to a drug offense that took place in the United States. The second issue is he claims his counsel did not inform him about the consequences of his plea bargain and he was misinformed about the possibility of deportation. The third is he states his decision would have been different if his counsel would have been verbally clear about the risk of his plea bargain. The short answer to the question is yes. Yes‚ Padilla will be deported back to his home country of Honduras. Under the immigration law‚
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Res judicata literally means that the matter has already been decided and the meaning of a special plea of res judicata is that the matter or question raised by the other side has been finally adjudicated upon in proceedings between the parties and that it therefore cannot be raised again.1 There are requirements that should be satisfied for a special plea of res judicata to be granted which are; the dispute is between the same parties‚ for the same relief and on the same cause of action.2 These
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constitution and the state and federal court systems have been in effect since the nineteenth century. Each and every court case has their own unique processes related to the different courts and how the case made it to any specific one‚ taking a plea bargain as an alternative to facing trial and what happens to the wrongfully accused will help understand a little more about the ins and outs of trials and verdicts. Former NFL star Darren Sharper‚ 39 has pleaded guilty to federal charges of drugging
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Psychologists use animals in their research to either get a better understanding of human thinking and behaviors or to find out more about the species they are studying. There are many reasons experiments can be unethical‚ but in some cases animal research can really benefit science. Using animals to experiment on is very controversial‚ and there are many groups and organizations fighting to protect animals rights. Finding ways to reduce animal research‚ and make it as ethical as possible is important
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I think when considering the strengths and weaknesses of the ways in which NSW courts deal with cases which could involve any form of mental illness or incompetence the strengths most definitely outweigh the weaknesses. I think one of the most prominent strengths is that for those individuals found not guilty by reason of mental illness‚ although not being imprisoned they are still being incarcerated in order to try and ensure the same incident or level of violence doesn’t occur again. this is extremely
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October 28‚ 2009 Courts Courtroom Observations On October 8‚ 2009 I attended a general sessions court at the Lexington County Courthouse. At this time the Judge was hearing guilty pleas. There were many people in the rather large courtroom that day. The courtroom was much larger than the one I had visited during drug court here in Spartanburg. Before the day’s session began I could see many defense attorneys going over their cases with their clients‚ some of whom were wearing bright orange
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Instructor Explanation: This material is covered in the Glossary of Cultural Anthropology. Points Received: (not graded) Comments: 7. Question : Language is as important in the cultural transmission of traits among chimpanzees and gorillas as it is among humans. Student Answer: True False Instructor Explanation: This material is covered in section 1.5 of Cultural Anthropology. Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: 8. Question
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Finding of Lucy Lucy was a 3.2 million old Australopithecus Afarensis skeleton to ever be found. She was found in Ethiopia on November 24 1974. They first spotted the forearm bone and then they found some other parts of her body as well. Only 40% of her bones have been found yet. Lucy’s discovery is very important to the world because it shows everybody how their ancestors might have looked in the past. It is also important because it helps us understand our past and where we came from
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Rodeo is a sport where people all around the world participate in and watch other people get thrown off bulls and horses. The riders get quite a bit of prize money just to get put into the ground or go round and round barrels. mainly people that don’t like rodeos are soft city people or people that dont watch it anyway its mostly humans getting hurt more than the animals so its not cruel at all. Rodeo is not cruel because they don’t get hurt unless it’s there own fault for example they jump
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Environmental Change Evolution is the process of change that occurs in living organisms over many generations. It is the result of natural selection by the environment of favourable variations in the organisms. Changes in the environment of living organisms can lead to the evolution of plant and animal species. These environmental changes in condition may be physical- temperature‚ rainfall‚ sea level and landforms e.g. Peppered Moths chemical- water salinity‚ acidity‚ use of pesticides‚ oxygen
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