Application Excercise 4t
1. Outline the facts of the case – R v Islam (2017) (see text) 2. Committal hearing was held in the Magistrate Court to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to commit Islam to stand trial on all charges and gain conviction in a higher court, being the County Court of Victoria. 3. Arson and […]
Application Excercise 4s
Complete the table below by identifying the type of sanction that would be imposed on each accused who either pleaded guilty or was found guilty of committing a crime in the case scenarios below, and two purposes of that sanction imposed. CASE SCENARIOS TYPE OF SANCTION TWO PURPOSES OF SANCTION Maddie pleaded guilty to murdering […]
Application Excercise 4r
The jurisdiction of the Drug Court and how this court operates. The Victorian Drug Court, which commenced in May 2002, is a division of the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria that is responsible for sentencing and supervising the treatment of offenders who have pleaded guilty to committing a crime under the influence of drugs or alcohol, […]
Application Excercise 4q
1. In which region of the USA are murder rates highest? A DPIC study of 30 years of FBI Uniform Crime Report homicide data found that the South has consistently had by far the highest murder rate. The South accounts for more than 80% of executions. The Northeast, which has fewer than 0.5% of all […]
Application Excercise 4p
The case of the last man hanged in Victoria: Ronald Ryan The facts of the case, including the year Ronald Ryan was executed, and the decision in the case. In 1964 Ronald Ryan was sentenced to 13 years’ jail at Melbourne’s Pentridge Prison for a series of robberies. In Pentridge, he befriended inmate Peter Walker, […]
Application Excercise 4o
Watch the case studies of each offender – Richard, Terri, Dane and Peter. Crime committed by each offender: Richard – culpable driving Terri – trafficking in a drug of dependence Dane – intentionally causing serious injury Peter – burglary CASE STUDY VERDICT DELIVERED MAXIMUM PENALTY Richard Guilty 20 years imprisonment Terri Guilty 15 years […]
Application Excercise 4n
Complete the table below by identifying the type of sanction that would be imposed on each accused who either pleaded guilty or was found guilty of committing a crime in the case scenarios below, and two purposes of that sanction imposed. CASE SCENARIOS TYPE OF SANCTION TWO PURPOSES OF SANCTION Maddie pleaded guilty to murdering […]
Application Excercise 4m
Corrections Victoria fails to bring prisoners to court for hearings Corrections Victoria was criticised for its failure to bring prisoners to court for hearings, so they could be physically present in court. In the three years from 2013-2016 it was fined 650 times for holding defendants in custody rather than transporting them to scheduled court […]
Application Excercise 4l
Corrections Victoria fails to bring prisoners to court for hearings Corrections Victoria was criticised for its failure to bring prisoners to court for hearings, so they could be physically present in court. In the three years from 2013-2016 it was fined 650 times for holding defendants in custody rather than transporting them to scheduled court […]
Application Excercise 4k
CLASS ACTIVITY The film ‘Twelve Angry Men’ 1. The crime the accused was chargedwith is murder. Murder is the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. 2. If the accused is found guilty, the sanction/ sentence wouldbe imprisonment. 3.Beforethejuryretiretodecidetheirverdictofguilty ornotguilty,the judge addresses thejury to clarify any issues. 4. ‘Beyond reasonabledoubt’is the legal burden […]