bludgeoning his pregnant wife to death‚ Dr. Samuel Sheppard complained that the press prevented him from having a fair trial. The case then was transferred to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States‚ and has 9 justices. It takes audiences with cases that involve the constitution‚ federal laws‚ treaties‚ or foreign ambassadors. The case Sheppard v. Maxwell was called to the Supreme Court because of an issue with the Constitution in a lower court. November 1‚ 1965‚ Sheppard
Premium United States Supreme Court of the United States United States Constitution
Death-Qualified Jury It was determined in the case of Witherspoon v. Illinois‚ 391 U.S. 510 (1968) that upon the trail and conviction of said name petitioner for murder was sentenced to the death penalty. However their was challenge for cause based on an Illinois statute‚ that allows for any individual juror member that when question at the point of being accepted as potential jurors. If it is determined that he or she would rule in favor of the death penalty‚
Premium Capital punishment Jury Law
Consti 1 Tañada v Tuvera‚ 136 SCRA 27 (1985) Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. L-63915 April 24‚ 1985 LORENZO M. TAÑADA‚ ABRAHAM F. SARMIENTO‚ and MOVEMENT OF ATTORNEYS FOR BROTHERHOOD‚ INTEGRITY AND NATIONALISM‚ INC. [MABINI]‚ petitioners‚ vs. HON. JUAN C. TUVERA‚ in his capacity as Executive Assistant to the President‚ HON. JOAQUIN VENUS‚ in his capacity as Deputy Executive Assistant to the President ‚ MELQUIADES P. DE LA CRUZ‚ in his capacity as Director‚ Malacañang
Premium Law
Russell v. the Queen (1882): This case fell according to the JCPC under powers in favor of the federal government. The reasoning for this case is not convincing. The reason for this is that it does not ban alcohol for the entire country‚ but instead merely restricts and regulates it. The legislation for this case could have fallen under: section 92 (9)‚ which deals with saloons‚ taverns‚ and shops; section 92 (13) which is about property and civil rights in the province; or section 92 (16) which
Premium United States Canada United States Constitution
Illinois‚ Supra and United States v. Di Re‚ 332 U.S. 581 (1948). In Ybarra‚ police officers obtained a warrant to search a tavern and its bartender for evidence of possession of a controlled substance. Not only did the police search the tavern and the bartender but all the patrons that
Premium Police Crime Police brutality
The second group is reservations that seek to exclude or modify the legal effect of the treaty as a whole‚ with respect to certain specific aspects. In other words‚ it is possible to have a reservation that does not reserve against "certain provisions". A state can reserve against "certain specific aspects" of a treaty. Common for the two groups drawn up in this statement‚ is that they both seek to limit the legal effect for “certain provisions” or “certain specific aspects”. The first group is
Premium Law Contract Contract law
Year 12 Legal Studies Crime Assessment Steven Fraser - R v Fraser - Murder of children Legal Citation: R v Fraser [2003] NSWSC 965 and R v Fraser [2004] NSWSC 53 Elements of the Offence: Steven Fraser murdered his three children – Ashley (7)‚ Ryan (5)‚ and Jarrod (4) – on the weekend of the 18 – 19 August‚ 2001. They were staying in his Caringbah apartment on a custody visit‚ where Steven was living after separating with his wife Maria Chona two months prior. Ryan and Jarrod were given doses
Premium Murder Crime Capital punishment
Administration Law November 24‚ 2012 Korb v. Raytheon‚ 707 F. Supp. 63 (D. Mass) case involves an employee‚ Lawrence J. Korb and Raytheon Corporation the company. “Korb was terminated from his position as vice president for Washington operation of Raytheon Corporation because he publicly expressed opinions‚ which was a conflict of interest with the corporation’s economic concern” (http://www.loislaw.com.libdatab.strayer.edu/pns/index.htp). The case involves freedom of speech‚ information and challenges
Premium United States United States Constitution Supreme Court of the United States
1. Citation: United States v. Conti‚ E.D.S.C.‚ Western Division‚ No.5:11-CV-470-F (2012) 2. Facts: In 2011‚ the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 289‚ which approved the DMV to issue speciality license plates. One of these license plates was inscripted with the message “Choose Life.” The Plaintiffs‚ headed by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina‚ and the Defendants‚ Eugene Conti and Michael Robertson‚ who held State positions directly pertaining to transportation
Premium United States North Carolina South Carolina
which the custodial parent resides‚ to maintain jurisdiction in instances where the noncustodial parent resides in another state. “The UIFSA introduces the principle of continuing‚ exclusive jurisdiction‚ so that only one support order will be in effect at any given time.” Most states have implemented a formula of which they use to configure an order of support after a custody decree has been established. In setting an order of support for a child‚ a court will likely consider the
Premium Marriage Divorce University