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The Need For Capital Punishment
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 773.... the gas chamber or electric chair. Chances are you've been in
this room for many years and will be for many more. Your lawyers have began the
lenghthly appeal process. Once all the appeals have failed, it soon is time,
and you will be moved to a holding cell. There you will be offered your final
mean, of your choice. Your last visitors arrive, first your lawyer, your family
members and at last a preist who prays with you. You take your final glance
around the room, as you are lead to another room close by, the execution room.
A few prison officials are present to .....
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The Importance Of Plea Bargaining In Criminal Trials
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1322.... the fact is that his testimony is simply
verifying the testimonies of other witnesses. In a majority of cases plea
bargains is utilized to ensure that the truly guilty criminal is punished. In
our less than perfect world, plea bargaining is easily the lesser of the evils.
I agree with the definitions submitted by the affirmative speaker.
Americans have always emphasized getting a job done. We place a great
deal of value on efficiency and industry. The government is expected to run
with efficiency and operate with the good of the people in mind. Every aspect
of our live .....
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Minimum Drinking Age - 1998
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 900.... a licensed premise within the last year. 2
Nearly a quarter of all alcohol consumed by young men aged between
14-17 years was drunk illegally on licensed premises. 3
* A former New Zealand Police Commissioner claims that moves to lower
the legal drinking age to 18 would create more than 100,000 extra
legal drinkers, having an "immediate impact" on law and order. 4
* Research evidence suggests that the younger the age when drinking
begins, and the greater the amount of drinking done in early years,
the greater the amount of alcohol-related .....
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Legalizing Idustrial Hemp
Number of pages: 10 | Number of words: 2610.... is an environmental Godsend. It requires very little fertilizers or pesticides to raise; it uses very little water; it produces four times as much fiber per-acre as wood does, so it can drastically cut deforestation.
Hemp is simply a natural for our country and it can be a terrific cash-crop for America farmers. There is only one problem with this remarkable plant: Our government outlaws it. Hemp should be legalized for economical and environmental purposes. Industrial hemp means those parts of the Cannabis sativa plant which contain less than 1.00% tetrahydrocannabinol .....
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Search & Seizure In The Context Of Automobiles
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1864.... searches for contraband goods by a law enforcement officer. The Supreme Court has created this exception because it is not practical to secure a search warrant when there is probable cause to believe that contraband goods are in an automobile. Such things as automobiles and boats can quickly be moved away before an officer can secure a warrant. New Jersey Courts also recognize that an automobile exception is required because the need of a search warrant is often unforeseeable when an automobile is inherently mobile. Carroll v. United States, 267, U.S. 132, 45 S.Ct. 250, 69 L .....
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Drinking And Driving Offenses
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1236.... conviction for "Refusing" will count
as a second conviction, not a first, and will receive the stiffer penalty for
second offences.
For the first offence here is the penalty and the defences you can make. Driving
a vehicle while your ability to drive is impaired by alcohol or drugs is one of
the offences. Evidence of your condition can be used to convict you. This can
include evidence of your general conduct , speech, ability to walk a straight
line or pick up objects. The penalty o f the first offences is a fine of $50.00
to $2000.00 and/or imprisonment of up to six month .....
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Gun Control
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1230.... other nebulous standard or artifice" (
Caplan p.39).
The first infringement on the Second Amendment came on November 30, 1993
when President Clinton signed Brady Bill I. The law required that there be a
five day waiting period on all hand gun purchases. The Brady Bill also banned
semi-automatic rifles and other military type weapons. ( Moore 1994 p.434) The
five day waiting period is suppose to stop felons from buying guns. But,
Waiting periods do not stop felons from getting guns. Since 1968 it has been
illegal for a felon to possess any firearm. ( Moore 1994 p 440) .....
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Marijuana
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 735.... Marijuana has many
nicknames, including grass, pot, and weed. It is also called cannabis, a
word that comes from Cannabis sativa, the scientific name for hemp.
Effects
Marijuana contains more than 400 chemicals. When smoked, it
produces over 2,000 chemical that enter the body through the lungs. These
chemicals have a variety of immediate, short-term effects. In addition,
the repeated use of marijuana has been linked to a number of long-term
effects short- Term Effects of marijuana include both psychological and
physical reactions, known a s a high, consists of cha .....
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