Criminal law involves both the criminal procedure and criminal law. The procedural law consists of the regulations on how the government proceeds against a person suspected of committing a crime. Examples of procedural law involve the right to counsel, right to appeal, trial by jury, and the right to face the accuser among others. The substantive law is the proscribed behaviors and the specified penalties. Some of the substantive laws are unlawful acts such as rape, robbery, and murder among others
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Prosecutors have a big responsibility within the criminal justice system. They act as the legal representatives of the government when cases are filed against people who violated the law. It is essential for prosecutors to ensure that the evidence is sufficient before they bring the case to the court. The standards set by Strickland v. Washington will also be clarified by describing it and its effect on courtroom cases. These guidelines and procedures cover rules in handling evidence, code of ethics
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for criminal convictions based on double jeopardy. The analysis of the Fifth Amendment in this research will review the background of the amendment, and various interpretations throughout history. The impact of the Fifth Amendment on American society, and the potential for changes in the future will also be researched. The classroom text of the course U.S. constitution and the Internet will be used as sources of reference. The Fifth Amendment “No person shall be compelled in any criminal case
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Gideon v. Wainwright The Warren Court also reviewed the case of Gideon v. Wainwright which was a case that changed the history of criminal procedure. Clarence Earl Gideon was a man who believed that he deserved to have his voice heard after being denied a right to counsel when he was arrested for petty larceny and breaking into a poolroom in Panama City, Florida in June 1961. At trail Gideon ask for a lawyer to defend his case since he could not afford one himself. Unfortunately, his request was
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squad(http://www.statisticbrain.com/death-penalty-statistics/). The death penalty is the harshest form of punishment enforced in the United Sates today. Once a jury has convicted a criminal, they go to the second part of the trial, the punishment phase. If the jury recommends the death penalty and the judge agrees then the criminal will face some form of execution, lethal injection is the most common form used today. There was a period from 1972 to 1976 that capital punishment was ruled unconstitutional
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realizing the gravity or without realizing what he/she does when the action happens. It’s like a senseless action or mistake. Therefore, I did a little research about the “insanity defense”. Beside of my research I found that “the insanity defense in criminal term is where the defendant claims they are not responsible for their actions due to mental health problems”. Do they have to believe what the defendant says about that he/she is or was insane? I say no they have to make a test to show his/her insanity
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EVIDENCE ACT, 2011 EXPLANATORY M E M O R A N D U M This Act repeals the Evidence Act, Cap. E14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, and enacts a new Evidence Act, 2011 w h i c h applies to all judicial proceedings in or before Courts in Nigeria. EVIDENCE ACT, 2011 ARRANGEMENT SECTION: I- GENERAL Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts. Evidence in accordance with section I generally admissible. Admissibility of evidence under other legislation. PART JI- RELEVANCY Relevance
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receive treatment and guarantees of fair trial which could afford protection on them (Committee on the CRC, General Comment 10, 2007).[4] This article seeks to analyze pertinent issues surrounding the juvenile justice system in Malaysia in particular, at the pre trial process. The first objective of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of the juvenile justice system in Malaysia in protecting the legal rights of the child offenders particular at the pre trial process. The second objective of this
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Ronald A. Tonelli University of Phoenix The Criminal Justice System CJA/204 JEROME SIMPSON JR. Courtroom work group Across The United States of America and in every State, County and City criminal justice system, a Courtroom Workgroup has a familiar understanding between the prosecutor, defense attorney, and the judge. This concept of criminal justice describes the seemingly confrontational courtroom participants as colleagues serving within the criminal justice system. Eisenstein and Jacob in
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My own experience in preparing and participating in the mock trial was that it wasn’t as easy as I thought it was going to be. Preparation for this trial took a lot more time than I thought it would. When I was preparing for the trial, I had to read the all of the witness statements and cross reference them with each to look for anything that didn’t add up, while looking at the pieces of evidence at the same time. I think that the hardest part for me in this was just cross-referencing everything
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