Introduction This report details the observations made in the closing statement of Regina v Bowden before Judge McEwen. The rape charge held against Bowden placed this case within the Criminal Jurisdiction of the South Australian District Court (Courtroom Five). Issues of Fact & Law The predominant legal issues that arose in the closing statement of the trial were pertinent to the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA). The defence cited section 75 of the Act to permit the jury to deliver an
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to England and tried for the murder of the boy. If the men had not fed on the boy’s body‚ they probably would have died of starvation within the four-day period. The boy‚ who was in a much weaker condition‚ would likely have died before the rest. Regina v. Dudley and Stephens‚ 14 Q.B.D/ 273 (1884) Analysis: Positive Law: Under positive law the ruling would be that they were guilty of murder. This is the law that is black and white and‚ without any other circumstances being taken into account
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REGINA COMPANY POINT OF VIEW: Regulator – National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting CASE CONTEXT: Regina Vacuum Cleaner Co. seemed to be doing excellent as manifested in its healthy 1988 annual Financial Statements. However‚ Regina Company ended up as a tragic story that served as cautionary epic to investors‚ creditors‚ auditors‚ the public and the government. The Company was acquired through a leveraged buyout by a group of Top Executives led by Donald Sheelen‚ former
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Status: Positive or Neutral Judicial Treatment R. (on the application of Rottman) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis House of Lords 16 May 2002 Case Analysis Where Reported [2002] UKHL 20; [2002] 2 A.C. 692; [2002] 2 W.L.R. 1315; [2002] 2 All E.R. 865; [2002] H.R.L.R. 32; 12 B.H.R.C. 329; [2002] Po. L.R. 124; [2002] A.C.D. 69; Times‚ May 21‚ 2002; Independent‚ July 1‚ 2002; Official Transcript Case Digest Subject: Criminal procedure Keywords: Arrest; Extradition; PACE codes of practice;
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☼20150428 97591-1-KT Kamloops IN THE PROVINCIAL COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA REGINA v. MICHELLE MARIE FOREMAN REASONS FOR SENTENCE OF THE HONOURABLE JUDGE S.D. FRAME Counsel for the Crown: Counsel for the Accused: Place of Hearing: Mr. Evan Goulet Ms. Michelle Stanford Kamloops‚ B.C. Date of Hearing: April 21‚ 2015 Date of Judgment: April 28‚ 2015 2015 BCPC 104 (CanLII) Citation: ☼ R v. Foreman 2015 BCPC 0104 R v. Foreman [1] Page 1 Michelle Marie Foreman is before me for sentencing following
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Case Title: Regina v. G and another (Appellants) (On Appeal form the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) Citation: [2003] UKHL 50 Procedural History (PH): The appellants were charged on 22nd August 2000; without lawful excuse damaged by fire; commercial premises and being reckless as to whether such property would be damaged. The appellants stood trial before Judge Maher in March 2001. The appellants’ case at trial was that they expected the fire to extinguish itself on the concrete
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Regina Case Regina Company Inc. was known as a complacent slow-growth company and was dominated by Hoover and Eureka within the floorcare industry. Donald Sheelen was a promising young individual when he was hired first as the head of the marketing division in Regina‚ and then became its president. Shortly after becoming company president‚ Sheelen set out to make Regina the industry’s number one company and repeatedly vowed to “bomb” Hoover‚ the number one firm in the industry at the time. Sheelen
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The legal citation of the case. Regina v [2001] NSWSC 1011 (8 november 2001) The elements of the offence. In order for a trial to be brought‚ the police and prosecutors might be able to prove that the elements of the particular offence are present. In this criminal case both Actus reus‚ Mens rea as well causation was clearly shown through the behavior of Katherine Knight. Actus reus is the term referring to ‘guilty act’ meaning any voluntary actions of omissions that constitutes to a crime
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Regina Company Inc. Common Size Income Statement Year 1988 1988 1987 1987 1986 19862 Net Sales $181‚123 100% $128‚234 100% $76‚144 100% Cost of Goods Sold $94‚934 52.41% $70‚756 55.18% $46‚213 60.69% Selling Distribution and Administrative $21‚870 12.07% $14‚621 11.40% $10‚366 13.61% Advertising $39‚992 22.08% $26‚449 20.63% $8‚557 11.24% R&D $2‚423 1.34% $1‚530 1.19% $1‚182 1.55% Total Operating Cost & Expenses
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of View The group decided to look into the Regina Company case using the perspective of a financial analyst who will report to the Electrolux management and board. This decision was due to the following reasons: 1. Any further audit from the side of Regina‚ Electrolux or the SEC will only yield a similar result as the last audit thus being redundant and utterly useless 2. Looking at the case in the perspective of a member of the board of Regina will prove to be useless in evaluating the case
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