Day: June 11, 2022

Connecting Your LearningCompetencies Addressed in This AssignmentIn this assignment, the criteria in your Connect Your Learning Scoring Guide are directly aligned to all the course competencies.Competency 1: Describe how historical problems were managed in the evolution of the U.S. Constitution.Competency 2: Correlate the role of each branch of government with Bill of Rights...

Line-Drawing in ForfeituresCompetencies Addressed in This DiscussionCompetency 3: Explain the substantive and procedural interpretations of individual freedoms based on case analysis.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.IntroductionThe Eighth Amendment protections extend to the impositions of fines. That provision of the amendment applies to forfeitures, which is a process utilized...

Ensuring Eighth Amendment Compliance Behind BarsCompetency Addressed in This DiscussionCompetency 3: Explain the substantive and procedural interpretations of individual freedoms based on case analysis.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.IntroductionThe Eighth Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment. Those protections apply in a corrections setting. You are a warden...

Right to CounselCompetencies Addressed in This DiscussionCompetency 3: Explain the substantive and procedural interpretations of individual freedoms based on case analysis.Competency 4: Document philosophical underpinnings and public policy influences associated with the U.S. Supreme Court decisions.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.IntroductionThe right to counsel exists under the...

Speedy TrialCompetencies Addressed in This AssignmentCompetency 3: Explain the substantive and procedural interpretations of individual freedoms based on case analysis.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.Assignment DescriptionThe right to a speedy trial is a right protected under the Sixth Amendment. Often, that right is waived by the defendant to enable the attorney to fully prepare...