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"Addressing the misunderstood and misrepresented aspects of the law in today's writing, this reliable guidebook demonstrates how to use legal concepts, terminology, and procedure to create fiction that is true to life and crackling with real-world tension. Examples from actual cases are provided along with excerpts of authentic courtroom dialogue. Topics covered include criminal and civil law; differences between federal, state, and Native American...
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The average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that day. Why? The answer lies in the very nature of modern federal criminal laws, which have exploded in number but also become impossibly broad and vague. In Three Felonies a Day, Harvey A. Silverglate reveals how federal criminal laws have become dangerously...
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El sistema penitenciario en Colombia en particular, y el sistema jurídico en general, son considerados por legos y expertos como claros ejemplos del divorcio entre lo que dice el papel y lo que se constata en la práctica. A partir de esta historia inédita del surgimiento de instituciones tales como la pena de prisión, el ejercito permanente, la policía, las leyes de orden público y el banco nacional, el autor identifica la estructura de los...
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With the popularity of crime dramas like CSI focusing on forensic science, and increasing numbers of police and prosecutors making wide-spread use of DNA, high-tech science seems to have become the handmaiden of law enforcement. But this is a myth,asserts law professor and nationally known expert on police profiling David A. Harris. In fact, most of law enforcement does not embrace science-it rejects it instead, resisting it vigorously. The question...
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Este artículo analiza la actual situación de precariedad en la que se encuentra el sistema penitenciario brasileño y como consecuencia de la ineficacia de la función resocializadora pluma y una comparación con Argentina. La evolución de la pena y sus especies y teorías. Las precarias condiciones en las que se llevaron, no sólo impiden que la rehabilitación es eficaz, pero también establece ofensa a uno de los principales derechos que la...
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El órgano judicial penal y el penalista académico, a diferentes niveles de abstracción, persiguen un mismo objetivo. El primero tiene que dar con la mejor solución del caso. El segundo, sin referirlo a un caso en concreto, tiene que ofrecer la regla que proporcione la mejor solución de un grupo de casos. Ahora bien, ¿Cuál es la mejor solución y cómo se construye la mejor regla? Los estudios que se recogen en este volumen responden al intento...
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The Criminal Defense Lawyer. Redefined.
Martin H. Ehrengraf, dapper and diabolical, may be Lawrence Block's darkest creation. He's the defense attorney who never sees the inside of a courtroom, because all his clients are innocent-no matter how guilty they may seem. Some even believe themselves to be guilty: they remember pulling the trigger, or wiring the dynamite to their spouse's car, or holding the bloody blade. But things have a way of working...
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En este trabajo se aborda de manera sistemática en sentido estricto el artículo 227 del CP, que criminaliza el incumplimiento de la pensión de alimentos. El impago de este tipo de pensiones, constituye un motivo de litigiosidad frecuente en los juzgados, evidenciando situaciones de necesidad que a veces derivan en graves problemas de subsistencia de los miembros del núcleo familiar.
Se analizan detalladamente los requisitos para que los Juzgados...
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Newly elected circuit Superior Court Judge Thompson travels the State of North Carolina from the mountains to the Sandhills. His first year is a baptism of fire: three potential death cases, a first degree murder case, a second degree murder case, and a bizarre rape case in Durham. Trials are for and about people. The victim has or had his or her own life story. The defendant has his. And the family's lives of both are changed forever. And then there...
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¿Cómo se llega a ser juez? ¿Son los jueces tal y como creemos? ¿Les afecta personalmente el impacto de sus decisiones en la vida de los ciudadanos? ¿Hasta qué punto están politizados? ¿Quién juzga a los jueces? ¿Mandan los jueces en los juzgados? ¿Existe realmente una justicia patriarcal en nuestro país?
La magistrada Natalia Velilla responde a estas y otras muchas preguntas en Así funciona la Justicia , donde narra con todo detalle la...
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Fighting any false criminal allegation can cost a person potentially their life savings, reputation in the community, loss of friends, family, their career and ultimately their loss of freedom. From the time a criminal charge is laid, the process can last more than two years before a courts verdict is handed down. Witnesses and what they disclose to police can impact the final outcome of any investigation. If the information is considered deceptive...
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Des spécialistes du droit pénal se sont rassemblés pour traiter, dans un langage dépourvu de technicité juridique, les principales thématiques ayant trait au droit pénal et ce, tant du point de vue de l'organisation de la justice pénale que des questions qui lui sont soumises.
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- Les homicides et coups et blessures involontaires;
- La protection de la jeunesse;
- Les infractions terroristes, thème éminemment d'actualité;
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Get the Summary of Ann Rule's Heart Full of Lies in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Heart Full of Lies" delves into the perplexing murder case that shook the serene "Oregon Alps." In 2000, district attorney Dan Ousley faced a confounding murder in Wallowa County, where undersheriff Rich Stein discovered a body by the Lostine River. Liysa Ann Northon, the wife of the deceased, claimed self-defense against her husband,...
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An examination of the forces and events that led to the most successful organized crime control initiatives in American history
Since Prohibition, the Mafia has captivated the media and, indeed, the American imagination. From Al Capone to John Gotti, organized crime bosses have achieved notoriety as anti- heroes in popular culture. In practice, organized crime grew strong and wealthy by supplying illicit goods and services and by obtaining control...
16) Felony Murder
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The felony murder doctrine is one of the most widely criticized features of American criminal law. Legal scholars almost unanimously condemn it as irrational, concluding that it imposes punishment without fault and presumes guilt without proof. Despite this, the law persists in almost every U.S. jurisdiction. Felony Murder is the first book on this controversial legal doctrine. It shows that felony murder liability rests on a simple and powerful idea:...
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El libro, es una juiciosa y amplia compilación de aportes de trece destacados juristas sobre los retos que afronta actualmente la responsabilidad civil, penal y laboral. Los directores de la publicación, el Dr. Billy Escobar Pérez, Decano de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y la Dra. Mónica Lucía Fernández, docente de la Facultad, han organizado un minucioso documento que integra en un conjunto coherente, el aporte de prestigiosos expertos nacionales...
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The author of “Ill-Gotten Gains” uses philosophy and psychology to examine how human behavior can be questioned under criminal law.
Henri plans a trek through the desert. Alphonse, intending to kill Henri, puts poison into his canteen. Gaston also intends to kill Henri but has no idea what Alphonse has been up to. He puncture's Henri's canteen, and Henri dies of thirst. Who has caused Henri's death? Was it Alphonse? Gaston? Or neither?
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NAACP Image Award Nominee for an Outstanding Literary Work from a debut author. Winner of the 2017 Prose Award for Excellence in Social Sciences and the 2017 Prose Category Award for Law and Legal Studies, sponsored by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers. Silver Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (Current Events/Social Issues category). Americans are slowly waking up to the dire effects...
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"The Hemp Handbook: Understanding the Laws of Hemp, CBD, and Marijuana" is an enlightening guide penned by renowned attorney Mark Nicholson. With his legal experience, Nicholson navigates the complex landscape of laws governing hemp, CBD, and marijuana.
The book serves as a vital resource for anyone interested in understanding the intricacies of the rapidly evolving cannabis industry. From growers and consumers to entrepreneurs and investors, Nicholson's...
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