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Lawyer Misconduct and the Sixth Amendment Rights of the Accused
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The responsibility of the law in preventing harm to oneself and upholding social morals varies from state to state. For example, in parts of Nevada, prostitution is legal; in other parts, it is not. The same goes for drug use. In some states, like Colorado, marijuana use has been legalized. In other states, it is still illegal and even under federal law it is illegal. Thus, in a democracy, the people are ultimately the ones to determine what their laws will be. However, there are definitely organizations that lobby for certain laws to be passed. For instance, prior to Prohibition, there were organizations that lobbied to have alcohol banned and eventually their voices were heard at the federal level.
The responsibility of the law in preventing harm to oneself is ultimately a controversial one in a liberty-loving society. People believe they should have the right to freedom, to do with themselves what they want. Criminalizing prostitution, drug use, or drinking does not mean that the human desire for these things goes away. Nor does making these things legal mean that it is okay or moral for a person to do them. When vices are legalized,...
This seems a more humane way to approach the issue of whether to criminalize vice. By zoning it and making it available only in certain areas, one can keep it at the margins of society. This is essentially what Nevada does (Rindels, 2018). From a utilitarian perspective, it also makes sense that for the common good this would be the most ethical approach.
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Defense attorney misconduct including ineffective counsel, subordination of perjury and use of questionable expert witnesses—these are all examples of unethical practices by one’s lawyer. A person has a Constitutional right to mount a defense, and if his lawyer is not representing him effectively, the person is not get his just due before the law.
Ineffective counsel is one example of this: The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to effective legal representation (Wilhelm, 2019). For example if…
Professor Dershowitz (among others) have suggested that the ethical arguments against torture may be outweighed where: (1) the magnitude of harm at issue is great enough, (2) the suspect is known to be in possession of the information necessary to neutralize that harm, and (3) the use of torture is absolutely restricted to those cases. The ethical justification is that in the modern age of, biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons
Week 1 Discussion Decision making in large organizations can be difficult to properly grasp because its characterized by numerous issues that emerge within the organization. Quantitative and qualitative decision making processes in public finance are similar in the sense that they are utilized to analyze data relating to budget management and other relevant issues. These processes in turn help in effective decision-making with respect to the desired objectives. However, quantitative decision-making
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Criminal Justice Ethical Dilemmas In Criminal Justice Ethical dilemmas permeate almost all organizations globally. Members of an organization often find themselves in challenging situations that require the adoption of the most effective solution that meet the needs of the conflicting parties or situations. One of the organizations that often face the challenge of ethical dilemmas is the criminal justice organization. The criminal justice organizations have been known to perform activities that ensure