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    Rouchefoucald v Boustead

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    In Rochefoucauld v Boustead (1897)‚ Lindley LJ said ‘that the Statute of Frauds does not prevent the proof of a fraud; and that it is a fraud on the part of the person to whom the land is conveyed as a trustee‚ and who knows it was so conveyed‚ to deny the trust and claim the land himself’. Section 53(1)(b) of the Law of Property Act 1925 provides that ‘a declaration of trust respecting any land or any interest therein must be manifested and proved by some writing signed by some person who is

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    Miranda V. Arizona

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    The case of Miranda v. Arizona dealt with the question‚ “Does the police practice of interrogating individuals without notifying them of their right to counsel and their protection against self-incrimination violate the Fifth Amendment?” This case started in 1963‚ when Ernesto Miranda was arrested in Phoenix‚ Arizona for robbing $8 from a bank worker‚ and was charged with armed robbery. He already had a record for armed robbery‚ and a juvenile record including attempted rape‚ assault‚ and burglary

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    Miranda V. Arizona

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    Case Brief Miranda v. Arizona Citation: 384 U.S. 436‚ 10 Ohio Misc. 9‚ 86 S. Ct. 1602‚ 16 L. Ed. 2d 694 (1966) Brief Fact Summary: Self-incriminating evidence was provided by the defendants while interrogated by police without prior notification of the Fifth Amendment Rights of the United States Constitution. Synopsis of Rule of Law: Authorities of the Government must notify suspects of their Fifth Amendment constitutional rights prior to an interrogation following an arrest. Facts: The Supreme

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    V For Vendetta Feminism

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    They’ve been there for months now! You get to work early and as you begin to sit down into your horrible smelling non-lumbar supporting office chair‚ Fate comes on giving you‚ and the rest of London‚ the daily news. In Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s comic‚ V for Vendetta‚ the reader is quickly lured into fascist dictatorship London‚ where cameras are on every corner “for [their] protection”. The CCTV cameras‚ and

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    Compare and Contrast

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    Compare and Contrast The dating and mating process in our world today has become something that we think comes from a movie. You meet the perfect guy‚ you get married‚ and live happily ever after‚ but what people don’t see‚ is the fact from fiction. The fact is‚ some people you date or marry‚ may not be the one for you‚ which then leads to breaking up or divorce. Instead of meeting someone face to face as is the usual‚ the world now has cyber-dating‚ where you meet someone online and supposedly

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    V the Anti-Hero

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    Anti-Hero Called “V” John Doe ENG 225 Introduction to Film No one June 16‚ 2012 Anti-Hero Called “VV for Vendetta in many ways is a movie that has been done before. It presents a post apocalyptic landscape (ex: 1984 (1984)‚ Clockwork Orange (1971)) where a totalitarian leadership rises from the ashes of chaos offering salvation‚ only to deliver oppression to the masses while demanding blind obedience in return‚ or else! In this society/film we are given the various archetype villains

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    Williamson V Houston

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    1. Name of the Case: Linda W illiamson v. City of Houston‚ Texas‚ 148 F.3d 462‚ 1998. 2. Facts: In 1990‚ Linda Williamson‚ a police officer with the City of Houston Police Department‚ was assigned to the Organized Crime Squad. Officer Doug McLeod‚ another member of this squad‚ began sexually harassing her on a daily basis and this behavior lasted for approximately 18 months. The harassing behavior occurred in front of other police officers‚ including the officers’ supervisor‚ Sergeant Bozeman. McLeod’s

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    Gratz V. Bollinger

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    Gratz v. Bollinger 539 U.S. 244 (2003) Facts of the Case Jennifer Gratz‚ a student with a 3.8 GPA and ACT score of 25‚ applied to the University of Michigan’s College of Literature‚ Science and Arts (LSA) in 1995. Patrick Hamacher‚ a student with an adjusted GPA of 3.0 and an ACT score of 28‚ also applied to the School in 1997. They were both denied admission and had to study elsewhere (Oyez‚ 2003). The University of Michigan’s the LSA used a 150-point scale to rank applicants‚ with 100 points

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    Furman v. Georgia

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    FURMAN V. GEORGIA In the history of Georgia‚ as well as in the rest of the United States‚ execution‚ or what is better known as the death penalty‚ was the result of a defendant found guilty in such crimes as murder and rape. In 1972‚ in the case of Furman v. Georgia the U.S. Supreme Court placed a moratorium‚ which is a delay or suspension of an activity or law‚ on the sentencing of Furman for capital punishment. They made the decision to end it in 1976‚ with the case of Gregg v. Georgia. Several

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    Salinas V Texas

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    Mitch Carlson Steve Russell CRIM 331 Case Brief #1 Salinas v. Texas Facts & History On the morning of December 18‚ 1992‚ two brothers were shot and killed in their Houston home. Police were called by a neighbor who heard the gunshots‚ and then seen a “dark colored” car fleeing from the house. It was later found out that defendant‚ Genovevo Salinas‚ was at the residence where the murders took place the night before December 18th. When officers went to Salinas’ house‚ they arrived to a dark blue

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