CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Big Business, Supremacy Clause, Fourth Council Of The Lateran
18 Jan 2017
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Discuss the importance of the assize of clarendon and magna carta. Cops complain violators are treated too leniently. Lawmakers can"t provide necessary resources to handle huge caseloads. Offenders do not think justice is meted out fairly or equitably. Defendant: prosecuter vs. defense attorney, proof beyond a reasonable doubt-(prosecutor, by rule and practice, it"s incredibly inefficient, public has no idea of the actual process , pop culture and media manipulation. The court system as we know it developed with the increasing sophistication of society. Blood feud: based on vengeance, settle difference based on personal vengeance and physical violence, an eye for an eye, problem: dispute is never solved. Accuser had to secure more oaths than the accused (burden of proof) Truthfulness tied to standing in society: noblemen: at the top of the heap, clergymen, common men/laborers, women slaves. Perform (withstand) test to prove innocence: trial by hot water, cold water, hot iron or fire. Divine intervention: god will protect the innocent!
