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    Braveheart Script

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    Braveheart (1995) movie script By Randall Wallace‚ final draft. magistrate It can all end. Right now! Bliss. Peace. Just say it. Cry out. “Mercy!” yes? ...Yes? The crowd can’t hear the magistrate but they know the procedure‚ and they goad Wallace‚ chanting... crowd Mer-cy! Mer-cy! Mer-cy! Wallace’s eyes roll to the magistrate‚ who signals QUIET! Magistrate (booming) The prisoner wishes to say a word! SILENCE. Hamish and Stephen weep‚ whisper‚ pray..

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    utilitarianism

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    utilitarianism one must consider the consequences of a certain action. So in this case the magistrate must weigh the pros and cons of the decision to execute this man. The magistrate must be a utilitarian because he decided to kill the innocent man in an attempt make the majority of people calm. Utilitarian’s also believe in the idea of attaining happiness or pleasure. Therefore making a decision to kill the man the magistrate must believe that it will make everyone happy‚ making it morally correct in the

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    Introduction to Courts in Malaysia Summary There are generally two types of trials‚ criminal and civil. The hierarchy of courts begins from the Magistrates’ Court‚ Sessions Court‚ High Court‚ Court of Appeal‚ and finally‚ the Federal Court. The jurisdiction of the courts in civil or criminal matters are contained in theSubordinate Courts Act 1948 and the Courts of Judicature Act 1964. Article 121 of the Constitution provides for two High Courts of coordinate jurisdiction‚ the High Court in Malaya

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    Criminal Procedure Code

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    CRIMINAL COURTS IN GENERAL 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Courts Courts to be open (Deleted) Criminal jurisdiction of Magistrates Offences committed within seven miles of the boundary of a State 4 Laws of Malaysia PART III GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER III AID AND INFORMATION TO MAGISTRATES AND POLICE AND PERSONS MAKING ARRESTS Section ACT 593 11. 12. 13. 14. Public‚ when to assist Magistrates‚ Justices of the Peace and police Aid to persons other than police officer executing warrant Public to give

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    Hierarchy Court

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    subject matter does not exceed RM50. - An appeal against a Penghulu’s decision lies in a First Class Magistrate. THE MAGISTRATES’ COURT (Two classes) 1. Second Class Magistrates’ Court - The Magistrate is not required to be qualified in law‚ and is usually a public servant or minor court officer who performs the functions of granting bail and mentioning cases. - In criminal cases‚ the Magistrate has jurisdiction to try cases where the maximum punishment is not more than 12 months’ imprisonment;

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    by all superior court decisions within the hierarchy. The Magistrates court is the lowest court in the criminal system; they do not create binding precedence and therefore are not bound by their previous decisions (Book1). The Magistrates Court is usually the first point of contact for approximately 97% of all summary offence cases‚ such as motoring offences‚ minor assault and low value criminal damage. The maximum fine that the Magistrates can impose is £5000 and/or 6 months imprisonment for a single

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    it is an adversarial approach in attempting to resolve legal issues between two opposing sides. There are five features of the adversary system in Australia; contest; party control; strict rules of evidence and procedures; role of the judge or magistrate and single event trials. The strengths and weaknesses of the adversary system‚ which has evolved through out history are varied‚ and as a result the question of whether this system provides justice is often challenged. Unlike the inquisitorial

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    Judiciary of Malaysia

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    Sessions Courts‚ each of which is headed by a Sessions Court Judge. Below the Sessions Courts are the Magistrates’ Courts‚ each of which is presided over by a magistrate. Parallel to the Magistrates’ Court is the Juvenile Court (Court For Children) which is also presided over by a magistrate. In Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) there are provisions for Penghulu’s Courts below the Magistrates’ Courts. These are headed by a penghulu or village headman. He has very limited jurisdiction and usually

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    Criminal Assignment 3

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    c) Would you‚ if you were the magistrate‚ grant the application for the joint trial of Apek and Tok. The issue is whether the application for the joint trial of Apek and Tok can be granted. The general rule is as stipulated in Section 163 of the CPC which requires that every charge against the accused person shall be tried separately. The purpose of this section is to prevent embarassment and unfairness to the accused as stated in the case of R v Sakandar Khan1. However‚ there are several exception

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    “barbarian” is not universally agreed upon‚ as reflected through the Magistrate who states that “We are at peace here…we have no enemies…Unless I make a mistake…Unless we are the enemy” (77). Similarly‚ this ambiguity is reflected through our understanding of the Empire. Initially‚ the Empire (with Colonel Joll as its representative) is seen as “important”‚ and worthy of the “best” (2). As the story progresses however‚ the Magistrate provides us with an epiphanic realization that the Empire is‚ in reality

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