Wrongful convictions are cases determined by government entities, which originally sentenced individuals is innocent of the crime. Arguably, the sixth amendments enable the active analysis of the criminal prosecutions through asserting that, the accused individual to gather the Assistance of Counsel for vindication. The sixth amendment fosters the adoption of particularized rules that protect and

Canada’s criminal law is governed by the exclusive jurisdiction of the Canadian federal government by its legislative powers. The Constitutional Act of 1867 gives the legislature the power to legislate or enact criminal law under section 91(27). Criminal prosecutions are also brought under the name “Queen in Right of Canada.” Access to justice in criminal

  Differences between Murder and Homicide Both homicide and murder involve the act of one individual killing another. However, unlike homicide, murder is intentional and the killer premeditates his or her action. The media does not accurately portray both murder and homicide. In the United States, all cases that involve the illegal killing of one

Judges Developing Laws Case law refers to a set of rulings developed under the common law system by judges who review and make new interpretations of the law (Ponzetto & Fernandez, 2008). Judicial precedents have several advantages, including the ease with which lower courts make rulings under similar circumstances. This acts as a guide to

Computers and the World Wide Web: Privacy Issues Historical Background Maintaining security to achieve computer privacy is important in safeguarding documents and confidential data. Computer users however have always faced issues in relation to maintaining and sustaining privacy across the Internet based on the World Wide Web systems. Computers and the World Wide Web systems

The use of the electronic stun devices is compared to be much safer on the target, since it will not create a permanent effect on the target. A victim in this case, usually experiences a disrupt in the electrical system of his brain, causing the victim to lose muscle control for a few minutes. However,

Introduction             Non-lethal weapons describe the type of weapons that have been introduced in the law enforcement with the intention to reduce the probability to kill during the use-of-force operations. According to Pauletta (2001: 21), accidental as well as incidental casualties are always reported whenever the law enforcement agents employ force in the attempt to

Hate Crime Jacobs, James B, and Kimberly Potter. Hate Crimes: Criminal Law & Identity Politics. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Web. The authors in this text establish the facts under which hate crime occurs. Their notion in this subject is that hate crime evolved after the 1980’s, and mostly occurred as a product of

Supreme Court Case: Roe v Wade Abortion has been used as a method of family planning since ancient times. It is universally practiced but it is not approved in all countries. In United States (U.S), there were no clear statutes on the criminality of abortion before 19th century.  Abortion was directed by a blend of

Every F—ing Day of My Life The film presents a case scenario of domestic violence. In their wedding, Wendy had envisioned a colorful marriage-one devoid of prevalent domestic violence and other hustles. These were never to be fulfilled as her husband, Aaron developed violent mindset. He often clutched her head and provided verbal threats. These

Drug policy and public good Introduction The Canadian charter for individual rights and their freedoms stipulates that each individual in the country has the right for life, liberty and security that cannot be deprived except in cases where it touches fundamental guidelines of justice. It is because of this assertion that the Supreme Court was

The Insanity Defense Introduction The insanity defense is an argument in a criminal case arguing that the defendant is and was mentally challenged at the time he/she committed a crime and should therefore not be held accountable for the crime committed since he/she was not in a position to control his/her actions at the time.

Duress Defense Introduction Duress defense refers to the use of coercion to commit a crime as justification for it. In the contemporary times, duress defense is one of the subjects that attract attention in criminal law across jurisdictional boundaries. While some jurisdictions allow the use of duress as a form of defense for a crime