subchapter II of this chapter. What is Possession of a Controlled Substance? Possession of a controlled substance occurs whenever a person owns or otherwise possesses a drug or other illegal substance. These charges usually apply when a person is found carrying marijuana‚ cocaine‚ methamphetamine‚ or other illegal narcotics. It’s important to note that some legally available drugs‚ such as prescription medications‚ qualify as controlled substances‚ and possession charges are possible if the person possessing
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Adverse Possession Introduction: The area of law in question here is adverse possession of freehold land. Wylie defines adverse possession as “possession of land which is inconsistent with the title of the true owner. The law on adverse possession in Ireland‚ and indeed throughout much of the common law world‚ is extremely conscientious and ambiguous. Therefore‚ it is impossible to say with certainty how the courts will decide this issue. The major difficulty encountered in this area stems from
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Stated by a Roman Juror in Ulpian‚ Digest of Justinian: "Ownership has nothing in common with possession". As Craig Anderson said in Property: A guide to Scots Law: “One may both possess and own an item of property‚ or neither own nor possess it. Equally‚ one may own without possessing or possess without owning. Neither is determined by the other.” Possession is not clearly defined but rather has two clear elements; act of the mind and act of the body. John has recently separated with his partner
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ENACTMENT OF STRINGENT LAWS ON GUN POSSESSION School violence is a major concern that is facing this nation and the world as a whole. It is forming a trending topic all over the nation that will end up disastrous if not curbed. The year 2012 saw horrifying mass shootings across the country from a primary school in Aurora‚ Colorado to an elementary school in Newtown‚ Connecticut. In December‚ 58 percent of Americans wanted stricter laws surrounding the sale of firearms while only six percent believed
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name February 14th‚ 2013 English 110 Paper #1 Power of Possessions: An analysis of ‘The Necklace’ Materialism. What does it mean to be materialistic? Why does materialism bring out the worst in others? Being materialistic means that your spiritual beliefs and morals are often discarded by what objects people have or do not have. Society is consumed by material processions and people believe that objects are what define you. In Guy de Maupassant’s short story‚ ‘The Necklace’‚ the main character
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One of a prized possession for me would be an old fashioned watch given by my grandmother ten years ago. My grandmother bought this watch fifty years ago for my grandfather forty years old birthday. It was made by "Citizen Watch Co"‚ rectangular shape style and has a leather straps. The watch was very popular back into 1940 because it was a "limited edition" watch. However‚ the price of the watch is not the reason for me to treasure it so much‚ the story behide is more important to me. My grandmother
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My Prized Possession My prized possession was and still is my first soccer ball‚ which is currently in a box at my house buried underneath god knows what. Funny because that is exactly how I was reunited with it last year after re visiting my house in California for the first time in three years. I was 7 years old living in Ojai‚ California at the time and my father and I decided it would be fun to sign up for the local AYSO league. For those who don’t know what AYSO is‚ it’s basically the local
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The Possession of Kuru: Medical Science and Biocolonial Exchange In this article‚ The Possession of Kuru: Medical Science and Biocolonial Exchange by Warwick Anderson‚ he focuses on how the people learning about kuru obtain the information that they did. The Fore people live in the highlands of Papua New Guinea who were experiencing a fatal disease of the brain which seemed to be caused by a virus like agent. With the war‚ some Australian patrol officers went into Fore land where they were urged
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Title versus Possession - *V.Divya Scheme:- In the constantly changing society‚ the emergence of law has led to such a situation where the title of the property is coming in conflict with the possession. This modification in law is to protect the person in possession from being subjugated by the owner of the property (i.e.‚ title holder) by providing certain rights as well as duties imposed on both the title holder as well as the person in possession. In my project‚ I will
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TRACEY GOVENDER “IT MAY HAVE BEEN JUST AN OLD-FASHIONED WATCH BUT TO ME IT WAS MY MOST TREASURED POSSESSION” The most treasured possession for me would be an old fashioned classy watch given by my grandmother ten years ago. My grandmother bought this watch fifty years ago for my grandfather‚ for his forty year old birthday. It was made by “Galaxy & Co”‚ rectangular shape style‚ has black leather straps and their names engraved at the back of the watch. The watch was very popular back into 1960’s
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