Case Brief Funk vs. United States Supreme Court of the United States 290 U.S. 371‚ 54 S. Ct. 212 (1933) Facts: Funk was tried twice and convicted both times in Federal District Court for conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. In the first appeal to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals the decision of the Federal District Court was reversed due to issues not applicable here. 46 F.2d 417. In both trials the defendant called upon his wife to testify on his behalf and she was excluded
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legal help. There are many cases that went through the court systems that we don’t really even hear about because they’re so small. These cases are the ones that don’t really matter. The cases that are bigger are the ones that people hear more about usually the little cases get pushed to the side and slid around to the back of the court cases and people normally never hear about those cases. Like the case in 1963 Gideon’s Vs. Wainwright‚ many people haven’t heard about this case because it was so long
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2016‚ I organized a venturesome trip for my dad and I to share in the Florida Keys during the weekend of our birthdays. Our trip was scheduled for the end of July‚ which happened to be the hottest and the most chaotic time to go because of lobster season. As a Floridian‚ I have traveled to many destinations throughout Florida; but never before have I gone as far south as the keys. Recalling the first time I visited the Florida Keys is one of my fondest memories. Ultimately‚ the
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created‚ I would have to state that I’ve projected my leadership role the most while our club and I went to Feeding South Florida for a field trip that I’ve planned. The reason why I state this is because‚ Feeding South Florida was a common place that many people knew‚ especially our members‚ and so before we got to the warehouse‚ I’ve explained the purpose Feeding South Florida stands for and the job that we would have to do there. When we got to the warehouse and began working‚ I would help the members
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We the US Chambers of Commerce feel that it is in the best interest of both the US and Cuba to bury the hatchet. The US and Cuba have had bad blood since the 1960s when the Eisenhower Administration banned trading between Cuba and US except medicine and food. There were many reasons for the embargo like communism in Cuba‚ Cuba taxing American products heavily‚ and Cuba allowing the Soviet Union to build missiles bases in Cuba which ultimately resulted in the Cuban Missle Crisis. It is absurd in today’s
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in the Harry Potter series. This book continues Harry Potter and his friends’ journey during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After coming home from Hogwarts for the summer‚ his miserable stay with the Dursleys makes him want to leave immediately. However while packing to leave‚ Harry receives a message from an elf‚ Dobby‚ warning him that terrible things will happen
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pole and that Butterfield was not riding with care‚ Forester should win Trial Court rules in favor of Forrester; Appellate court upholds Incipient use of contributory negligence: principle that a plaintiff is the more liable party in a negligence case‚ cause injury to themselves regardless of defendant Legal Issues: Does the negligence of the plaintiff supersede possible negligence of the defendant? Court’s Analysis: Butterfield would have seen the obstruction if he had used ordinary care.
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On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm‚ it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14‚ 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26‚ with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly
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The Florida Everglades A Wetlands Ecosystem The Everglades‚ a vast wetlands ecosystem made up of marshes and swamps‚ begins at Lake Okeechobee‚ a large lake in the center of Florida‚ and ends in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay. It is nearly 50 miles across and 110 miles long (Hinrichsen)‚ and when viewed from the air‚ appears to be miles and miles of shallow water flowing through thick mats of grass. This perception has earned it the name "River of Grass". Although it does flow like a river
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Ecology of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Abstract This paper examines the thermal refuges‚ effects of coastal storms and winter aggregation behavior on the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). The Florida manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) typically found in the subtropical waters of the southeastern United States‚ feeding on sea grass and freshwater vegetation . Unlike many marine animals that inhibit large
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