Assignment: Law of Evidence Question 1 The law of evidence aims to determine what material may be presented in court as evidence‚ by whom‚ in what manner and its probative value. Question 2 The onus of proof lies with the State to prove that the accused is guilty. Question 3 Real evidence is evidence in the form of objects or exhibits such as the murder weapon. Documentary evidence is evidence in the form of written documentary such as letters and contracts. Question 4 Evidential
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Penalty Should Exist The problem with death penalty is very controversial. People divided over how to punish criminal. When a person did something wrong or broke the law‚ he would get punished‚ such as warnings‚ fines‚ detention‚ fixed-time imprisonment‚ life imprisonment and death. According to his mistake how serious‚ he would be sentenced to which punishment. But some people thought that everyone has made mistakes. So we should just give a small punishment to criminal rather than death penalty. In my
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endless appeals. For justice to prevail‚ some killers just need to die. Another reason I think that Capital Punishment should be made illegal is that life imprisonment without parole serves the same purposes as this at less cost. Right now‚ to execute someone in The U.S it costs approximately three times the amount it would to have them serve a life sentence in prison. The money used to pay for the death row (including court appeals) comes out of the taxpayer’s wallets. If Capital Punishment was made
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An extremely treacherous and merciless Floridian murder‚ John Stewart Gladwin had just busted out of prison and is currently on the run. Born in Miami‚ Florida‚ this monstrous construction worker was serving an extensive sentence of imprisonment in the Woodblock Jail in Florida after the brutal murder of a couple. In the middle of a chilly night on November 13‚ 1979‚ 65-year old James Hart’s mutilated body was found lying on the floor in his room. The throat was severed by three cuts‚ the face
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proves that visitors have an overall experience that changes their views on prisoners and life in prison. Piche and Walby base their arguments off of two main ideas‚ the staging of tours‚ and the use of a scripted tour guide that enables stereotypes to be built. Piche writes: “facility tours students participated in appeared to be carefully scripted‚ thereby preventing any deeper discussion about how imprisonment is actually experienced by either prisoners or staff.”1. This is proved by the frequency
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Talwar and his wife Dr Nupur Talwar were guilty of killing their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and 45-year-old domestic help Yam Prasad Banjade aliasHemraj and sentenced them to life imprisonment under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The court further ruled that the couple would have to serve a concurrent term of five years imprisonment each for concealing and destruction of evidence and another year was handed to Rajesh for filing a false FIR. As it were‚ the court’s verdict was on expected lines; the
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the tape proves he was assisting Bernd in suicide rather than murdering him. Armin is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. A later appeal would see him convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Since his imprisonment‚ he has become a vegetarian but Bernd will always be with
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MY FIRST TRIP ABROAD It was on a Monday morning‚ the 1st day of December‚ 2010.I had spent two years preparing and saving money for this memorable day. I was going to be my best moment after my wedding day. The whole village where I was born “Makupa”led by our local chief Mr. Ndoto‚ my brothers‚ sisters members of the Clergy both young and old men and women‚ no wanted to miss that memorable opportunity of escorting me to Jomo Kenyatta international Airport. One would have thought that there was
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the sentence lasts the whole life of a woman in the 19th century. Even now in the 21st century‚ many women still have no rights to make decision. The patriarchy lasts till now‚ although women’s right improves compared to 19th century. In the story‚ Mrs. Mallard feels free only after her husband has died. Chopin uses a direct and simple sentence to describe the love between them: “And yet she loved him – sometimes. Often she had not” (307). Mrs. Mallard has spent her life with someone whom she seldom
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then cases leading to life in prison. By minimizing these expenses more resources can be spent on solving and curtailing other crimes. My data/evidence: According to a California Assessment of Costs by Judge Arthur Alarcon and Prof. Paula Mitchell‚ the cost of the death penalty has cost the taxpayers of California over $4 billion since 1978. They also calculated a savings of $170 million per year if the Governor was to commute the sentences of those remaining on death row to life without parole. That
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