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AS Law Assignment 1 : Judicial Precedent a) Setting a precedent is providing an example for others to follow. Legal precedent is however slightly more complicated. It is the term given to a previous decision, a particular stance or view, judge's Statement, or the effect of certain fact(s) present within a past case; which dictates or influences the adjudication or verdict of a later case. Or put simply 'a reason for deciding a particular issue as established by a judge in a previous case'. Judicial Precedent is separated into the three Latin named sectors which define a judgement:- Stare Decisis, (the literal interpretation 'let the decision stand'). This is the verdict of the case, upon which sentencing occurs in criminal cases and compensation is awarded in civil. This term expresses the principle of precedent, that one should 'stand by' ones previous decisions. For example in the case of R V Collins, ex...

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