Mental competence has come to play a central and controversial role in proving guilt, and in evaluating the severity of a crime and its corresponding punishment. This compendium brings together the major legal
Defending OUI Charges Involving Prescription Medications in Massachusetts Operating under the influence (OUI) charges in Massachusetts often bring to mind alcohol-related off READ MORE The Role of Mental Health in Defending DUI Cases in Massachusetts Driving under the influence (DUI) is a serious...
Interestingly, research indicates that juries sitting on cases involving the insanity defense very rarely apply the tests for insanity, so changes in the tests may not be that significant. Rather, insanity cases appear to be decided more on moral grounds or on what jurors believe is the "right...
There are few allegations more sensitive than a sex crime accusation. For a proper legal defense, the utmost delicacy is required because these accusations alone can be enough to get you convicted. At CBS Law, we’ve successfully defended numerous sex cases involving salacious allegations and sympa...
Some jurisdictions apply a burden of proof somewhere between the two in labor arbitration cases involving moral turpitude (e.g., workplace theft). They may use terms such as “clear and convincing evidence” or “a preponderance of evidence.” In a criminal trial in common law jurisdictions,...
cases involving oxycodone (B = − 1.478,SE = 0.527,t = − 2.96,p = 0.003). Similarly, higher biological essentialism scores increased support for medicalized sentencing approaches for crack cocaine cases (B = 1.839,SE = 0.96,t = 2.15,p = 0.032), ...
” the name of the offender, the victim’s name is not part of the name of the case); and the same is true for cases involving minors as witnesses (their being witnesses is a matter of state interest, not a matter of the minors’ own subjective interests; seeCooper, 2011). This is...
In the past fifty years, the American system of criminal justice has undergone a number of critical changes involving policing, the courts and corrections. Landmark Supreme Court rulings, such as Miranda v. Arizona, and Mapp v. Ohio have shaped the way that law enforcement, as well as our...
obtaining their assets such as money, or cars. Homicide has also been experienced at homes where disputes involving property lead family members into killing each other. The purpose of the homicide, in this case, is to acquire wealth and avoid poverty. Therefore, criminologists identify that the...
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