In the case of Mempa v. Rhay‚ which the accused pleaded guilty with the advice of court-appointed counsel to the crime of "joyriding" and was placed on probation for two years. Then soon after the sentence was deferred because he was involved in a burglary and sentenced to 10 years in prison but only would receive 1 year with the advice from the parole. This was achieved due the fact that the probation officer questioned by the probationer about the incident and the parolee admitted his involvement
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Brandenburg v. Ohio The Supreme Court uses various criteria for the consideration of cases. Not all cases may be chosen by the Supreme Court‚ so they must wisely choose their cases. The Court must be uniform and consistent with the cases they choose according to federal law. "Supreme Court Rule 17‚ Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari ’" (Rossum 28).These rules are obligatory to follow because the Court uses it to grant certiorari. There are four basic rules for Rule 17. First‚ the
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discussions with my peers‚ there was a suggestion on my essay plan to focus more on the ‘move-on’ laws in greater details‚ as opposed to comparing it with the ‘lockout’. This advice was used to improve the arguments of my essay‚ as I was able to go in depth with the analysis of ‘move on’ law and its unfair targeting of young people. Moreover‚ I have improved my essay arguments by extending my research of ‘move-on’ law to include other Australian states‚ instead of narrowing down my focus on Victoria.
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PRICELINE V. MICROSOFT CASE STUDY Julie Ciarlante Briefly describe the specifics of patent ‘056 described in Exhibit 1 and the various court decisions around the State Street Bank & Trust Co. vs. Signature Financial Group Inc. The Issue of this case was to determine whether or not Signature ’s claimed invention the “056 Patent”‚ a data processing system‚ is drawn to statutory subject topic under 35 U.S.C 101. The Court ruling holds that the ’056
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Farwell‚ Benjamin CJU 134 Chp.8‚ Pg 286 Miranda V Arizona FACTS: On March 16‚ 1963‚ Ernesto Miranda was arrested for kidnapping and rape. Mr. Miranda was an immigrant‚ and although the officers did not notify Mr. Miranda of his rights‚ he signed a confession after two hours of investigation. The signed statement included a statement that Mr. Miranda was aware of his rights‚ although the officers admitted at trial that Mr.Miranda was not appraised of his right to have an attorney present
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In 1986‚ the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case established that there could be separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites‚ giving support to Jim Crow laws. The Supreme Court did not begin to reverse Plessy until the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case 58 years later‚ which established that segregating blacks and whites was unconstitutional and that separate could never be equal. After the period of reconstruction following the Civil War‚ many states in the south and
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(#4-7) According to the case‚ the plaintiff should not be held as semi liable for his injuries while attending the Daytona International Speedway. My client should receive a decision in his favor because NASCAR and the Daytona International Speedway were and are negligent in how
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SeaWorld of Florida v. Perez was a case that shows how important is for a companies to have rules and regulations regardless Safety. The company must follow OSHA regulations to have a safety work place for the employees. In this case the court was trying to determine if SeaWorld of Florida violated the OSHA General Duty Clause and if the company have a process to reduce the danger that employees have when working with killer wheals. In 2010 Ms. Dawn Brancheau a SeaWorld trainer was performing with
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right to counsel. The Betts v. Brady case‚ Gideon v. Wainwright case‚ and Shelton v. Alabama case‚ each demonstrated how individuals wrongfully suffered due to the lack of appointed counsels. Following these three significant court cases over the past 80 years‚ the Supreme Court set a precedent for all cases to follow‚ by ensuring the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right which has led to a more just system—one which acknowledges equal rights of all individuals‚
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Business Law Case Study Module 4 PLAINTIFF’S STATEMENT: The Parties – Alex Johnson vs. Bethlehem Ice Solutions Opening Argument Those familiar with skiing know that there are risks involved when one chooses to participate in the sport. Those risks‚ however‚ should be associated with self-inflicted harm caused by mistakes that a skier may make and not unforeseen obstacles and dangerous situations. The injuries sustained by Alex Johnson on the slopes at Bethlehem Ice Solutions (BIS) were not
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