Evan Miller was 14 years old when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder. Miller and his friend went to his neighbor’s trailer‚ Cole Cannon‚ while he was not there to look for drugs‚ they didn’t find any but they stole Cannon’s baseball cards and went back home. Later on Miller returned to Cannon’s trailer‚ Miller found him unconscious due to drugs and alcohol so he decided to steal his wallet. While Miller was grabbing the wallet‚ Cannon became conscious and attacked Miller
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is “money or favour given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust”. From personal experience‚ in some countries‚ not paying a bribe or not “giving a gift” may prolong or delay work‚ and in some cases even create a roadblock and completely stop the project. In some countries‚ offering a bribe is legal while in others it is considered a felony. The question however is‚ is bribery ethical? Ethics‚ in my opinion‚ are culture specific and‚ as the professor
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Have YOU ever heard of Youth Court? The Niskayuna Youth Court is offered as an alternative to the young people who have committed a crime in our community‚ instead of the criminal justice system. The Niskayuna Youth Court is run by two favorites of the high school student body- Mr. Stroebel and business teacher Mrs. Lindsay. People go to Youth Court after they have pleaded guilty to a crime to appear before a jury of their peers. The student jury then hears the evidence‚ and makes a decision about
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On a volleyball court‚ there are six key positions that are necessary in order to carry out a correct play and gain a point against the opposing team. The wide belief that the setter is the most important position due to all of their responsibilities is in fact true. Being a setter means that you have to make a decision about what play to go through with in a split second. As another player is passing the ball‚ you start to set it and that’s when your decision of what play you picked is shown.
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generally viewed as the same as a guilty plea in open court. There are several ways a confession can be deemed unconstitutional. For example‚ from the previous sections we learned about the exclusionary rule. Which states that any evidence obtained in violation of the fourth amendment is inadmissible in court. In addition to that comes forth the “Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine” which states not only is illegally obtained evidence excluded from court‚ this is to include evidence that is derived from
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conscionability which confirms to be conscience. Unlike Unconscionable means unfair or unjust. In any law of a contract it means that the contract or the terms and conditions are unjust that the court will be forced to decline it. The contract should be found both procedurally and substantively unconscionable for the court to prove it unconscionability. (D.R. Horton‚ Inc. v. Green‚ 120 Nev. 549‚ 553‚ 96 P.3d 1159‚ 1162) (2004). Unconscionability can be described
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of my phone calls and emails within 24 hours. 23. I require you to keep me apprised of the status of my case and any new developments as they arise in a very timely manner. Do not represent to the prosecutor that I will entertain any agreement without consulting me first. 24. I require you to immediately provide me with a copy of any and all paperwork you send out or receive pertaining to my case and do so with ample time for me to consult with the necessary individual(s) to make decisions about how
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Case Overview In December 2011 the board of directors of Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin‚ the largest engineering and construction company in Canada‚ received a whistleblower letter that alleging Riadh Ben Aissa‚ an executive vice-president‚ had secretly funneled money to members of Libya’s Gaddafi family. In March SNC issued details of its own independent review‚ which found that president Pierre Duhaime breached the company’s code of ethics in approving more than $56 million of improper payments after
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existing court rules. Some jurors may have a hardship or family emergency that may prevent them from serving; this would qualify under the court rules as a reason for dismissal for cause.
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supercritical fluid extraction system (Model 7100‚ Thar Technologies Inc.‚ USA) consisting a stainless steel extraction vessel of 1lt. capacity. For each experiment‚ the extraction vessel was loaded with 250 g of lyophilized powder wrapped with filter paper to prevent spillage during extraction and contamination of the extracted material with any solid particles. Ethanol (5% w/w) was used as a co-solvent for enhancing the extraction efficiency. Experimental parameters during the study were controlled
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