David is charged with grievous bodily harm and from the facts provided; he may rely on the defence of automatism. Automatism is when actions are carried out without the control of the mind‚ for example‚ reflexes. An act cannot be punishable if it is carried out involuntarily. Criminal liability requires voluntary acts. A successful plea could result in a complete acquittal. For this reason‚ the courts have narrowly interpreted the defence to make it difficult for defendants to rely on it. The defence
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The criteria and procedure for an involuntary inpatient detention‚ examination inpatient and outpatient placement is as follows. The term Baker Act allows for a person to be pick up and transported to a crisis receiving facility for an involuntary psychiatric exam. In order for a law enforcement officers to detain a person one of the three criteria is needed; first‚ the officer’s personal recorded observations‚ police may detain and transport a person for involuntary examination if there is a reason
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Alan’s offence: Involuntary manslaughter - involuntary manslaughter is when a person commits an unlawful killing of a human being without intending to kill‚ involuntary manslaughter is often caused by recklessness or criminal negligence as you can see in this scenario Adam admits the only thing he wanted to do was to frighten off Pete he had no intent to kill anyone (Regina -v- Meeking [2012] EWCA Crim 641) In this case the appellant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter of her husband on the
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Political and Social aspects of Freedom Freedom has multiple definitions and it can be perceived differently by different people. In a social aspect‚ some people might interpret freedom as the exemption or release from slavery (Burchfield‚ 1075); others might interpret it in a political aspect as an exemption from arbitrary‚ despotic‚ or autocratic control (Burchfield‚ 1075). Jim and Huck have their own definitions of freedom. They look at freedom as their path towards happiness and they overcome
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violated this act when she made Kiwanuka work twenty-four hours a day‚ yelled‚ screamed and threated Kiwanuka with deportation‚ which was enough to establish “condition of servitude”. The Thirteenth Amendment states that it prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude. See U.S. Constitution of the United States. In this case Kiwanuka had to work twenty-four hours a day and was not allowed to leave the house. She was kept isolated from other people therefore causing more emotional distress by not having
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In my essay I shall discuss Aquinas’ understanding that blame is excusable due to ignorance if and only if they are involuntarily ignorant. I shall outline Aquinas’ understanding of voluntary ignorance and involuntary ignorance as an excuse from blame. Then I shall analyse this view‚ and conclude that whether or not the individual is blameable can‚ in some cases‚ only be prescribed by the individual. Aquinas as a Neo-Platonist believes that existence is a good in itself‚ therefore‚ all things that
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Dear student The open book exam forms the first part of the assessment for NURS2097 Mental Health 2 and will equate to 20% of your overall assessment. It is an open book exam so you MUST read and reference every answer. No reference citation will be awarded 0 marks. Please make sure you have good in text APA style referencing as well as an end text reference list of all resources used. Make sure you have a cover sheet with your name and address on this paper. This assessment requires you
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contacted indicated 717 contacts on average per day in the Clubhouse programs surveyed (Potnick and Salzer‚ 2008). Researchers in this study also discuss another widely used‚ evidence-based model that is standard in Pennsylvania called the Partial Hospitalization Model (PHP) which encompasses community housing of clients‚ but involves clients spending up to seven days a week in a Community Mental Health Center or hospital setting (Potnick and Salzer‚ 2008). So this section of the study in essence compares
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The wages of the prisoners can be as low as $0.17 (Pelaez). These are not conditions expected of one of the most developed countries in the world. However‚ the U.S. has a precedent for this. The system of slavery created this precedent of involuntary servitude. The United States prison system is not only analogous to slavery‚
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has appealed to me in the way I can compare it to the Bible. As it seeks to promote individual liberties‚ I parallel how God gave his people freedom to his people by their free wills. Ideologies like around moral order‚ a stance differing from involuntary collectivism‚ and restraints on human passions convinced me of my stance in the conservative political party. Among the topic of an enduring moral order‚ as a conservative‚ I believe that moral truths are unchanging. Basic rights and wrongs like:
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