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Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Four Ways the Constitution has Impacted Criminal Law America has grown and evolved which has led to various amendments to the constitution. Also, the constitutional amendments have had a significant impact on criminal law. Various concepts such as declaration under penalty, Miranda rights, own recognizance, and Pre-Trial Interventions have shaped the process of criminal justice. Currently, criminal law has become a diverse area which provides suspects with various rights they previously did not enjoy. Declaration under penalty of a jury is a concept in criminal justice that involves the signing of a statement sworn to be true that will...

Question 6 Student Name Institutional Affiliation Question 6 The adversarial system includes representatives from two different parties each holding opposing positions such that they can argue out a case. The responsibility of the judge is to ensure that there is equality and justice when being presented with the cases and taking a neutral position until the end of a case before providing the judgment (Perkins, 2015). The inquisitorial system differs from the former as it involves the judge assuming an active position in the case whereby he takes part in gathering evidence, interrogating the witnesses and identifying the truth of a case. Also, in the adversarial system, the decisions from the...

Question 14: Grand Jury Name Institution Question 14: Grand Jury Grand Jury is a procedure initiated by a prosecutor to determine whether a person should face criminal charges or indict a potential defendant. The process plays an essential role in the criminal justice system, as it informs the prosecutors to proceed with a criminal charge against a suspect, usually of serious criminal charges (FindLaw, 2018). Compared to conventional criminal procedures, a Grand Jury is executed in privacy and is inquisitorial. A judge is not involved in the process, and the prosecutor is the person in charge of the process. Where a Grand Jury finds a probable cause, the prosecutor may proceed with the...