Confidentiality to a criminal defendant can be a tough topic to speak upon. The scenario that I was given deals with two coworkers and one client. One is a paralegal‚ one is an attorney‚ and then the client. The paralegal and the client are friends and the paralegal works for the attorney‚ who is currently facing felony charges. The paralegal should inform the client of such charges of the attorney because the client is asking of the attorney to do a similar job as to what he is being charged for
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Previously‚ the Governor appointed 60% of the Board of Elections members. In response to this law‚ Cooper filed a lawsuit arguing that the change in structure is a violation of the state’s constitution. Judge Donald Stephens of Wake County Superior Court blocked the law from going into effect until the lawsuit is settled‚ causing conflict within itself. The article quotes the lawsuit stating‚ "The General
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CLRI/ELS Question - Supreme Court As promised today‚ let’s consider a question from Common Law Reasoning and Institutions (as it is named on the University of London International Programmes Syllabus) or English Legal System as named by some other Universities’ syllabus. This is a question previously posed on the University of London Internationl LLB Programme’s 2010 CLRI (ELS) Examination paper. It reads: "The role and functions of a court of appeal and a supreme court are different. The United
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Law and Courts in Today’s Business Environment In today’s business environment there is no exact definition of law. Law is a set of rules‚ standards and principles that outlines the behavior we practice in business. The legal system is a major institution that assists us in defining acceptable social behavior. Laws limit the activities that are not in the best interest of the public. All people have different values and desire different things in life laws act as a way to dispute resolution. Laws
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History of the United States Court System Abstract When Congress first met on March 4‚ 1789‚ one of the first items of business was to fulfill the requirements of Article III‚ section 1‚ of the Constitution. Article III‚ section 1‚ provides that the "judicial power of the United States‚ shall be vested in one supreme Court‚ and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The First Congress responded by enacting the Judiciary Act of 1789‚ which established
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State and Federal Courts State Court System: I.)Lower courts or courts of limited jurisdiction: Lower courts first and foremost handle small criminal issues‚ for instance prostitution‚ traffic violations‚ and preliminary phases on felony cases. The parliamentary periods of any felony cases are in charge of arraignments‚ bail hearings‚ and so on. Lower courts can also distribute warrants to the local and state police departments for search and seizure’s. II.) Trial courts of general jurisdiction:
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warn Tatiana of the imminent danger. An important detail to note about this case is that it was decided by the Supreme Court of California not once‚ but twice. The first decision led to the duty to warn precedent. This decision clearly stated that the regents were liable for failure to warn Tarasoff of the danger she was in. The decision was so unpopular that the Supreme Court decided the case a 2nd time‚ leading to what is on the books as the current legal decision‚ the regents were found liable
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Historical Development of the U.S Court Systems CJA/490 University of Phoenix When the English were colonizing North America‚ they brought with them their laws. Being from the British Common Law system‚ the settlers understood how that system worked‚ so they modeled their own government using Common Law. In the 18th century‚ when the Union was formed and the colonies became states‚ they kept their Common Law governments. However‚ the Articles
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Education in Appellate Court Judges Appellate Court judges are the final stop for most of the federal cases in the United States. They hear cases which come from large areas or regions‚ often encompassing a large number of cultural variances. Rather than hold trials‚ appellate court judges review decisions of trial courts for errors of law. Court of appeals decisions‚ unlike those of the lower federal courts‚ establish binding precedents. Other federal courts in that circuit must‚ from
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Eyewitness Identification In the Supreme Court case of Lorenzo Prado Navarette and Jose Prado Navarette‚ Petitioners‚ versus the state of California (argued January 21‚ 2014‚ decided April 22‚ 2014)‚ two men argued that one of their constitutional rights had been violated. In August of 2008‚ a Mendocino County dispatcher received a call from a woman reporting that another vehicle had run her off the road (Navarette v. California‚ 2014). The dispatcher notified the California Highway Patrol (CHP)
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