As stated by Lord Chancellor Viscount Samkey[1]‚ it is essential that the prosecution to prove the guilt of the defendant in criminal cases. Hence‚ the burden of prove solely lies in the hands of the prosecution. The obvious reason to this is because everyone is entitled to a fair trial with a general presumption of innocence until proven against. The case of Woolmington v DPP clarified several uncertainties in regards to this area of the law. Here‚ Reginald Woolmington’s wife left him to
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Plaintiffs‚ vs. No. HERMAN A. SHULMAN Defendant. MOTION FOR A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WHEREFORE‚ the Plaintiffs sue the Defendant and demand a jury to try this case. The Plaintiff should be awarded Twenty-two Thousand Dollars ($22‚000). Both‚ the Plaintiffs and Defendant were residents of Davidson County‚ Tennessee on June 29th‚ 1993. COMES the Plaintiff and sues the Defendant in the amount of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25‚000). The Plaintiff was
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Unit 1 journal the law is a guideline for human behavior. The law is merely a guideline for human behavior. The study of our justice system should be viewed as a cluster of ideas‚ principles‚ and values about which reasonable persons can and do disagree. Judicial opinions construe the constitutionality‚ meaning‚ and effect of constitutional and statutory provisions. Most individuals agree that the most basic goal of the criminal justice system is to protect society from crime. Criminal justice professionals
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reflect the due process and crime control of the criminal justices. Plea bargain is an argument between the prosecutor and the defendant to plead guilty to a crime to receive a lesser charge or sentence rather than going to trial and getting a harsher sentence or charge. These bargains are another way for the prosecutor to have the defendant to testify against other defendants on other cases as well as the trail they are in. Plea bargains are another way to help reduce cases from going to trial. Usually
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) Defendant‚ ) JOINT PETITION FOR SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE NOW COMES Plaintiff‚ John Doe‚ without council and defendant‚ Sally Doe‚ without council and hereby petition this honorable court for dissolution of the marriage between Plaintiff and Defendant. In support of this petition for Dissolution of Marriage the parties state as follows:
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v. Virginia‚ U.S. 2002‚ and the court held that the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the eighth amendment prohibited imposition of the death penalty on defendants with mental retardation. In 2004‚ the court held in Tennard v. Dretke evidence of mental retardation is inherently mitigating in a capital case‚ whether or not the defendant has shown a nexus between his mental capacity and the crime committed. Blakely v. Washington‚ 2004‚ applied the reasoning of apprend‚ which involved specific
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There are two defendants: Richard Barnett‚ a #1 draft choice of the plaintiff in 1959‚ and Cleveland Basketball Club‚ Inc.‚ who owns the Cleveland Pipers of the American Basketball league (ABL). The defendant‚ Barnett‚ is currently under contract with the plaintiff. 2. Procedure This case was heard in the Court of Common Pleas in Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ which would be considered to be on the trial court level. 3. Law in Question The law in question would be breach of contract by the defendants. 4. What
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Plaintiff. ) ) ) v. ) ) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES‚ INC. ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) COMPLAINT Comes now the plaintiff‚ Justin King‚ by and through his attorney‚ states as follows: PARTIES AND JURISDICTION 1. Plaintiff‚ for all times mentioned herein‚ was and is a resident of Cook County‚ State of Illinois. 2. Defendant is a corporation with is principal place of business in Missouri and carries on business in Illinois
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desired that consequence of his act or not. ‘Thus meaning that a defendant’s motive/ reason for the act are irrelevant but the fact that the defendant decided to bring about the prohibited consequence is. Intent can be divided into two kinds as direct intent and oblique intent. Direct intent refers to a defendant’s aim‚ purpose or desire as it is where the defendant intends for
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talked to any of the defendants‚ it was considered a misdemeanor. I had never been inside a courtroom before and what I had in mind was somewhat similar to the actual courtroom. Across Judge Richard M. Goul‚ there was a table for the prosecutors‚ at this rape case trial there was a total of three prosecutors. At a separate table sat the defendant and his public defendant. Next to the defendant sat the bailiff. The bailiff was the one who would bring in and out each of the defendants form the holding
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