Criminal Law and Law Enforcement, assignment help

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Criminal
Law and Law Enforcement                                                                                           c9

.Part 1 on own paper

In your main post, with respect to
prohibiting the introduction of certain types of conduct, statements, and
offers made by the defendant to the crime victim, discuss the following:  https://campus.capella.edu/web/community-of-excellence?deepLink=true

· 
Examine whether evidence rules
prohibiting the introduction of certain types of conduct, statements, and
offers made by the defendant to the crime victim exist in your state with
respect to victims.

· 
Determine why such evidence should be
excluded if it is relevant to whether the defendant committed the offense.

· 
Explore the public policy reasons that
exist for excluding such evidence.

· 
Evaluate the effect such rules have on
your duties as a criminal justice professional.

Part 2 on own paper

 locate a case addressing the issue of victim
impact statements, as was addressed in Payne v. Tennessee and respond to the
following:

· 
Summarize the facts and court holding in
your selected victim impact evidence case.

· 
Examine
if such evidence is not included in the statutory aggravating factors in your
jurisdiction.

· 
Analyze
the constitutional implications victim impact evidence may have in the context
of a capital murder offense.

· 
Explain
whether you, as a criminal justice professional, feel that the Eighth Amendment
should bar the admissibility of victim impact evidence during the penalty phase
of a capital murder trial.