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alternatives confronting a sentencing judge. Probation is the conditional release of an individual by the court after he has been found guilty of the crime charged. In the case of probation then, the individual has not been sentenced to prison, although he may, in fact, have

Mental Health Court Mental Health Court 2013 By: Elizabeth Gavin Professor Contino Class: Corrections One 9/17/2013 2013 By: Elizabeth Gavin Professor Contino Class: Corrections One 9/17/2013 Mental health courts are a resource given to prisoners who would normally be put in prison if they had not decided to join this special program. Mental health court is a court run program by the district attorney’s office in some counties

Do you think besides literature have another ways to display history? Can historians show you the picture about the historic event instead of imagining them by yourselves? “Abina and the Important Men” is a graphic history book, so the authors not only gives readers literal record but also give images to illustrate the history. The story happened in west Africa in 1876. In story includes phenomenon of the society, and certain African cultures. Abina Mansah, Quamina Eddoo and William Meltonare most

1.4 Judges are typically white men with strong political connections. Do you see any problems with this in terms of fairness in sentencing? Judges allocation of outcomes is constrained by a diversity of factors; race has no weight on sentencing. What is taken into consideration is the severity of the crime and the individual’s criminal history. The judge has to consult the Constitution and a group of statutes and court rules that governs sentencing procedure in that given jurisdiction. When considering

efforts were to try and turn the situation around on me to get out of paying what he owes. My lawyer has been met with expert witnesses that testified on my behalf of his lies. I’ve sought the judge for relief and have had to make my case on numerous occasions in the last year. I finally was heard and the judge believes my side. We have one final court proceeding in August. The power JP seemed to have in the beginning was that he

with several offences” (R. v. Safarzadeh‑Markhali, 2016 SCC 14 (CanLII), par. 4). The bail judge made an endorsement for Mr. Safarzadeh-Markhali on the basis of his criminal record, and therefore this made him unentitled to receive enhanced credit for the pre-custody that would come after (R. v. Safarzadeh‑Markhali, 2016 SCC 14 (CanLII), par. 4); however, this was seen as unconstitutional to the trail judge who concluded by crediting Mr.Safar-Markhali with enhanced credit (R. v. Safarzadeh‑Markhali

Facts of the Case On December 2, 2015, Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook committed an act of terror, killing 14 people and injuring an additional 21 people. The couple was later linked to the terror group ISIS, prompting the FBI to attempt to gather information from Farook’s employer issued phone. The FBI pursued the US District Court of Los Angeles, which subsequently issued an order asserting Apple must provide “reasonable technical assistance” in unlocking the phone by providing three manners of

There will also be bailiffs near the exits there to keep the peace and ensure safety in the courthouse. As the trail begins, I imagine that the bailiffs will ask all of us in the courtroom to rise as the judge and the jury come in. After we sit, I believe that the judge will be announced and a small introduction will be stated to refresh everyone’s memories of what is going on most recently in the trail. As soon as that is done, I assume that we will dive right into the proceedings.

people in the United States has been incarcerated (“The Facts on Drugs,” n.d.). Substance abuse is partly to blame. Approximately 60 percent of prison inmates had a positive drug test when they were arrested (National Institute of Justice, 1999). A judge supervises community family drug courts and assists non-violent parents with drug related issues while still holding them accountable for their crimes. Drug courts are

The plaintiffs appeal before the judge in a trial to recover costs that they made in response to an MGP pollution from 1884 to 1941. The judgment ruled that UGI Utilities was not the owner of nine of the MGPs at the time, and held them completely accountable. Both parties were held reliable to pay for portions of the costs. The judgment ruled in favor of the defendant. The judges present in this case were Circuit judges Guido Calabresi, Reena Raggi and Districts judges John Gleeson. In the case, “Upon