State of Texas VS. Eddie Ray Routh Kaplan University Brandi Allen PA260: Criminal Law Prof: Monique Chiacchia March 10, 2015 * Brief summary of the facts – On February 2, 2013 in Erath county Texas Eddie Ray Routh shot and killed former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. Kyle and Littlefield had taken Routh to an Erath county gun range to help him cope through some PTSD issues, and to show Routh support. Routh’s mother had requested Kyle spend some time with her son, so at the urging
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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 the defendant and the prosecution in plea bargaining. Crime control advocates and due process advocates do not see plea bargaining in the same fashion. A guilty verdict doesn’t always result from a trial. It mostly results from a voluntary plea by the defendant. A plea bargain
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Trial and Plea Bargain The criminal justice system today has attributed to it a notion of it being a system “…of pleas, not a system of trials,” (Franze, A., Jeremy, M., 2012). This fact of the pervasiveness of plea bargaining in the legal system is commonly known, and subsequently one of the shared opinions of five of the four justices that ruled on the companion cases: Lafler v. Cooper, and Missouri v. Frye. To even further illustrate this point, “In the state courts in large cities in 2006
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A felony criminal charge is a crime, which originally involved confiscation of a convicted person’s property such as land. Felony includes quite a number of crimes such as battery, arson, burglary, aggravated assault illegal drugs and vandalism of federal property. A person who is convicted in any court for felony crime is called a felon. The criminal justice system is a series of institutions and practices within the government who are directed towards upholding social control, mitigation and deterring
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Due Process INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL COURT SYSTEMS CJA/224 Julia Mosley Week III May 16, 2011 REBECCA ROSENSTEIN Adversarial system when two parties develop and present their arguments, gather and submit evidence, call and question witness within the laws, rules and procedures. In such system, the judge acts as an independent magistrate rather than prosecutor; distinguished from inquisitorial system. When a person is accused of a crime the burden of proof is on the state to prove its case
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Criminal Justice Maria Pringle American InterContinental University 03-24-2012 Abstract The criminal justice system is a set of agencies and processes that are established by the government to control crime. The justice system is no single system; but divides into many that operate separately. How the criminal justice system work depends on jurisdiction. Different jurisdictions have different laws, agencies, and ways they handle the justice process. The main systems are state and federal.
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Introduction Good morning! We have a very busy day ahead of us everyone. So let’s get settled so that we can begin our day. We are going to discuss your role in the criminal justice in depth this morning. Please pay careful attention. As you all know you play a very important role in our criminal justice system. Failing to do anything that is covered under our responsibilities can make or break a case. So we have to pay very close attention to detail. If you have any questions please wait until the
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Criminal Justice System Kristi (Michelle) Flemig CJS/200 November 18, 2012 Tracy Walker Townsend Criminal Justice System The role of the criminal justice system is to respond to crimes in the name of society. It is not confined to one level of government. It spans the federal state and local governments. The lines of authority and distinction between agencies are not always clear and may need to be negotiated according to the jurisdiction of the case. The police, courts and corrections
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Courtroom Players Response There are several components or key players that work together to make a courtroom function; each role is needed to successfully complete a trial. There are two categories of participants in a trial: professionals and outsiders or nonprofessional courtroom participants. The group of professionals is what is known as a courtroom work group. A courtroom workgroup includes judges, prosecuting and defense attorneys, and many others who earn their living by serving the court
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Criminal Defense Analysis CJA/354 July 18, 2011 Criminal Defense Analysis To define what criminal defense is there should be a clear understanding of what criminal law is before analyzing the various levels of defense. According to Worldwide Legal Directories (Criminal, n.d.) the term criminal law or penal law is defined as the prosecution from high levels toward an individual for an act that has been categorized as an offense. As a group of laws that consists of common and statutory laws
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