Joint Enterprise : Legal Doctrine

The coalition government of Labour and Conservative parties announced on June 10th 1941, the creation of inter-departmental committee which was mandated to carry out a survey of the social insurance and allied services in Britain. The main aim or reference of the inter-departmental committee was to ascertain the inter-relationship of the existing social schemes and make recommendations on how to improved them to better serve the community in order to effectively rebuilt Britain after the second world war.

Like the police investigation, there was a lack of forensic involvement in this case as well. Brenton Butler was solely charged based on the fact that, an eye witness, Mr. Stephens identified Brenton as the murderer. Many will declare this case to be racial discrimination and racial profiling, due to the fact that Brenton was a black male like the murderer. Brenton just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. In the forensic investigation, after finding Mrs. Stephens' stolen purse in a garbage container a mile away from the murder, they should have tested the purse for DNA and finger prints. If they had done this, they would have seen that Brenton Butler's finger prints were in fact not to be found on the purse, instead they would have those of another man and Butler would have been instantly proven innocent.

In accordance to the Penal Law, Murder in the first degree is defined “With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such person… the victim was killed while the defendant was in the course of committing / attempting to commit in furtherance of robbery [or other such felonies.]{§125.27(1)(a)(vii)}” This is also known as

There are six elements when committing a crime; corpus delicti, actus reus, mens rea, specific intent, general intent, and negligence. The first, Corpus delicti, is defined as "the body of crime” this is the material that substance a crime. The phrase corpus delicti means that before a person can be persecuted there must be concrete evidence that the crime was committed. The corpus delicti also helps to describe the evidence that proves that a crime has been committed.

On June 7th, 1997 a man by the name of James Byrd Jr. was wrongfully murdered in Jasper, Texas. The three murderers acted out of their negative racial bias toward James Byrd Jr., two of the three murderers were sentenced to death and the third to life in prison. Their names were Shawn Allen Barry, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and John William King. Brewer and King were well known white supremacists in the area with tattoos depicting their beliefs and belonging to their hate groups. Barry was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement that he did not play as big of a role in the death, however he was the one who was driving so he too, should have been charged equally with the others.

There is also the concept of secondary liability. This means that if, for example, an employment agency

Haywood Patterson was 19 when he was arrested for rapeing a white women. He was known for his violent

seeks to ensure that the defendant will appear at the appointed time to face charges.

* Nolle Prosequi (nol. Pros.) should never present based on local jury success or public opinion decision to plea bargain, plea negotiations, and ureviewable discretions. They prove recommended toward offenders amounts of bail; comply to rules of discovery, and assisting with district

This is an introductory course in the study of criminal law, general legal principles, and how the criminal law functions in and affects modern society. This course highlights a variety of key topics, including the concept of crime and the development of criminal law, defenses to criminal charges, and a number of specific types of crimes, including personal crimes, property crimes, public order crimes, and offenses against public morality. Legal issues affecting punishment will also be discussed, as will ways the criminal law impacts victims of crime.

From this particular criminal case, the defendant, David Williams, had been convicted of a homicide that was committed in the early 1990 's. Although a trial had already been given, the defense felt the evidence was mishandled, which is a failure on the prosecutor 's role in disclosing evidence, so they filed it as a mistrial. The Sacramento County Superior Court had finally ensued its retrial proceeding in 2016. According to our previous lectures, a crime is an act or violation of a criminal law for which a punishment is prescribed; the person committing

Lisl Auman was charged with first degree felony murder, attempted first degree murder, first degree assault, menacing, first degree burglary, second degree burglary, first degree criminal trespass conspiracy to commit first degree burglary3. All the charges brought against Auman are felonies, serious crimes punishable by more than a year in prison1. After being charged with these crimes, Auman had the right to decide if she would like to have a trial by jury or a decision by only a judge. A criminal defendant has the right to a trial by jury for any charge that could result in a sentence of six months or longer1. The first degree felony murder charge carries a life prison sentence but in order to be convicted of this crime in

All crimes are not conducted with the exact process and mind behind it, which is why it is essential for a variety of sentencing options presented to court to maintain a just criminal system. The extensive array of sentencing options provides judicial benefits as they ease the selection process as he/she are not limited to one particular sentence but can impose a suitable punishment corresponding to the nature of the crime. When courts have these other options available, they can tailor a cost-effective sentence that suits the crime and offender. Incarceration (imprisonment) is a famously common sentence among the system however this traditional approach can be replaced by many alternatives that could be selected when imposing a sentence.

This definition at first would appear broad; it involves a number of aspects of criminality. However, it was written before the

It should be noted however that the classical school of thought has had an enduring influence as many legal systems are built on some of its key precepts. The idea of intent for example, emphasizes the importance of the state of mind of the individual and their capacity for making choices. Notions of proportionality in relation to punishment are