Essays on Circumstantial Evidence

Abstract

The criminal justice system in the United States provides Constitutional guarantees for all who are subject to the laws of the land. The three most controversial aspects of this system today are Search and Seizure, arrest, and interrogations. While these three aspects are the foundation of police action throughout the nation, there are several unresolved problems in how each of these processes is in use today. The presence of the law is not always the same as upholding it. The cases which made the case for the citizens are moving into obscurity with modern variations of the problems making ...

Critically Examine the Contribution made by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to the Development of the International Law of Genocide. Critically Examine the Contribution Made by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to the Development of the International Law of Genocide. At the core of the international law of genocide is the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention). The Genocide Convention came about in 1948 through General Assembly Resolution 260. It came into force in 1951. One hundred forty states ratified the Convention. Its purpose was to deter future acts of ...

This is provided for in the 6th amendment of the U.S constitution. It guarantees the accused two cardinal rights during trial. These include the accused right to attend all proceeding in a case against him and the accused right to challenge an adverse witness’s testimony. These are critical rights as they ensure that the accused receives a fair, just and transparent trial. The clause also shields the accused from hearsay evidence because he cannot be able to challenge them. Moreover, the accused is able to test the veracity, sincerity and memory of the witness.

Types of Evidence

There are five main categories of ...