prosecutor? How does a prosecutor determine which cases to pursue? What would happen if the criteria for taking a case were more or less stringent? What are the effects of the criminal justice funnel and the backlog of cases on the court system and the courtroom work group? What are some solutions to help eliminate the funnel and reduce the backlog of cases? Provide examples One of the effects of the Criminal Justice Funnel System and back log of the cases is that the systems interferes with protection
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particular instance can cause a State Tribunal though the legal phase for the case will originate with small claims court. If Singh and Jessica will not able to do a settlement in small claims court, then the case can proceed to the states appeals court and can lead all the way to Supreme Court. Although, most claim filed in small claims courts come to a settlement, but it is difficult to solve the issues in the court system in order to decrease the cost and a long trial mediation and most commonly
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G34/3319/2014 | | CHARLOTTE MUTAI | G34/3331/2014 | | SIKUKU CORNELIUS WANGILA | G34/3392/2014 | | CHABI BRIAN OTIENO | G34/3399/2014 | | WANJALA GILBERT MASINDE | G34/1417/2010 | | MURIMI MARTIN MUCHIRI | G34/3255/2014 | | Question 2:“The courts should draw the limits to discretionary power in a way which strikes the most suitable balance between executive efficiency and legal protection of the citizen” Discuss above statement
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does the court decide whether or not a use of land is unreasonable? What kind of thinking process does the court go through? The trial court rules in favor of the plaintiff’s, stating “the defendants’ construction activities constituted as a nuisance that damaged the plaintiff’s property” (O. Lee Reed, 2013) The trial court proceeded to order the defendants removal of fill and foundation, thus resulting in the removal of their house and pushed back about 40 feet. During this trail, the court took time
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the Moore case, a dissented judge wrote: “one searches…in vain for a description of “unprofessional conduct” even in general terms. Herein lies the difficulty with the instant matter. A hospital should not be permitted to adopt standards for the exclusion of doctors which are so vague and ambiguous as to provide a substantial danger of arbitrary discrimination in their application. “Do you believe the author of that opinion would dissent in the Leach case as well? Why or why not? Both cases are different
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Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution outside the formal structure of law and court procedure, would provide a suitable alternative that was just, accessible, efficient, timely and effective. In choosing arbitration, an arbitrator listens and decides the case like and the parties choose a private dispute resolution procedure instead of going to court. Now, I would like to discuss some advantages and disadvantages of arbitration over litigation. Advantages of arbitration over litigation:
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I. The debtor can have a winning defense against a debt claim attempting to re-litigate the same issues, on the basis of res judicata, if 4 particular factors between the previous and the newly initiated case are the same. Res Judicata is a doctrine used to maintain final judgements within court proceedings. Mintz v. Carlton House Partners, Ltd., 407 Pa.Super. Ct. 464 474 (1991). The four factors are “identity of issues,” “identity of causes of action,” “identity of persons and parties to the action
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courtroom stimulates media’s curiosity in legal matters, and sometimes this curiosity will defy the privacy of others. Media’s influence on public and especially on jury repeatedly has caused the change of the verdict, an example of this influence is a case from Capital Defense Network; “Conviction for murders, armed robbery and attempted rape with a punishment of death was reversed and remanded for retrial because juror read news accounts detailing defendant's prior assault of a woman with a hammer.
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I am writing to answer your questions. The failure to Mirandize you will not result in dismissal of your case. The police are not required to Mirandize you until before you are interrogated. Once you were taken into custody and before you are questioned they must provide you with the Miranda warnings. In order to have your case dismissed on the grounds of failure to Mirandize, the court would have to find that your Miranda rights were violated. Any evidence obtained from your statements without
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Title • Messa (P) v. Sullivan & Keyman’s club (D, A) Citation: what court or reporters • Court: Appellate Ct of IL, First District, First Division • Cited as: 61 Ill.App. 2s 386, 209 N.E. 2d 872 Author: judge • Judge Burman Facts: • P suffered injury at the Keyman’s Club bldg, Chicago: 1st and 2nd fl has many stores (bowling alley, barber shop, acocktail lounge, banquet and meeting rooms), 3rd fl for a labor union office, and 4th fl empty. 5th fl is residence for Sullivans and
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