Baig v Harvie 2016 SLT 67; 2016 SCL 108 On January the 31st 2014 the appellant in this case – Baig‚ accompanied by his brother‚ had confrontation with two parking attendants after they had issued a penalty charge notice on the appellant’s car. This was issued as the car was parked in a restricted parking section and the appropriate parking permit was not displayed. ‘The appellant and his brother returned to confront Mr Brown. The appellant was verbally abusive. He was confrontational. He was aggressive
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What is a Case Brief? A case brief is a condensed‚ concise outline-form summary of a court opinion. Hence‚ the term “brief.” It is generally used for more efficient self-study (it’s easier and more simple than re-reading a 100-page long case every time you want to refresh your memory about the case). It is also used to present the case to others (it’s easier and more simple than reading a 100-page long case verbatim). In other words‚ a case brief boils down a court opinion to the key elements
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Ochampaugh v. Seattle 588 P. 2d 1351 (Wash. 1979) Facts Ordinary pond owned by the city Popular with area residents for fishing and swimming The two boys were familiar with the pond and had gone there before. Neither boy could swim. There were no warning signs around the pond. The pond‚ while man-made‚ was in existence before the city purchased the land. Issue Was the pond a “trap” or extraordinarily dangerous enough to render it an “attractive nuisance” to children and thus create
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the states as well. According to the decision made in the Atkins vs. Virginia case it is cruel and unusual punishment to place someone with an IQ score of 70 or lower on death row. Many also deem it cruel and unusual to place anyone diagnosed as mentally disabled on death row. Similar cases to the Hall v. Florida case include Atkins v. Virginia‚ Penry v. Lynaugh‚ and Hitchcock v. Dugger. In the Atkins v. Virginia case Deryl Atkins confessed to the murder of Eric Nesbitt. Atkins was tried and found
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great decision to make in the case of United States v. Windsor. This will set precedent in United States federal law that allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. The court will deliberate on the section of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. This historic ruling will mark a monumental step‚ whether backwards or forwards‚ in the marriage equality movement. This case is a landmark in the identification
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Brief Kraft‚ Inc. v. Federal Trade Commissio Plaintiff/Appellant: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Defendant/Appellee: Kraft Inc. History: Federal Trade Commission instituted a deceptive advertising proceeding against Kraft Inc. Kraft was instructed to terminate certain ads due to false advertising. Facts: In March 1987‚ Kraft added a subscript on the television commercial and as a footnote in the print media version‚ the disclosure that “one ¾ ounces slice has 70% of the calcium of five ounces
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Summarize Morrissey v. Brewer In 1972‚ the Supreme Court came to an agreement that the number of due process rights are to a person who is constitutionally entitled and that is straight related to potential that can outcome the rights. Coming from a criminal case these cases have the biggest amount of loss potential that the total of liberty may be forfeited by creating the liberty interest. The liberty interest is a concept that requires due process procedures whenever any type of freedom is at
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Case Name: Michigan v. Tyler 436 U.S. 499(1978) Issue: Do the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment apply to Firefighters in an active Arson Investigation? Facts: In the case of Michigan v. Tyler the firefighters had had legal reason to initially enter the premises of Tyler’s Auction house on January 22‚ 1970‚ which was to extinguish the fire and surmise the start of said fire. Upon extinguishing flames during a preliminary search containers containing flammable liquid were found in the premises. These
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Furman v. Georgia Nicholas‚ 4 Furman v. Georgia: The Death Penalty Ethan Nicholas Liberty High School AP Government 4A Furman v. Georgia was one of the many court cases that dealt with the death penalty. This time‚ the topic of the death penalty was reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972. This particular case ruled that the death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. ?The ban on ?cruel and unusual punishments? is one of the most difficult
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Professor Swenson Criminal Law November 27‚ 2012 McCleskey v. Kemp Mr. McCleskey was a Black man‚ that was convicted of two counts armed robbery and one count of murder in the Supreme Court of Fulton County‚ Georgia. His convictions were due to the robbery of a furniture store and the killing of a white police officer while the robbery was occurring. There was evidence presented at trial that proved one of the bullets to be from a .38 caliber Rossi revolver‚ which fit the description of
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