Gideon v. Wainwright Gideon v. Wainwright‚ 372 U.S. 335 (1963)‚ is a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case‚ the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution to provide lawyers in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys. Facts: In 1961‚ Clarence Earl Gideon had been charged with burglary for breaking into a pool hall in Panama City‚ Florida and taking beer‚ wine‚ and
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¡®Composed Upon Westminster Bridge¡¯ and ¡®God¡¯s Grandeur¡¯ are both traditional poems written in the romantic era which looks upon changes that need to happen and looks away from those to the places which haven¡¯t been affected by the misery of the world. ¡®Composed Upon Westminster Bridge¡¯ is a typical romantic sonnet expressing Wordsworth¡¯s love for the beauty and amazement of London. This is in much contrast to ¡®God¡¯s Grandeur¡¯ in which Hopkins expresses his feelings towards the beauty
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Jane Roe‚ a pregnant single woman‚ brought a lawsuit challenging Texas abortion laws that made it a crime to obtain or attempt an abortion‚ except on medical advice to save the life of the mother. Roe argued that these laws violated her constitutional rights. Although her life was not in danger‚ she argued that she could not afford to travel out of state and and had the right to terminate her pregnancy in a safe medical environment. The issue in question was whether or not women have the legal
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This is the appellant’s skeleton argument for his appeal. The arguments to quash the conviction under s. 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (OAPA) are based on the misdirection’s made by the judge during the trial. There are three main misdirection’s for the appeal‚ which can render the conviction unsafe‚ include: Consent‚ causation and intention. The appellant Billy was convicted under s.18 OAPA of the offences against the person act for causing grievous bodily harm to the victim Anita
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connection to life and awe with it’s beauty. What Wordsworth himself said about the Ode: Intimations of Immortality‚ offers many clues for understanding what he is dealing with. (The Norton Anthology‚ 6th Edition pg.1382) “Nothing was more difficult for me in childhood then to admit the notion of death as a state applicable to my own being. ...My difficulty came as from a sense of the indomitableness of the spirit within me.” With these words‚ Wordsworth speaks to the heart of the dilemma that this poem
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wearing a Guy Fawkes Mask‚ appears and fights the fingermen to help Evey. After finishing with the last one of the patrol he takes unconscious Evey to his shelter. He takes care of her and tells her that his name is V and that he is a fighting for freedom and justice in this corrupt state. V embodies the principles of rebellion from an authoritarian state and he is wearing the Guy Fawkes Mask (who was a British terrorist who wanted to lead a revolution sparked by assassination and destruction) because
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Case Citation: Nix v. Williams - 467 U.S. 431 (1984) Facts: In 1968‚ 10 year old Pamela Powers was abducted and murdered outside of the YMCA in Des Moines‚ Iowa. A young boy claimed to have seen Williams‚ outside the YMCA carrying a bundle wrapped in a blanket with two white legs hanging out. The following day Williams‚ car was spotted approximately 160 miles outside of Des Moines. Additionally‚ several of the young girls clothing items were found. ; Along with Williams and with the blanket
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Compulsory Licensing: The Indian Scenario- Patent v/s Patient ABSTRACT: Compulsory licenses are involuntary contracts between willing buyer and unwilling seller imposed or enforced by the state. A compulsory license is a legal instrument designed to force intellectual property owners to license out their statutorily granted right to interested third parties capable of manufacturing the patented product at cheaper prices. Countries such as Brazil‚ Thailand and India have used the policy to procure
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Before one can undertake a comparative study of these two poet’s philosophies‚ their background and sentiments must be panoramically surveyed. However‚ due to time constraints‚ I will focus on the little that time permits me to. Wordsworth writes in a subjective style. He examines his state of mind or consciousness before attempting to write a creative work. This is largely why he fell in love in nature and became a natureworshipper. He believes in a primodial relationship between the mind of man
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Romantic poet‚ William Wordsworth‚ and Folk singer-songwriter‚ Joni Mitchell‚ both comment about their respective "worlds" and the way these worlds have been perceived or treated. Although both artists are from a different time in history‚ their work somehow cast off the anchors of their own eras with material that continually remains relevant through generations of listeners and readers. Mitchell’s "Big Yellow Taxi" and William Wordsworth’s "The World is too Much With Us" are perfect examples.
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