Miller v. Alabama By Melissa Nester Criminal Law This assignment will show how in the case of Miller v. Alabama cruel and unusual punishment has been applied to the juvenile offenders who commit criminal acts but do not have the mental capacity of an adult who knows what they are doing. Juvenile offenders were being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole until Miller fought to have this sentenced changed. Evan Miller‚ 14 years old was convicted of aggravated
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The law generally requires that the accused possess a ‘blameworthy’ state of mind at the time the act comprising the offence was committed‚ and the basic presumption is that mens rea is required for every offence (‘actus non fit reus nisi mens sit rea’)‚ authority for which stems from Sherras v De Rutzen [1895] – “There is a presumption that mens rea … is an essential ingredient in every offence; but that presumption is liable to be displaced either by the words of the statute creating the offence
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Project Summary Employment Law Project Summary The employment relationship is a contractual one between an employer and a worker. The worker may be either an employee or an independent contractor. Distinguishing between the two is very important. It has an effect on compensation‚ benefits‚ harassment‚ family leave‚ workers’ compensation‚ unemployment insurance‚ and discrimination‚ (Moran‚ 2008‚ p. 3). In an employment relationship‚ authority is conveyed by an employer to an employee. Deciding
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Representatives of seven municipalities say the law‚ known as Act 13‚ takes away their ability to control gas drilling operations through local zoning‚ leaving them defenseless to protect homeowners‚ parks and schools from being surrounded by drilling sites or waste pits. In Vermont the bill states that any person who intends to discharge waste into the waters of the state or who intends to discharge into an injection well or who intends to discharge into any publicly owned treatment works any
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Not being able to choose who you are and what you do with your life is very difficult. In the story Two Kinds‚ a little girl named Ni Kan has to go through a tough childhood with a very controlling mother. Her mother demands her to be nothing but famous when she grows up. Ni Kan at first loved the thought of her being famous. But after a lot of tests her mother gave her and training‚ she got sick of it. The tests got a lot harder the more she did. “The tests got harder‚ multiplying numbers in my
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complaining about hiring immigrants. IV. This is just one example of the hard days of illegal immigrants face in the states. Unlike most you are a hard-worker seeking to archive the American’s Dream. Central Idea: The Immigrants’ Rights Projects of the American Civil Liberties Union’s works to defend the civil and constitutional rights of immigrants through a comprehensive program of impact litigation and public education. Internal Preview: First‚ I will explain the importance of equal
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has many of the some rights and obligations that and individual would have‚ such as the competency to buy and sell property; enter into leases and contracts; and can sue or be sued‚ essentially‚ it can be prosecuted and punished if it violates the law. Each of the share holders benefit from limited liability‚ however‚ there are some cases in which they can be held personally liable i.e: fraud. The principle advantage of a corporation is that given the fact that is has its patrimony‚ it allows for
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Business Law: Research Project Bryant Stratton College Mr. Coleman Kamisha Carter December 17‚ 2012 Introduction “The Public Employee Union is organized to improve Public Service. Advance and improve the interests of its members in the matter of their wages‚ hours‚ working conditions‚ and general welfare”. (Clark‚ 1968-present) Today‚ the United States is the richest country on earth
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of the criminal element almost anything is possible for the right price. Furthermore‚ "greater flows of trade offer more opportunities for terrorist groups to hide shipments of parts and materials among legitimate cargos and trade with more developed countries makes it more likely that local licit organizations may have the materials needed on hand"(Asal‚ Ackerman & Rethemeyer 2012‚ para 18). Smugglers continue to open the doors to this type of black market enterprise. Terrorist Scenario Al
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Communication Scenarios MGT/521 Communication Scenarios I am writing to describe how I would personally respond to three different scenarios that deal with communication. I will explain how I would handle each situation as each scenario is different. Scenario 1 In scenario 1‚ a situation is described where communication needs to be addressed to get some important details to big group of a marketing team in order to make a plan for a new advertisement campaign. I would choose to have a face-to-face
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