SPEA-J - Public And Environmental Affairs SPEA-J 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Exclusionary Rule, Precedent, Police Misconduct
25 Aug 2016
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Felony: punishable by > 1 year in prison. Criminal cases are when you could go to jail/prison. Civil trial can have 6 jurors if the case is for > (federal) & any amount in in. All jurors have to agree to reach a verdict. Have to prove the elements of the claim. Criminal: the did knowingly or intentionally kill another human (4 elements of murder) Civil: the had a duty that they breached, there were damages caused by the breach (proximate cause) Criminal: beyond a reasonable doubt (rd is a fair, logical doubt based on reason. Civil: preponderance of evidence; more likely than not, > 50% American tries to blend them together; we want to balance them. Federal: 3 tiers; district courts us circuit coa ussc. Dcs: trial courts; 89 in us; where most cases start & end. Ussc: you can try to take your case here if you"re still not satisfied; writ of.
