did not have a docket for that day. A docket is defined as a calendar of cases awaiting action in a court. Jurisdiction is what gives the courts the power to hear and apply the law to certain types of cases. District Court has original jurisdiction for the following actions; all Traffic and Ordinance violations, all criminal misdemeanors, preliminary exams on felonies, small claims suits, civil lawsuits (amounts up to $25,000), and all contract disputes between tenants and landlords. When I arrived
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Crime Law – A critical Thinking Paper Mikes intoxication can be used by the defense by arguing out that the intoxication affected Mike’s ability to make a rational decision to react to his stir. As such, Mike did not have the mens rea of stabbing Sam in the abdomen since he was not in his correct form state of reasoning. For an act to be regarded as a crime under the principle of manifest criminality it has to be a voluntary act It requires the contraction of muscles be willed. A person is not guilty
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outside her establishment. She was robbed, assaulted with a deadly weapon, shoot and killed in her lounge that had been in her family for over 40 years in the early hours of august 16, 2012. These four individuals were charged with murder, criminal gang activity, gun possession while committing a felony, armed robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. All four suspects are also being charged with five counts of felony murder, or causing someone’s death while committing a felony
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August 7, 1935. This law created a Probation Office under the Department of Justice. On November 16, 1937, after barely two years of existence, the Supreme Court of the Philippines declared the Probation Law unconstitutional because of some defects in the law's procedural framework. In 1972, House Bill No. 393 was filed in Congress, which would establish a probation system in the Philippines. This bill avoided the objectionable features of Act 4221 that struck down the 1935 law as unconstitutional
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Powers of search, arrest and detention P3 Stop and search is when a police officer stops someone in a public area and they will search you and also if you have bags on you, the police have the right to stop and search anyone as long they follow the law when doing so, it is possible just to be questioned but not searched. A stop and search usually occurs if the person fits a description, the police suspect you are carrying stolen or illegal good and also if a crime has occurred near the area and want
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“What point does causation play in criminal liability”? • Would require an explanation of why it is appropriate to punish someone for what they achieve (eg killing someone) rather than what they set out to achieve (eg beating someone up). The theory of retribution helps here – punishment according to one’s desert which must take into account not only the fact that one has acted wrongfully but also the consequences which ensue. Gerneral Principles of Criminal Liability Liability depends upon •
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AN ACT REVISING THE PENAL CODE AND OTHER PENAL LAWS Act No. 3815 December 8, 1930 The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines Preliminary Article — This law shall be known as "The Revised Penal Code." BOOK ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE DATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE, AND REGARDING THE OFFENSES, THE PERSONS LIABLE AND THE PENALTIES Preliminary Title DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS AND APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE Article 1. Time when Act takes effect. —
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Jesse Dove CCJS 100 Research Paper Case Study 1 – Murder 13December2013 Case Study One, Murder It’s sad to think about but each and every day someone in this country gets murdered. Violence seems to flood our streets and pollute our society. It doesn’t matt why either, it could be over drugs, money, or disputes. This is something I find unacceptable but see no end in sight to. As we will see in the case study I will present on one particular murder I will explain my views of the case and
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Plea Bargaining For Company Management By Name Presented to ------------------------ Date Plea Bargaining A plea bargain is a negotiation between the defense attorney and the prosecutor that is presented to the defendant. Plea bargaining is vital in keeping the courts from being overwhelmed with trials. There are two different types of plea bargaining: charge bargaining and sentence bargaining. There are advantages and disadvantages to both
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Knowing these facts makes you truly think about how helpful our courts truly are. Huff notes that “Research in the United States has consistently found that the principal factors contributing to wrongful conviction include eyewitness error; over-zealous law enforcement officers and prosecutors who engage in misconduct, including withholding evidence; false or coerced confessions and suggestive interrogations; perjury; misleading line-ups; the inappropriate use of informants or ‘snitches’; ineffective assistance
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