Gideon v. Wainwright – 372 U.S. 335 (1963) Keilah Herring Kaplan University PA 260: Criminal Law Professor Chiacchia March 6‚ 2012 Gideon v. Wainwright – 372 U.S. 335 (1963) Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with a felony under Florida State Law. He allegedly broke into a poolroom with the intent to commit a misdemeanor‚ thus making it a felony. Mr. Gideon was indigent and asked the court to appoint counsel for him. The court stated that because Gideon was not charged with a capital offense
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------------------------------------------------- CASE ANALYSIS REX V MCDONALD AND MCDONALD St Qd [1904] 151 ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION In order for criminal liability to be placed‚ an accused must not only commit a specific act but also a breach of a duty concerned1. This concept was brought to the forefront in the case of R v McDonald and McDonald St R Qd [1904] 151. The Supreme Court of QLD2 was called to consider the case of Angus and Flora McDonald‚ appealing
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[1893] 1 Q.B. 256 1892 WL 9612 (CA)‚ [1893] 1 Q.B. 256 (Cite as: [1893] 1 Q.B. 256) Page 1 *256 Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company. In the Court of Appeal. CA Lindley‚ Bowen and A. L. Smith‚ L.JJ. 1892 Dec. 6‚ 7. Contract--Offer by Advertisement--Performance of Condition in Advertisement-- Notification of Acceptance of Offer--Wager--Insurance--8 & 9 Vict. c. 109-- 14 Geo. 3‚ c. 48‚ s. 2. The defendants‚ the proprietors of a medical preparation called "The Carbolic Smoke Ball‚" issued an
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Terry v. Ohio‚ 392 U.S. 1 (1968) Facts of the Case An police officer by the name of Mcfadden observed two men standing at a street corner. He noticed that the two men would take turns on looking inside of the window store. This happenedd about twenty four times and each time they did it the two men would have a conversation. After a while a third guy had joined the duo and then left. After the detective witnessed that action he had suspected that they were casing the store to burglarize the
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Angela jackson Ap government 9 September 2014 Riley v. California In the case of Riley v California the defendant and petitioner David Leon Riley was arrested August 22‚ 2009‚ after a traffic stop which resulted in the finding of loaded guns in car. The officer stopped riley searched him and took hold of his phone and then searched through messages‚ contacts‚ and photos. The officer charged Riley with an unrelated shooting that had taken place
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Marbury v. Madison On President John Adam’s last day in office‚ March 4 he appointed forty-two justices of the peace and sixteen new circuit court justices for the District of Columbia as an attempt by the federalists to take control of the judiciary before Thomas Jefferson took office. The commissions were signed and sealed by President Adams‚ but they were not delivered before the expiration of Adams’s presidency. Jefferson‚ the president succeeding Adams‚ refused to uphold the new judicial
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Virginia v. Moore 272 Va. 717 Facts: The day was February 20‚2003‚ in the city of Portsmouth where two Portsmouth police officers had pulled a vehicle over who was driven by David Lee Moore. While listening to police radio they had heard that the man they pulled over who went by the nickname “chubs” was driving on a suspended license. The officer’s soon determined that chubbs was indeed driving on a suspended license. The officers who made the stop arrested chubbs for the misdemeanor of driving
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Marbury v. Madison is viewed as the most important case in the U.S. Supreme Court history. The important constitutional principle that was established by U.S. Supreme Court‚ was to use the idea of “Judicial Review”‚ which is the power of federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution. Under Justice Marshall‚ the court began its ascent as equal in power to the congress and president. Jefferson as the new president‚ did not want appointees from the opposing party taking the
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DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ LUCKNOW 2012-13 FINAL DRAFT ON BIRD v JONES Under The Guidance Of: Submitted by: ( ) ( ) Mr. Shashank Shekhar Assistant Professor Roll
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Tennessee v Garner refers to using “all necessary means to effect the arrest” in the case of a suspect fleeing or forcibly resisting (FindLaw‚ n.d.). With this Tennessee statute‚ there are some stipulations (FindLaw‚ n.d.). There must be a belief that the suspect will act in a manner which would cause serious physical harm or death to others (FindLaw‚ n.d.). The amount of forced used must be in balance with the crime committed and how imminent harm is likely to occur (FindLaw‚ n.d.). Two police
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