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    must demonstrate by presenting clear and convincing evidence, that such treatment is substantially likely to make the sick defendant well enough to stand trial. See Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 180, 123 S. Ct.(2003). The government must demonstrate that

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    The [4] victim’s bodies will be portrayed as physical evidence as well, which were scattered throughout the road. Forensic Disciplines For this investigation there were multiple forensic disciplines involved on this case. One of the forensic disciplines that were involved were toxicology. The toxicology

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    legally sufficient way In the majority of civil cases, legal requirements for an expert opinion are directly related to the existing burden of proof. In civil cases, the burden of proof refers to “more likely than not,” “a preponderance of the evidence” or “more than 50 percent likely;” therefore, if you are unable to state your conclusion with absolute certainty, you need to use phrases that express your opinions are based on no less than a 51 percent probability. Effective phrases include:

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    In the trail there are four testimonies given, by Mr. Heck Tate, Mayella Ewell, Bob Ewell, and Tom Robinson. All of these testimonies have borderline truths but based on the way they all talked and presented themselves we have no idea what is true and what is not. In a court room now days and back then both sides of the account try to make you lean there way weather they full out lie or tell the whole truth. In the Tom Robinson case you get the feeling that Mayella is lying a lot. There were some

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    Kwason Case

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    other problems with the photo array that make its use inappropriate and unconstitutional. Mr. Tulin's photo in the array is darker, appears to be digitalized, and is not as clear. See, e.g., U.S. v. Storey, 97 F.3d 1465 (10th Cir. 1993) (quoting case law for the proposition that in assessing the constitutionality of a photo array courts consider “the size of the array, the manner of its presentation by the officers, and the details of the photographs themselves.”). Agent Watson himself confirmed these

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    establish before it may forcibly medicate sick defendant to render the defendant competent to stand trial (citation needed). First, it must prove that an “important government interests are at stake.” Second, it must establish with clear and convincing evidence that the “involuntary medication will significantly further” those interests. Third, the government must demonstrate that “the involuntary medication is necessary to those interests.” Fourth, it must demonstrate that the “administration of drugs

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    Trial Court Case Study

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    The trial court erred and abused its discretion in granting the State’s motion to admit evidence of prior uncharged incidents of domestic violence, because the evidence denied Mr. Davis of his rights to due process of law as guaranteed by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, and Article I, Section 10 of the Missouri Constitution, in that the evidence was more prejudicial than probative because it was too remote in time to be relevant to the charged crimes and had

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    Evidence Kathryn Schulz

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    Evidence: The Mind of Oneself In Kathryn Schulz's essay, "Evidence" numerous analogies were given to describe the impact that Evidence has on one's opinions and actions. In the opening passage of Schulz' essay, the Evidence was questioned during the witch trial case to find whether or not the evidence present was useful. The court permitted the "evil spirit visitations" affirmation to be utilized as proof as a part of court. Schulz later expressed that “what is true within the law is also true far

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    Evidence is the collection of information and facts that are used to prove or disprove, test the validity and the truthfulness of theories or beliefs about a certain topic. Evidence is used in everyday situations and is used by everyone and can be categorised in two types of data; qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative data is the use of worded descriptors such as feelings, emotions and beliefs; unlike quantitative data which is the use of numerical and empirical based research and data and is

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    skeptical about an unusual story even if there is a circumstantial evidence. People add circumstantial evidence of the story when they try to share it with others making them believe it. Sometimes speakers provide physical evidence in addition to circumstantial evidence, but the audiences still tend to have doubts in their minds. It is very common to hear from audiences saying that they think the story is true because of the provided evidence, but they still doubt it. In The Man From Earth (2007), John

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