Jamie should be charged with Incest‚ a 3rd degree felony under Florida law. Florida statute 826.04 defines Incest as: Whoever knowingly marries or has sexual intercourse with a person to whom he or she is related by lineal consanguinity. Because Jamie knowingly started to have sexual relations with his 14 year old sister Cersei since the beginning of summer and this violates our Florida statute‚ he is guilty of incest under Florida Law. Jamie may not be able to defend his case because they are
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The legal system of Switzerland is inherited from the Romano-Germanic tradition. Highly influenced by the Germanic codes in its early days‚ the Helvetic Confederation was equally marked by France. More precisely‚ the country received the codified law with the Napoleonic invasion at the beginning of the nineteenth century . Unlike the US‚ Switzerland is definitely a civil law country. Despite the fundamental difference relating to their legal tradition‚ USA and Switzerland are both true federal states
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* An omission is only culpable if there is a common law or statutory duty to act: Generally there is no obligation on anyone to prevent harm or wrongdoing. Omissions are only criminal where a duty to act arises at common law or is imposed by statute. So what is Mens Rea? Mens Rea is an element of criminal responsibility‚ a guilty mind; a guilty or wrongful purpose; a criminal intent. Guilty knowledge and wilfulness. A fundamental principle of Criminal Law is that a crime consists of
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officials are made to enforce the statues set forth. In Thurgood Marshall’s speech at the NAACP Wartime Conference‚ he maintains that a legal strategy is necessary to secure full civil rights and that blacks in particular‚ must avail themselves of statutes of the United States to protect their fundamental rights as free American citizens. Many people know Thurgood Marshall as the first African American Supreme Court justice. Born in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ in 1908‚ Marshall was raised in segregation
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alternative rules that has not been shared by all subsequent judges. For example‚ Viscount Simon made a point of including this note in a 1940 decision: “The golden rule is that the words of a statute must prima facie be given their ordinary meaning2.” Like the plain meaning rule‚ the golden rule gives the words of a statute their plain‚ ordinary meaning. However‚ when this may lead to an irrational result that is unlikely to be the legislature ’s intention‚ the golden rule dictates that a judge can depart
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ANNA HILO‚ M.D.‚ Respondent. _________________________/ PETITION FOR FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING Respondent Anna Hilo‚ M.D.‚ (“Dr. Hilo”)‚ by and through her undersigned counsel‚ pursuant to sections 120.60‚ 120.57‚ and 120.569‚ Florida Statutes‚ file this petition for formal administrative proceeding and state: 1. Petitioner is the Department of Health (“DOH”). DOH’s address is: Department of Health‚ Board of Medicine‚ 4052 Bald Cypress Way‚ Tallahassee‚ Florida 32399-3265. DOH’s phone
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Nation’s International Criminal Court (ICC) due to the US’s participation in the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. By participating in this ratification‚ the US has willing given its consent for the ICC to step in and take control of any cases it sees fit. However‚ the Rome Statute offers the State some avenues for it to gain its sovereignty back. If the Statute didn’t‚ one could imagine that there would be rioting in the streets‚ at the very least. 1 Of course‚ this
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As society’s dynamics of interaction evolves through time due to technology‚ globalization and unpredictable future events‚ the law that governs the society has to evolve as a result. This is to ensure that justice is served with effectiveness and fairness. Henceforth‚ judges play an important role towards this development of the legal system to a certain extent‚ through their decisions made within the parameters of certain doctrines that provide consistency and guidance (Lewis‚ 2012). Two such doctrines
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is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force." (p. 4). Law is comprised of statutes and precedents‚ leading to rules that tell us how to act in business and society. Law continues to grow and expand and is open to reason and interpretation. There are several types of law: constitutions‚ statutes‚ common law‚ equity‚ administrative regulations and decisions‚ treaties‚ ordinances‚ and executive orders. Constitution is the fundamental
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Fourth Amendment is a very important element of the United States Constitution. This Amendment has been the solutions to several Supreme court cases‚ such as Terry v. Ohio‚ Cupp v. Murphy‚ and Florida v. Jardines. This amendment also codifies various statutes. Terry v. Ohio (1968) was a court case led by a conflict between a group of men and Officer McFadden. Officer McFadden was patrolling downtown Cleveland‚ when he noticed a group of men suspiciously wandering around. He decided to observe them. After
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