state's standards for transferring a juvenile to adult court for trial? According to 2017 Tennessee Code, Title 37 – Juveniles, Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings, Part 1 - General Provisions,§ 37-1-134. Transfer from juvenile court. TN Code § 37-1-134 (2017): A petition must be filed, asserting delinquency has occurred based on the juvenile’s conduct and is designated a crime or public offense under the laws of the state, the court, the court may also allow a hearing of the petition and on the
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While circumstantial evidence can lead to a suspect and motive, without physical evidence the high standard of proof necessary in capital cases is often not met. Also, juries are instructed to make decisions based solely on the evidence and testimony presented in the trial, but since judges have wide discretion to determine what juries see and hear,
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auditing consequences as well. This seminar is designed to provide you with opportunities to apply general concepts and principles learned in intermediate and advanced financial accounting courses to new economic transactions and business decisions. Cases will be used to permit you to practice the skills you will need as a professional accountant whether in public accounting or private industry. In particular, this course is intended to refine your skills in researching the professional accounting
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(For Course participants only) Reading Material & Work Book On Effective Noting & Drafting (Edited by Smt. Jayanthi Sriram, Asst.Director) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INSTITUTE SECRETARIAT TRAINING & MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK, JNU CAMPUS (OLD) OLOF PALMS MARG, NEW DELHI-110067 TEL. 26105592 TELEFAX: 26104183 Revised - 2005 FORWARD In responsive administration it is obvious that the response
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cash register from a Holmes County greenhouse and then dumped it in a Wayne County creek was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison. Jonathan B. Good, 31, of 13894 Kauffman Ave. Sterling, previously pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to a reduced charge of attempted burglary and tampering with evidence. His codefendent, Mallory L. Bilderback, 32, of 905 Portage Road, Apt. 207, Wooster, previously pleaded guilty to breaking and entering, tampering with evidence and petty theft.
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In the article, Going to Court: Strategies of Dispute Management in an American Urban Neighborhood, the residents in an urban neighborhood applied many strategies to cope with disputes and conflicts. One of the strategies used to cope with disputes and conflicts that Sally Engle Merry identifies is gossip. According to Merry gossip is when people freely talk about others; in addition, she states that this is only effective when there is implicit threats to reputations. Merry also identified threatening
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Three years later, the investigations fell through because of false accusations of abuse by state and social workers along with police. False confessions, badgered child witnesses, and evidence on the generally fake “recovered memory” theory. These cases eventually went on to be known as the Wenatchee Witch Hunt. 43 adults were arrested and accused of 29,726 counts of sexually abusing 60 children. Some were released. 18 of them pleaded guilty, mostly by signed confessions. 10 were convicted at trial
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The Court previously recognized that minors were deserving of greater protections than adults in a court of law. When questioning juveniles as opposed to adults, officers should exercise greater caution. As a general rule, the basis for arresting a juvenile is the same as the basis for arresting an adult. The officer needs to have reasons or probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed by the juvenile that is being arrested. The officer must also notify the individual of their Miranda
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convicted individuals. However, this concept is considered highly controversial, due to several Supreme Court cases that have changed the way sentencing guidelines are used today. In Apprendi v. New Jersey, the court ruled that any factor other than a prior conviction that increases the allowed sentence must be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt; not a judge. In this case, the defendant plead guilty to second-degree possession of a firearm, a sentence carrying between 5 and
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The railroad asked for an appeal at the Tennessee Supreme Court in Jackson. The appeal at the Supreme Court turned in favor of the railroad saying Wells’ motives were to “harass” and that “her persistence was not in good faith to obtain a comfortable seat for the short ride”; consequently, costing Wells $200. Ida B. Wells had very
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