Criminal Defense Case Most people are aware of process to convict a criminal defendant. The prosecutor must prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the defendant is guilty of the crime in question‚ and that the accused is not required by law to present the court with any evidence‚ or prove he or she is innocent. Under the United States Constitution’s Fifth Amendment‚ a criminal defendant is not compelled to state under oath against himself. However‚ in some criminal trials‚ the defendant wants
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In Defence of Anti-Piracy In “In Defence of Piracy‚ (Well‚ some piracy)” (http://www.macopinion.com/columns/curmudgeon/99/01/28.html)‚ Matthew Ruben argues that it should be perfectly ethical for a person to download popular single songs off the Internet without paying for them‚ although he against wholesale downloads on entire albums. He argues that much of the demand created for these singles come from widespread advertisement and as such there is a lot of impulse buying of CDs. He also reasons
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Proposed Research Title : Electronic Record System for the College of Technical Studies in Philippine College of Science and Technology. Improved/Narrowed Title : Electronic Record System for Technical Studies’ Students in Philippine College of Science and Technology. Significance of the Research : 1. Students: This study will help the students of the College of Technical Studies to keep and manage their records. 2. Faculty Members: This study aims to lessen the time consumed
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Pick a side‚ pro or con‚ and defend your answer. “Affirmative action has outlived its usefulness and should now be abolished.” Dictionary.com refers to the term affirmative action as “a policy or programme designed to counter discrimination against minority groups and women in areas such as employment and education.” Affirmative action is a much debated policy‚ in employment as well as in education‚ in the Supreme Court as well as on the street. Although much of the reasoning behind affirmative
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Becoming a Defence Lawyer A defence attorney is tasked with representing a client who is facing a criminal charge in court. Criminal defence attorneys provide legal counsel throughout the entire court process‚ from the arrest up to the final ruling and sentencing. Before you can work as a local or federal criminal defence lawyer‚ you’ll need to get a good education and some training in law. Defence attorneys work in courts and offices‚ and will often need to meet with clients who are in jail‚
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One of the many issues that trouble the American Justice System today is that of the insanity defense. This defense has been brought in front of courts for years and has caused massive debate. The insanity defense plays a powerful role in our society which begs for justice. However some look upon it as a god sent‚ while other feel it is the enemy. ?The insanity defense is rooted in a basic principle of justice: that it is unfair to hold persons responsible for their actions when they don?t know‚
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is either guilty or not guilty. There are steps that need to be taken before the judge or jury can decide who is telling the truth. There are various types of criminal defenses that are used in a criminal trial to prove the defendant is innocent. Various types of criminal defenses There are various types of criminal defense when it comes to criminal trials. This means the defendant and their attorney have to present evidence and arguments to show why the person should not be found guilty of
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Contemporary female artists: Cindy Sherman and Lorna Simpson Living in contemporary world‚ there are some issues that we have in the daily life such as postmodernism‚ post structuralism‚ feminism or post colonialism. Today‚ there are various contemporary artists who expose these contemporary issues. What is mostly concerned in contemporary artist is "postmodernity". The term “post-modernity” can be identified in many different ways that refers to the cultural style of movement in art‚ architecture
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national security strategy‚ “remains the only nation to project and sustain large-scale operations over extended distances.” During his campaign for the presidency‚ Barack Obama frequently pledged to reform the defense budget. But his defense budget‚ released in the same week as the QDR‚ shows no clear- cut separation from the spending habits perpetuated in the budgets of his predecessor‚ George W. Bush. It allocated more funds for Special Forces‚ helicopters‚ missile-launching
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EDCA is a two-sided coin with its disadvantages outweighing its benefits. Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement or EDCA is a bilateral pact that serves as an advancement of the Mutual Defense Treaty and the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States. This became effective on April 28‚ 2014 and is classified as an Executive Agreement by both Philippines and US government. (Thayer‚ 2014) According to Foreign Affairs Secretary‚ Albert del Rosario‚ EDCA was originally titled
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