Citation: Powell V U.S. No. 405‚ Supreme Court of the United States‚ 1968‚ 392 U.S. 514‚ 88 S. Ct. 2145 L. Ed 2d 1254‚ 1968 U.S. 1140. Facts: Leroy Powell was arrested December‚ 1966 for public intoxication‚ which is in violation of Texas state law. Powell was found guilty and fined. He appealed and at trial Powell argued that he was not at fault for his behavior due to chronic alcoholism‚ which is a disease. He further argued that punishing him for his behavior was cruel and unusual behavior‚ a
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Paul is likely to be found criminally liable for rape. A person commits the offence of rape if he intentionally penetrates another person’s vagina‚ anus or mouth without the other person giving consent to the penetration and the perpetrator does not believe the victim consents to the act. The main element required to establish rape is the lack of consent. Lack of consent is characterise by the use of force or threats by the perpetrator‚ deception and where the victim was unaware of what was happening
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Tennessee v. Garner (1985) is based on an incident that took place October 3‚ 1974. Briefly‚ the facts of the case are that a Memphis police officer‚ Elton Hymon‚ shot and killed an unarmed fifteen year old‚ Edward Garner‚ who was fleeing the scene of a home burglary at approximately 10:45 p.m.. The officer identified himself as the police and gave a command to halt. Garner stopped at the base of a chain-link fence‚ and then began to scale the fence when Hymon fired a shot‚ striking Garner in
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Danial Latifi v. Union of India __________________________________________________________________________________________ Shaping the law of maintenance of Muslim wives in India Mahima Sharon Selvakumar ID No. 214107 Family Law I Winter Semester 2014/15 INTRODUCTION The provision of nafqa‚ or maintenance‚ to Muslim women in the occurrence of a divorce has always been a debate of great controversy. The case of Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum1 (the Shah Bano case) was a landmark maintenance
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Innovation Comparative Analysis: Cigna vs. Aetna The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative analysis of two companies within the same industry (Cigna vs. Aetna) and an evaluation of their innovation processes. Current Situation Analysis A recent survey of the nation’s top CEO’s concludes that innovation remains the lifeblood of business. "For CEO’s today‚ it’s all about achieving growth and efficiency through innovation. It’s not about product innovation so much anymore as about
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Consider the differences between the way in which children and adults learn Introduction In this assignment‚ I intend to consider the possible differences between the way in which children and adults learn. For instance‚ Piaget believed there to be schemes with four distinct stages of cognitive development. Between birth and the time a child is ready for school‚ he/she will pass through two of the four stages. These stages are the Sensorimotor Stage and the Preoperational Stage. Alternatively
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Black’s Law Dictionary defines ‘displacement’ as ‘a forced removal of a person from the person’s home or country‚ especially because of war.’ Dictionary of Sociology defines ecological displacement as the process in which a stronger or more advanced group takes over an area (without military conquest- by economic pressure or sheer numbers) formerly occupied by a less advanced or weaker group. The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement were formulated by a team of international legal scholars
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Philips VS. Matsushita: Competing Strategic and Organizational choices Case Analysis Background Philips and Matsushita are the biggest international players in the consumer electronic market. They have developed strategies and global organizations that can enhance the firms’ capabilities in the global market. Due to the small size market in their country‚ Philips‚ Netherland based company‚ began to look for the international opportunities by developing their overseas business units and creating
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In the 1790s‚ the United States was burdened by both domestic and foreign affairs. As the new nation began to develop‚ the relationship with France would fuel foreign affairs and the rise of political parties that would dominate domestic affairs even though the affairs at home were much more significant. The most important domestic issues were the struggles between the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. The Republicans wanted states’ rights and power to the people; whereas the Federalists
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Introduction Today we live in a global economy in which the time taken for people to move between continents has been significantly reduced and in which Internet and other connections make instant connections possible. Businesses and organisations now have to recognise that they now operate in a global market place and to develop appropriate strategies. A global strategy is an organisational plan that takes into account these new global realities. Both Nestle and Unilever have developed global
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