraigned where he will give his plea and either make
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leading to a warrant and arrest. Following the arrest‚ bail is set and a preliminary hearing is scheduled. If the defendant is indicted‚ a trial date is set. Providing the defendant does not waive the right to a jury trial‚ a jury is selected and the trial begins. If the defendant is found guilty‚ a sentence is imposed‚ usually within a few days of the jury’s verdict. If the defendant wishes‚ he or she can then appeal the guilty verdict and sentencing‚ thus beginning the trial process again. Police
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University of phoenix Criminal Courts Criminal courts are a process. Most assume that all the action takes place when the trial starts‚ but this is not true for all proceedings. Most offenders will enter a guilty plea to comply with a prosecutors “deal” offered to the offender. What is considered to be a courtroom work group? A courtroom work group is a group of participates in a criminal trial. The participants can be divided into two categories: professionals and outsiders
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Law of Torts‚ MV Accident and Consumer Protection Laws II Interference with Goods TORTS RELATING TO MOVABLE PROPERTY o Torts affecting movable property are: § Trespass to goods‚ § Trespass ab initio‚ § Detention or detinue‚ § Conversion or trover. Copyright: Dr C J Rawandale‚ Associate Professor‚ SLS NOIDA 2013-14 2 a. TRESPASS TO GOODS o Technically‚ trespass to goods is known as “trespass de bonis asportatis”. o It means an unlawful disturbance of the possession of the goods by
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Sienkiewicz v Greif Facts Enid Costello died of mesothelioma in January 2006. From 1966 until 1984 she was an office worker at the defendant’s factory premises. The defendant manufactured steel drums and during the course of this process‚ asbestos dust was released into the factory atmosphere. Although Mrs Costello did not work on the factory floor‚ her duties took her all over the premises. In common with other inhabitants of the local area‚ however‚ she would also have been exposed to a low
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