Case Brief By: Ashley Tam R. v. Martineau (1991)‚ 58 C.C.C. (3d) 353 (S.C.C.) Facts: The appellant‚ Martineau‚ was convicted of second-degree murder under s. 213(a) and (d) of the Criminal Code but the decision was overturned by the Alberta Court of Appeal who concluded that s. 213(a) violated ss. 7 and 11(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and could no longer be in effect. The issue was brought before the Supreme Court of Canada whether or not the appeal court was correct in
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into the garage and put her in his car‚ he then turned the engine on and poisoned her with carbon monoxide. Tracey’s mother was not involved in this‚ Latimer denied killing her at first but he later then confessed for his actions .In the trial R. V Latimer (1997) Robert was convicted for second degree murder although the Supreme
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‚ Eds. New York: Hindawi‚ 2006. [3] L. Liang and S. V. Hum‚ “Experimental characterization of UWB beamformers based on multidimensional beam filters‚” IEEE Trans. Ant. Propag.‚ vol. 59‚ no. 1‚ pp. 304–309‚ Jan. 2011. [4] S. V. Hum‚ A. Madanayake‚ and L. T. Bruton‚ “UWB beamforming using 2D beam digital filters‚” IEEE Trans. Ant. Propag. (TAP)‚ vol. 57‚ no. 3‚ pp. 804–807‚ Mar. 2009. [5] T. Gunaratne and L. Bruton‚ “Adaptive complex-coefficient 2D FIR trapezoidal filters for broadband beamforming in cognitive
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CRIMINOLOGY: R. v. Grant We can apply different theories of criminology at any time in our everyday lives as police officers. Criminology is an interdisciplinary profession built around the scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour‚ including their forms‚ causes‚ legal aspects‚ and control. In the fallowing‚ I will identify a few theories that are the essential reasoning behind the criminal in this case. The case history of R. v. Grant is that‚ Grant‚ an eighteen year old at the time
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Nam-Phuong T. Tran Zeef Cabrita ENGL 100 5 December 2010 O Canada! Our Home and Native Land! Canada is known as a multicultural country in which the great part of the population is made by the immigration. Within the open-door policies‚ the percentage of immigration of Canada has increased dramatically recently. Then‚ with the ethnic diversity background‚ whether Canada has a mix-up “messy” culture or not. Likewise‚ will the immigrants be confused because of choosing to follow their own culture
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shooter of Columbine‚ Eric Harris portrays the signs of psychopathy extensively. The purpose of this paper is to assess Harris using the PCL-R to determine whether Eric Harris is in fact a psychopath. Writing this paper will conclude if he is psychopathic or not‚ and to which degree if he is. All of the twenty traits will be assessed to come to a conclusion. The paper will be structured in three main parts; the concept of psychopathy‚ a description of the traits Eric Harris portrayed and a conclusion
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1.) The legal issue in R V Brown case that the house of lord had to determine was "Is consent a defence to an assault causing grievous bodily harm" This is a case of sado-masochism where the group of men were engaged in act of violence against each other particularly on their genital parts‚ by branding or genital torture for sexual pleasure. The victims in each case consented to this ritual (activity) and didn’t suffer any permanent injury. Each of the defendants faced assault ABH charges and unlawful
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a larger network size (Sega). Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. INTRODUCTION In many industries‚ the network of consumers using compatible products or services influences the benefits of consumption. Positive network effects arise when the consumer utility of using a product or service increases with the number of users
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Undergraduate Laws Case note March 2014: Important case note LA3021 Company law Prest v Petrodel Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1395 Facts The parties were married in 1993. The wife was granted a divorce in 2008. In an action for ancillary relief the husband argued that properties could not be transferred to the wife as they were legally owned by various companies. These companies were wholly owned and controlled by the husband. The question on appeal was whether the court has power to order the transfer
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Litonjua v. L&R Corporation December 9‚ 1999 Facts: Litonjua obtained loans from L&R Corporation secured by a mortgage. Without knowledge of L&R‚ Litonjua sold to PWHAS the parcels of land they had previously mortgaged to L & R Corporation. When Litonjua defaulted in the payment of their loans‚ L & R Corporation initiated extrajudicial foreclosure proceedings and L & R Corporation was the only bidder. When L & R Corporation presented its corresponding Certificate of Sale for registration‚ it
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