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    Considerations in Handling Administrative Hearings

    including administrative hearings, where the lines of neutrality and fairness may appear (at least to one side) to be a little more blurry. The topic of administrative hearings was recently discussed by judges and lawyers during a Karl D. Kessler Inn of Court meeting. Some of the “best practice” recommendations made during that meeting, especially as they relate to defending a client in an administrative hearing, are certainly worth putting on paper. Before the Hearing “The Early Bird Gets the Worm”

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    State V. Ayala

    convicted in a jury trial in the Circuit Court, Prince George County C. Phillip Nichols Jr. J of a first degree murder and sentence to life in prison. Appellant do not denied that he was involved in the murder; however, he did it as a self-defense not because it was a gang affiliation. Issue: Was the admissibility of gang evidence in the trial accurate? Holding: The Court of Special Appeals, Davis J. affirm the decision made by the Maryland State Court to found admissible the evidence of the

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    Is Law Forcing Doctors to Treat Mentally Ill Prisoners

    “The federal appeals court in St. Louis ruled yesterday that officials in Arkansas can force a prisoner on death row to take antipsychotic medication to make him sane enough to execute. Without drugs, the prisoner, Charles Laverne Singleton, could not be put to death under a United States Supreme court decision that prohibits the execution of the insane” (Liptak, p. 1). I agree with this ruling because “Mr. Singleton’s mental health began to deteriorate in 1987” (Liptak, p. 2) after his crime was

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    Justice

    Appeals Process CJS/220 January 13, 2013 By: Shandale Gordon An appeal is “a proceeding in which a case is brought before a higher court for review of a lower court’s judgment for the purpose of convincing the higher court that the lower court’s judgment was incorrect” (Merriam-Webster, 1996). When an offender and it’s representing counsel feels that the judge made a substantial mistake in their case then the defendant through his representing counsel has the option to appeal the decision

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    Vic Rights

    Victims’ Rights and Vengeance Martin Roth CJA/324 October 30th, 2014 William Rutten Victims Rights and Vengeance My personal view of the current state of victims’ rights in America is that there can and should be more involvement with the victims themselves. Some states such as Arizona have granted the right for victims to discuss the case with a prosecutor. Most other states see a private citizen as having no interest in whether the prosecutor brings charges against an offender or not

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    Robert Bolt

    allows an examination of the entrapment of the individual at the hands of a ruthless state. From the start of the extract the playwright's language and register seems to befit the setting of the scene in terms of its historical context and being in a court of law, with phrases such as "betokened" and "traitorously". This provides a convincing scene for the audience, in which Bolt can explore more universal political ideas. First, Bolt examines the nature of power through the language he chooses, particularly

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    Independent Contractor

    for John who is an employee in a private sector organization to file a discrimination complaint against his employer, there are various steps that must be taken in order to do so with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the U.S. Court System. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) laws were designed that governs both the employee and employer when a complaint is filed. According to U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (n.d), “EEOC files employment discrimination lawsuits

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    Outline the Criminal Courts and Appeal System.

    Outline the criminal courts and appeal system. (10 marks) The courts of first instance in the criminal court hierarchy are the Magistrates’ Court and the Crown Court. The Magistrates’ Court conducts trials of both summary and either-way offences that are to be tried summarily, such as theft, while the Crown Court deals exclusively with serious criminal cases, trying indictable offences such as murder, or either-way offences which are to be tried on indictment, such as theft. In the event

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    Restorative Justice’

    justice program, as well as assess the potential future paths for this program and community justice in the area it represents. Chose a specific area in which community justice may be applied: neighborhood, school, university, law enforcement agency, court system, community corrections, or other naturally defined community. Locate a program that operates in the area you’ve chosen, using either an actual program you have access to or a program that is well identified with detailed information on the Web

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    Alternate Dispute Resolution

    tests came back negative for both of the women. Hagan and Parker brought a negligence action again Coca-Cola and at the conclusion of the trial were awarded $75,000 each by the jury. However, the trial court reduced the jury award to $25, 000 a decision that both sides appealed. The appellate court revers the jury award and concluded that under case law concerning the impact rule, neither of the plaintiffs had proven a claim because neither had suffered a physical injury. ("Hagan V. Coca Cola Bottling

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