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interview a man who got arrested for domestic violence over the weekend. The defendant was housed in receiving, not in the K block where they keep the crazies, so the way the defendant acted came as an immediate surprise. I instructed him over to the bench where I do my interviews, and immediately he started ranting all about how he was not guilty, telling me all about his case, details which I can’t know. The defendant would however stop talking about the case when I told him to, but as soon as

has the right to change the price tag on his products. The defendant had the Mens Rea of committing theft and the Actus Reus is where she had fiddled with other people’s property in order for her selfish

Process The process of bailing someone out of jail refers to the amount of money paid to the court to release the prisoner. Once the prisoner is released, the bail helps to ensure that the defendant shows up for their court date. A prisoner who doesn't show up for court can cause the bail to be forfeited. Often, defendants will show up for court because they don't want their loved ones to lose their money. Bail varies depending on the crime, the defendant's

for guilty pleas that are within the sentencing guidelines. Problems defendants had prior to committing criminal activities were never address while they were incarcerated. Therefore, in the United States of America, the first drug court was established in 1989, at the Miami-Dade County, Florida courthouse. This specialty court address defendants who suffered from substance abuse issues. This court demonstrates how defendants can be rehabilitated as well as having their sentence reduced and receive

for guilty pleas that are within the sentencing guidelines. Problems defendants had prior to committing criminal activities were never address while they were incarcerated. Therefore, in the United States of America, the first drug court was established in 1989, at the Miami-Dade County, Florida courthouse. This specialty court address defendants who suffered from substance abuse issues. This court demonstrates how defendants can be rehabilitated as well as having their sentence reduced and receive

usually benefit from a plea bargain. A plea bargain can end the case if the defendant is charged with multiple offenses and agrees to plead guilty to one and the prosecution may drop the additional charges. The defense may get a less severe punishment if they agree to enter a guilty plea instead of going to trial and taking a chance of a guilty verdict. With a plea bargain the prosecution gets a conviction and the defendant gets a lesser charge. Plea bargains are an essential part in our justice system

For most of the past century the crime of conspiracy has generated a good deal of controversy before the Supreme Court. Whether with issues concerning broadening a hearsay exception based on a purported conspiracy to conceal as part of an initial agreement, or with the limits of proof as to individual membership in a conspiracy, the Justices consistently looked with care at the reach of the crime. In recent years, however, that careful look has vanished as the Court has time and again rendered

Mental Illness is something that crosses paths with the law in a controversial way, for hundreds of years in judicial systems defendants have plead not guilty because of insanity. However, the verdicts of cases where the insanity defense is employed differ greatly from one another. Today the defense is greatly in need of an update as its definition and laws regarding insanity have become extremely outdated. Similar to many other long standing laws the Insanity defense has an extensive complex history

5.China’s patent indirect infringement system legislation and the judicial present situation As mentioned above, China has not set up the patent indirect infringement system, but the debate on the doctrine of indirect infringement of patent has been going on for many years. 5.3 indirect infringement of patent in judicial practice Phenomenons of indirect patent infringement in China have become increasingly serious, however，as mentioned above，the system of indirect infringement is not prescribed

read out the criminal charges that were against them. Each of the defendants had a counsel appointed to them. After having read the charges to the defendant, a court appearance date was set, in which most of them were a preliminary hearing because most of the charges against the criminal were felonies. Many of the cases that were going out had to schedule for a preliminary trial which is a trial before a trial to see if the defendant is guilty or not guilty, and if there is even enough evidence to