of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court decided to put the case on trial; it related back to the Betts v. Brady case of 1942. Unlike Betts v. Brady’s 6-3 ruling in which Betts had lost‚ Gideon won the case with an astounding 9-0 majority. The main issue of the case centers on proper representation of the defendant. In order for the reader to fully understand the scope of the case‚ he or she needs to consider Betts v. Brady. 1Gideon’s case originally started in the lower courts. 2He went to the 13th
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R. v Burns case Brief Case Facts The defendants Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay were accused to have committed aggravated first degree murder in Washington State. In a confession to an undercover RCMP officer in British Columbia‚ posing as a mob boss‚ it is clamed that Burns was a contract killer hired by Rafay to kill his parents so that Rafay could get insurance money for their deaths. It is claimed that Burns beat the victims with a baseball bat while Rafay watched (para.10). They
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study Sisters of ST Joseph of Peace health‚ and hospital services v. Russell -Nature of case: appeal from judgment granting insurer’s motion for directed verdict in action to recover cost of hospital care. -Fact summary: Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace‚ Health‚ and Hospital Services (P) sued Aetna (D) to recover payment for medical care provided to Russell (D) based on
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Case Study 6 One of the main causes of the housing bubble “bursting” in the mid-2000’s was largely due to the sub-prime mortgages. A sub-prime mortgage is generally classified as a mortgage loan to a borrower with a low credit score‚ with a small down payment‚ or high debt to income ratio. The market for sub-prime mortgages was 37.6 percent of total mortgages by the end of 2005. In 1994 sub-prime mortgages accounted for only 6 percent of total mortgages. To a great extent the “bubble burst” is
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Case Study Hector E. Hernandez National University In partial fulfillment of the requirement for TED 621 B Dr. Teresa J. Johnson March 30‚ 2012 CASE STUDY TEMPLATE Name of NU Student ____Hector E. Hernandez______________________ Child’s Name ___Miguel_______ Child’s grade level ___3rd ____________ A. Student Strengths and Weaknesses The Data that has been collected‚ read‚ and analysis was to determine Miguel’s strengths and challenges (weaknesses). According to Miguel’s
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MEMORANDUM OF LAW To: Kimberly D. Beard‚ Esq. From: Laura Gardner Re: Brandon Berry‚ State of Georgia v. Berry Date: February 27‚ 2013 QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Can the Defendant be Charged With Cruelty to Children When the Child Was Not in the Defendant’s Care? II. Can the Defendant be Charged With Cruelty to Children When the Elements Have Not Been Met? STATEMENT OF FACTS On June 16‚ 1998 Jamie June (Jamie) completed a detox program for alcohol abuse and she then started Alcoholics
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CASE NOTE MUSUMECI V WINADELL PTY LTD KYLE CROSS I BACKGROUND INFORMATION Full Citation Musumeci v Winadell Pty Ltd (1994) 34 New South Wales Law Reports 723 Parties Musumeci‚ lessee (Plaintiff) Winadell Pty Ltd‚ lessor (Defendant) Date 4 August 1994 Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (NSWSC) Coram Santow J II LITIGATION HISTORY This case is a first instance decision. The plaintiff sought claim for damages‚ and claim for relief against forfeiture. III BRIEF STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS The
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John B. Watson is considered the founder of behaviorism. He suggested that psychology should be objective and focus on human behavior. Watson ’s views dominated the field of psychology during the first half of the twentieth century. His theories and behavioral techniques that many psychologists have built on are still used today. This so-called father of behaviorism was born in 1878‚ in South Carolina into a poor family. Although left fatherless at the young age of thirteen‚ Watson who had
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The case of Encino Motorcars‚ LLC v Navarro Et Al is a perfect example of an employer declining to issue of overtime pay to an employee. This case brought different points of view to the overtime pay by various regulatory bodies. The Fair Labor Standards Act (F.L.S.A)‚ The U.S Department of Labor‚ District Court‚ the Ninth Circuit and The Supreme Court of the United States. There have been a no. of exercised authorities leading to view promulgations from the original amendment. The case is still
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CASE STUDY 2 INTERACTIVE SESSION : TECHNOLOGY IS THE IPAD A DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY ? 1. Evaluate the impact of the iPad using Porter’s competitive forces model. Traditional Competitor The traditional competitor for iPad are televisions‚ newspapers‚ books‚ music store and magazine. Supplier The iTunes music store changed the customer perception of album and music bundle. Now‚ customers have drastically reduced their consumption of album. Prefer to download one song at time. Customer
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