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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the Criminal Defense Wiki</div> | <div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the Criminal Defense Wiki</div> | ||
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* [[The Role and Responsibility of a Criminal Defense Lawyer]] | * [[The Role and Responsibility of a Criminal Defense Lawyer]] | ||
* [[Rights of the Accused]] | * [[Rights of the Accused]] | ||
+ | * [[Rights of the Accused under Shari'ah Law]] | ||
* [[Relationship between Defense Lawyer and Defendant]] | * [[Relationship between Defense Lawyer and Defendant]] | ||
* [[Ethics and Professional Responsibility]] | * [[Ethics and Professional Responsibility]] | ||
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* [[Motions]] | * [[Motions]] | ||
* [[Crimes]] | * [[Crimes]] | ||
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+ | *[[Legal Defender Best Practices]] | ||
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* [[Evidence]] | * [[Evidence]] | ||
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* [[Legal Aid Systems and Supporting NGOs around the world]] | * [[Legal Aid Systems and Supporting NGOs around the world]] | ||
* [[Torture]] | * [[Torture]] | ||
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* [[Representing Victims of Torture]] | * [[Representing Victims of Torture]] | ||
* [[Causes of Wrongful Convictions]] | * [[Causes of Wrongful Convictions]] | ||
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− | *LIBERIA has the world's highest percentage of pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners: 97.3 %<ref>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_pretrial</ref> | + | *[[Liberia|LIBERIA]] has the world's highest percentage of pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners: 97.3 %<ref>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_pretrial</ref> |
*HAITI has the world's most overcrowded prisons. They are currently filled at 335.7% their official capacity.<ref>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_occupancy</ref> | *HAITI has the world's most overcrowded prisons. They are currently filled at 335.7% their official capacity.<ref>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_occupancy</ref> | ||
− | *RWANDA has the third highest prison population rate per 100,000: 593, exceeded only by the United States (748) and Russia (598)<ref>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_poprate</ref> | + | *[[Rwanda|RWANDA]] has the third highest prison population rate per 100,000: 593, exceeded only by the United States (748) and Russia (598)<ref>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_poprate</ref> |
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+ | The criminal justice system is viewed as a three-part system consisting of the judge and jury, the prosecutor, and the defense lawyer. Each part of this system has a specific role. The role of the judge and jury is to render an impartial decision based solely on the facts presented and the laws applicable to the charged offense. In order to decide impartially, the judge and jury must be able to hear arguments from both sides. The prosecutor's role is to argue the side of the state that seeks to prove the defendant's guilt. The defense lawyer's role is to argue on behalf of the defendant. The defendant has no burden of proof. That is, the defendant need not prove his innocence. It is enough simply to point out ways in which the state has not established guilt (e.g., an eyewitness has poor eyesight or an accuser has a motive to lie). | ||
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- ↑ http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_pretrial
- ↑ http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_occupancy
- ↑ http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_poprate