Introduction This week’s assignment which involves a scenario on criminal law where as an officer (Jones) was approached by a female saying she was robbed and beaten. The victim told the officer Jones that the perpetrator was wearing white pants with a red shirt but she could not see their face because they were wearing a ski mask. She had no idea of the sex but did believe they were about 5’8” tall and they had a gun. She told the officer Jones this had only happened about a minute or two ago
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Arizona v. Rodney Joseph Gant 1. Heading a. Arizona v. R. Joseph Gant‚ Supreme Court of the United States‚ 2009 (April 21‚ 2009) 2. Statement of Facts a. Tucson‚ Arizona police officers acted on an anonymous tip that the residence at 2524 N. Walnut Ave was being used to sell drugs. The door was answered by Rodney Gant‚ who after a records check‚ revealed that Gant’s driver’s license had been suspended and there was an outstanding warrant out for his arrest for driving with a suspended license
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The landmark case that opened up the ability for business to operate across state lines was Gibbons v. Ogden. The case started in 1809‚ when the Legislature of the State of New York granted exclusive navigation privileges of all boats that moved by fire or stream in the waters within the jurisdiction of the state‚ for twenty years‚ to Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton (Livingston). They wanted a monopoly on a national network of steamboat lines‚ but were unsuccessful in their pursuit. Only
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Criminal Sentencing Decisions within the American Judicial System Abstract A major issue in criminal justice is sentencing. America’s court system has struggled to balance competing goals and policies in regards to criminal sentencing. This paper explores the ideas behind changes made to the sentencing policies with the United States judicial system. It begins with an overview of the goals behind criminal sentencing. This paper concludes with a discussion on the current status and disparities
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An example of psychotic and criminal behavior among the wealthy is in the case of the Menendez brothers‚ who are notoriously known for murdering their two parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. Diane Vander Molen‚ cousin to the Menendez brothers‚ spoke out on ABC News earlier this year in January 2017. Diane testified on behalf of her cousins in the late 90’s‚ declaring under oath that the brothers had been sexually abused by their parents. Although the brothers were convicted of first-degree murder
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APPROACH The corridor rule is a materiality rule that requires disclosure of a pension actuarial gain or loss‚ if the gain or loss exceeds 10% of the greater of the Pension Benefit Obligation (PBO) or the fair value of plan assets. If this is the case‚ then the corridor rule allows this actuarial gain or loss to be amortized gradually over time into the income statement. Overall‚ the corridor rule can be seen as having a smoothing effect with respect to reporting pension gains and losses. The corridor
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for trespass to her bedroom and communal areas: Cowell v Rosehill Racecourse (1937) 56 CLR 605 ENTERING BEDROOM‚ PLACING PLANTS ON FLOOR Presumably‚ Donald intended (Nickells v Melbourne Corporation (1938) 59 CLR 219) the direct interferences (Southport Corp v Esso Petroleum Co Ltd [1954] 2 QB 182 (‘Southport’)) of entering Alexis’s bedroom and placing plants on the floor. Donald interfered by entering Alexis’s room without authority (Plenty v Dillon (1991) 171 CLR 635 (‘Plenty’)) as Alexis revoked
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which are marriage‚ death‚ and birth if reported to legal office‚ observations made while on public duty like how many times an officer has had disciplinary actions against him or her while on duty. Cases filed in courts prior
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an infant [1985] IR 375 [1] when I first read the cases and my opinion on the specific case is unchanged even after reading an article by W.R. Duncan[2]. However W.R Duncan does detail some valid points about the case and the precedent that it may or may not have implied. In this essay I am going to evaluate and discuss Mr. Chief Justice Finlay’s judgment in the Supreme Court with regards to W.R. Duncan article. Analysis The J.H. case concerned a baby who had been placed into an adoption
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Mapp v. Ohio‚ 367 U.S. 1081‚ 81 S. Ct. 1684‚ 6 L. Ed. 2d 1081 (1961) Facts: On May 23rd‚ 1957‚ three Cleveland police officers arrived at the home of Mrs. Mapp with information that ‘a person was hiding out in the home‚ who was wanted for questioning in connection with a recent bombing‚ and that there was a large amount of policy paraphernalia being hidden in the home’. Mrs. Mapp and her daughter lived on the top floor of the two-family dwelling. Upon their arrival at that house‚ the officers
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