THE REVISED RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (RULES 110 - 127‚ RULES OF COURT) [Effective December 1‚ 2000] RULE 110 - PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES Section 1. Institution of criminal actions.– Criminal actions shall be instituted as follows: (a) For offenses where a preliminary investigation is required pursuant to section 1 of Rule 112‚ by filing the complaint with the proper officer for the purpose of conducting the requisite preliminary investigation. (b) For all other offenses‚ by filing
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Jurisdiction Supreme Court Court of Appeals Sandiganbayan RTC MeTC‚ MTC‚ MCTC Original – Concurrent Exercise original jurisdiction over cases affecting ambassadors‚ other public ministers and consuls. Exercise original jurisdiction over petitions for certiorari‚ prohibition‚ mandamus‚ quo warranto‚ and habeas corpus It shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus‚ prohibition‚ certiorari‚ habeas corpus‚ and quo warranto‚ and auxiliary
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Court Observation Report 1. Introduction In the Australian legal justice system‚ with the increasing demand to expand summary jurisdiction‚ there has been a controversial issue as to which process is more appropriate to deliver justice to public as well as litigants; efficiency process or due process. While the former focuses on informality and efficiency‚ which requires judicial officers to struggle to manage limited time created by long case lists‚ the latter emphasizes formality and due process
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Methods: Criminal and Civil Court Structures and Legal Personnel This assignment contains ..............................words Introduction This assignment will discuss and compare the court structure‚ legal personnel and their functions and the type of cases that are brought before criminal and civil courts. Criminal courts The criminal court system has many levels of superiority (refer to diagram 1.1 in Appendices). Lower courts are bound
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What is the difference between criminal and civil court? Criminal Cases Criminal acts are those that go against the rules of the Criminal Code or against another federal statute (e.g. the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act). In Canada‚ a criminal act is legally seen as an offence against the state‚ even though there may have been a specific individual who was the victim of the crime. In a criminal trial‚ there are two sides: the prosecution and the defence. The prosecution brings the case to
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It is fair to be tried in both civil and criminal court for the same alleged actions because they deal with different aspects of the crime. For civil cases‚ it deals with whether you are liable or not‚ while in criminal cases it’s whether your guilty or not. You can be found not guilty in a criminal case‚ however‚ you can still be found liable in civil cases. It is only fair that the victims get awarded damages. Furthermore‚ it is not against the 5th amendment since the defendant won’t be at risk
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‘ Not a Click Away: Joseph Kony in the Real World ‘ written by Dinaw Mengestu exposes the reality that lies in front of us. Kony 2012 was vital in raising awareness amongst millions of people and igniting a self-responsibility to take action against Joseph Kony. “if we’re not here… it’s like it never happened” ( reporter 2006 )‚ this is crucial in realising that Kony 2012 needed to take place as Joseph Kony had almost been forgotten in some places and not even known in others. Kony 2012 promotes
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Does notoriety affect the outcome of a criminal court proceeding? A trial’s outcome should not be based on the notoriety of it‚ yet it is. Due to media coverage‚ the length of the trial‚ and the notoriety of the people who committed the crime‚ the outcome of the trial is affected. The Manson trials and the trial of Leopold and Loeb are two prime example of how notoriety can affect a criminal court proceeding. An analysis of two criminal court proceedings‚ the Manson trial and the trial of Leopold
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Additionally‚ while completing court observations I had the opportunity to sit in on three separate criminal trials. The first trial I sat in on was a case involving sexual assault where the defendant was accused of “violating of the sexual integrity” (Arcaro‚ 2009‚ p.151) while she was sleeping. Due to the sensitive nature of the case‚ a publication ban was put in place. The judge allowed us to sit in on the case‚ but made aware to the students sitting in that we were not to publish any names or
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Source One Internet Address: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/crisis-centre/crisis/darfur-conflict Source One Media Type: News article Source One Summary: The conflict began in 2003 when rebels decided they didn’t like the government. The government responded brutally‚ with government troops invading civilian towns‚ killing men and raping women. The resulting violence caused as many as 300‚000 people dying (Though the president‚ Omar Al-Bashir‚ places the death toll at only 10‚000)‚ and another 1
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