...Criminal Law Evaluation Sharon Smith CJA 354 March 05, 2012 Gary Weil Criminal Law Evaluation Concerning criminal Law here in the United States it revolves around criminal justices system, and there is always a purpose for these laws. Laws are set to protect society. This paper will examine the sources and purpose of criminal law. The purpose of criminal law is to protect and serve the citizens, and criminal law provides punishment and penalties to those who want to break the law. There are laws in place for him or her to abide by. One must understand how laws are enforced; by this there is the jurisdiction, which is the legal authority that enforces laws. Jurisdiction in criminal law is law enforcement has the right to arrest him or her for a crime, which he or she has committed. Jurisdiction has rules that have to be followed. Example of jurisdiction is crossing state lines the movie Blue Streak starting Eddie Murphy. In this movie it showed a good example of jurisdiction, here Eddie Murphy found a diamond and his was in the process of arrested, but cross the United States boarder into Mexico, and the FBI could not touch him because he was in another jurisdiction. To explain more about jurisdiction, unless that officer has been granted authority to arrest him or her from that state he or she is not allowed crossing over to another state. Another example of jurisdiction would be between federal and local. Police officers cannot arrest a person on a military...
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...Pretrial Process Paper Alexander Morgan, Kevin Hebert, Chasity Conner CJA 364 05/25/2015 Carla Taylor Pretrial Process Paper In the following paper, we will discuss the pretrial process. We will talk of pretrial detention and the concept of bail. We will also on the meaning of preliminary examinations, the role of the grand jury and the prosecutor’s duty to disclose exculpatory information. The last thing we will discuss is the prosecutorial misconduct. “Pretrial detention refers to detaining of an accused person in a criminal case before the trial has taken place, either because of a failure to post bail or due to denial of release under a pre-trial detention statute.” ("Http://definitions.uslegal.com”,). When you are in pretrial detention is also a possibility that you could be a flight risk and will be denied bail. It depends on the severity of the bail most people don’t have the funds to post bail. They would have to wait until trial start and find a bail bondsman to get a release. “Bail property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time. The person who agrees to be liable if someone released from custody does not return at an appointed time.” ("Thefreedictionary.com",). It can work in many ways. If you don’t have the money, you could use your house or car as collateral for payment. If you do not pay the money the house and the car are consider payment. According to "Http://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov...
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...CRIME, PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE IN A COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT This book aims to honour the work of Professor Mirjan Damaška, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a prominent authority for many years in the fields of comparative law, procedural law, evidence, international criminal law and Continental legal history. Professor Damaška’s work is renowned for providing new frameworks for understanding different legal traditions. To celebrate the depth and richness of his work and discuss its implications for the future, the editors have brought together an impressive range of leading scholars from different jurisdictions in the fields of comparative and international law, evidence and criminal law and procedure. Using Professor Damaška’s work as a backdrop, the essays make a substantial contribution to the development of comparative law, procedure and evidence. After an introduction by the editors and a tribute by Harold Koh, Dean of Yale Law School, the book is divided into four parts. The first part considers contemporary trends in national criminal procedure, examining cross-fertilisation and the extent to which these trends are resulting in converging practices across national jurisdictions. The second part explores the epistemological environment of rules of evidence and procedure. The third part analyses human rights standards and the phenomenon of hybridisation in transnational and international criminal law. The final part of the book assesses Professor...
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...FAB PAPER F1 ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS BPP Learning Media is the sole ACCA Platinum Approved Learning Partner – content for the FIA and ACCA qualifications. In this, the only FAB/F1 Study Text to be reviewed by the examiner: We highlight the most important elements in the syllabus and the key skills you will need We signpost how each chapter links to the syllabus and the study guide We provide lots of exam focus points demonstrating what the examiner will want you to do We emphasise key points in regular fast forward summaries We test your knowledge of what you’ve studied in quick quizzes We examine your understanding in our exam question bank We reference all the important topics in our full index BPP’s Practice & Revision Kit and i-Pass products also support this paper. Note FIA FAB and ACCA Paper F1 are examined under the same syllabus and study guide. FOR EXAMS FROM FEBRUARY 2014 TO AUGUST 2015 I N T E R A C T I V E T E X T FAB/F1 ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS First edition March 2011 Third edition September 2013 ISBN 9781 4453 7026 2 Previous ISBN 9781 4453 9965 2 eISBN 9781 4453 7061 3 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Published by BPP Learning Media Ltd BPP House, Aldine Place 142-144 Uxbridge Road London W12 8AA www.bpp.com/learningmedia Printed in the United Kingdom by RICOH Ricoh House Ullswater Crescent Coulsdon CR5 2HR A note about copyright Dear Customer...
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