associated with the practice. First‚ it prevents excessive incarceration. Second‚ in minimizes anxiety suffered by the defendant. And lastly‚ in prevents damage to the case. A speedy trial also has advantages to the government. It assures guilty verdicts due to the minimized loss of evidence. It also keeps defendants from bailing out and committing more crimes. Although advantages of the practice were reviewed‚ it is still hard to state what a “speedy trial” is. In the case of Barker v. Wingo (407
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Knowing how to do an A Level Sociology Essay Assessment With reference to the present syllabus‚ there are three main skills being assessed in your essays. 1. Knowledge and Understanding (9 marks) 2. Interpretation and Application (9 marks) 3. Evaluation (9 marks) What Does This Mean? What this means is that for writing an essay is that the content (studies‚ names of researcher‚ dates‚ figures‚ concepts‚ although important need to be organised coherently‚ applied to a variety of social
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Outline the role or EITHER: Judges‚ Magistrates or Juries. Refer to the strengths and weaknesses of their role in the legal system. Jury service is something that a person may be asked to do within their life. A jury is made up of up to 12 people‚ who are chosen at random from the electoral role. It is illegal for a person to refuse jury service and could be fined of up to £1‚000‚ if they do so (www.direct.gov.uk). A juror can be excused from service but has to follow the procedure on the form
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how to behave around people less fortunate using proper manners. When Jem and Scout’s minds open up to more complicated things‚ they gain knowledge of things that they wouldn’t understand before. At the Robinson trial‚ Jem and Scout wait for the verdict of the jury. Scout becomes impatient‚ seeing
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ThI don’t think Audrey Sellars is entitled to self defense claim for the simple reason that what she did was in the heat of the moment and that the verdict that was handed down to her‚ the court had sufficient evidence to support that verdict of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the stabbing death of Johnny Mitchell. According to the state statute dealing with manslaughter: "§ 2903.03. Voluntary manslaughter. (A) No person‚ while under the influence of sudden passion or in a sudden fit
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don’t respect he law and serves for punishing or enforcing the law on them First‚ differentiate between the court process and justice. Justice is the end result of the court process‚ so that first has no further part once a verdict is reached. Justice‚ following a guilty verdict‚ is made up of the punishment that the convicted person receives‚ whether it be gaol or community work or whatever. The generally accepted reasons why this justice system is needed are: rehabilitation‚ or in other words
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the Rodney King beating. I have heard of the event on multiple occasions and the brutality that came about after the trial verdict. I only had knowledge of King being an African American man who was beaten by white officers. I didn’t know he was speeding and that it led to a police chase. As to the riots‚ I had known of the protests and the violent outbreaks against the verdict of the officers. Hearing of Los Angeles people stand up against such a case as King’s gave me a good feeling. I strongly disagree
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The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong Juries Sub-committee Consultation Paper Criteria for Service as Jurors This consultation paper can be found on the Internet at: January 2008 This Consultation Paper has been prepared by the Juries Sub-committee of the Law Reform Commission. It does not represent the final views of either the Sub-committee or the Law Reform Commission‚ and is circulated for comment and discussion only. The Sub-committee
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Ethics-3rd period Mrs. Shaffer Sam Vallance Ethics of Child Labor I. Intro A. During the nineteenth and early twentieth century child labor was a rampant problem with the advancements in technology. Then during the mid twentieth century‚ the United States started implementing child labor laws such as setting an age limit for somebody to work for pay and also setting certain health and safety codes at the work place. Despite efforts to prevent child labor‚ it is still prevalent in
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The Trial: I walked into the court room‚ and looked at the jury‚ they were all white‚ I knew that it would have to be a miracle to get the jury to come back with the verdict that Tom Robinson was innocent. But I had a plan. If the trial goes well‚ I will appeal against the verdict‚ and then the court case will go to another place‚ where the jury won’t be so biased against black people. The trial started and the first person who took the stand was the Sheriff‚ Mr Tate. The oppositions Lawyer‚ Mr
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