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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& Kale‚ LP Memo To: Supervising Attorney From: Amber Blanton Date: 5/16/2012 Re: Samantha Smith Fact: Samantha Smith slipped and fell on spilled shampoo in the aisle at the grocery store in question. After we filed our complaint with the courts; the store alleges that Ms. Smith had a duty to avoid the spillage‚ but was too distracted by her son to notice. The store feels that Ms. Smith is just as much responsible as they are. Issue: Is it equal responsibility on both parties as involved
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Bina Murlidhar Hemdev and Others v Kanhaiyalal Lokram Hemdev and Others Supreme Court of India 14 May 1999 Appeal (civil) 3141 of 1999 The Judgment was delivered by : M. Jagannadha Rao‚ J. 1. Leave granted. 2. This appeal is filed by the four plaintiffs‚ the widow and children of late Murlidhar Lokram Hemdev who died intestate on or about 8.5.1976. The appeal is directed against the order of the High Court of Bombay in Appeal No. 1019 of 1997 dated 12.9.97 confirming the order of the learned
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Rights. The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to inform us of what our rights are under democracy. The definition of the US Constitution is the power of the court. Everything that I have just talked about breaks down to be really simple. Across the United States of America there are laws‚ and you break them‚ you will then be punished and it is the courts decision on what your punishment will be. “Break the law pay the price”‚ that is what Dad always said. The sad part about this is everyone in America is
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Written theme for a traffic ticket‚ 9/1/13 Tonight‚ I am writing a theme for the Cedar Rapids court system. The length of this theme was set at one thousand and five hundred words. I was issued this assignment of writing a theme after going in to court and talking with the judge about a recent traffic ticket I had received. I was given this ticket because a Hiawatha policeman pulled me over claiming I had run a stop sign. Whether I agree with his definition of stopping or not‚ I accepted my ticket
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Roughly 10 years ago a court case was introduced to sue McDonald’s Corporation for knowingly selling defective products. The particulars of the case involved a woman spilling hot coffee on her-self and being injured very badly because of it. Public opinion was (and largely still is) strongly against the woman and her settlement. Her stepson wrote an article to argue that she was justified in receiving a settlement due to the defective nature of the product being sold. The claim being presented
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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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BASKETBALL Basketball Court Dimensions Length of a basketball court 94 feet (1128 inches) Note: Many high school and college courts are 84 feet. Width of a basketball court 50 feet (600 inches) Size of a basketball backboard Width: 6 feet (72 inches) Height: 3.5 feet (42 inches) Size of a basketball rim The diameter of the rim is 18 inches The top of the rim should be exactly 10 feet (120 inches) off the ground Distance from the backboard to the back of the rim 6 inches Note:
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11-11-11 By Huang Jie MOOT COURT TRAINING 1 HOW TO LAWYERING IN FRONT OF JURY AND JUDGES? 11-11-11 ¢ 1. Know your audience: age‚ gender‚ occupation‚ what will appeal to them‚ what will offend them‚ put yourself into your audience’s shoes to consider what they will want to hear ¢ 2. A strong opening statement: summarize the case in a compelling way 2 By Huang Jie CALDER V. JONES SIFT Law Jie Huang 3 ¢ 3. Have a theme: Simple‚ easy-to-understand‚ and
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in a flash‚ Sally was suddenly brought to a private room. With Sally being instructed into the room‚ she noticed an individual standing across the medical room‚ who she later learned would be her advocate throughout her examination and during her court case. Throughout the duration of her stay‚ though distraught‚ Sally cooperated with the SANE nurses‚ especially with the physical evidence collection.
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