The principle of "innocent until proven guilty" should not be taken lightly. "Presumption of innocence" means to stress that the prosecution has the duty to prove each charge of the illegal/unlawful act beyond a reasonable doubt and that the accused bears no burden of proof. However‚ the notion of being innocent until proven guilty is not a right granted by the Constitution but is a part of common law. Ultimately common law uses former courts cases to make its determinations in regards to innocence
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Socrates: Guilty or Not? Socrates is one of the founders of Western philosophy. The dialogues‚ written by many of his students‚ such as Plato‚ represent a unique way of questioning how we should live our lives‚ and who do we aspire to become. He was a very intelligent man who was very concerned about ethics‚ being a good Athenian‚ and doing what is just. In Plato’s Apology the reader experiences all of Socrates characteristics as if they where sitting right there with
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1a. In this trial I would argue that Eratosthenes is fact non guilty. Section 11 of the Laws of Athens provide for the lawful killing of a seducer? Though it can be argued that Eratosthenes broke the law as he was seen in bed with Euphiletos’ wife there some things that are important to consider. The law states that “A kakourgos (lit. “Wrong-doer”)‚ i.e. a burglar‚ adulterer‚ footpad‚ or assassin‚ who is caught in the act may be punished immediately without a dagger by whoever wishes.” Now look
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difference in a mock juror’s sentencing. However‚ depending on the pretrial restrictions on the media‚ the pretrial publicity (PTP) may reach potential jurors‚ which may affect the jurors’ ability to objectively assess the evidence in the trial and to make an informed verdict. Hope et al. (2004) tested four hypotheses related to prejudicial trial publicity. Hope‚ Memon and McGeorge (2004) hypothesized that mock jurors that were exposed to negative PTP would cause an elevated rate in guilty verdicts.
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Mock Meeting Block A Script (10-Minute Fishbowl) Characters New Community Staff Partner (SP) Returning Committee Chair (Chair) New Logistics Chair (Logistics) Team Development Chair – Past Top Team Captain (Team D) Survivor/Caregiver Chair – Also a Survivor (SCC) Introductions Scene: Large table with chairs around the table‚ flipchart‚ and an audience; each character has a table tent with his/her name and role. All characters are at the table with the exception of the Team Development
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and put into jail. If the court decides that someone is guilty of a murder‚ then you will automatically assume that they’re guilty. Well in the podcast Serial‚ by Sarah Koenig‚ a man named Adnan Syed is convicted for the murder of Hae Min Lee. This podcast really makes you start thinking about who really killed Hae. With the evidence in the podcast‚ I have decided that Adnan is guilty. Adnan killed Hae because the‚ “neighbor boy” claims that he had seen a body been put into the trunk of a car by Adnan
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|STUDENT NO................................................................ | |examination room. |SEAT NO..................................ROOM NO.................... | [pic] MOCK EXM CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION Unit: ACCG340 Auditing and Assurance Services Date: 2011/2012 Time allowed: 2 hours plus 10 minutes reading time Total number of questions: SIX Instructions: o All questions to be
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury‚ we have heard the defence glorify Macbeth in an effort to cloud the horrible acts of murder that he committed. The question that we are here to answer today stands‚ ?is Macbeth guilty of the murder of our beloved king‚ Duncan?. Many questions cloud our judgement today. Did Macbeth have a motive to kill the king? Did Macbeth meticulously premeditate the murder of Duncan? Did Macbeth carryout‚ then cover up the murder of King Duncan? Ladies and gentlemen it will be
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Gluck uses strong diction to create vivid images in order to convey the hatred and helplessness that is the core of the character. Although the diction is relatively colloquial‚ there are some prominent words‚ which are utilized to exhibit the woman’s emotions. The first two lines of the poem are bursting with powerful lexis‚ "It is not the moon‚ I tell you. / It is these flowers..." (1-2). The woman hates men‚ and uses influential words to aid in her belief. The word moon suggests power. The subject
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Mock Collective Bargaining Exercise Michael De Jesus‚ Dave Zygiel‚ Jackie Moreland‚ Sarah Pinheiro‚ and Anne Rogers Eastern Nazarene College Industrial Relations BAM 58 August 7th‚ 2013 United Metal Products Workers Union Good evening ladies and gentlemen‚ my name is Michael De Jesus. I am the President of the United Metal Products Workers Union. On my side is the Vice President of the United Metal Products Workers Union Sarah Pinheiro. We are here today to represent the D. G. Barnhouse
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