In lecture we discovered that the precedent adopted in the State vs. Pendergrass case was Stare Decisis‚ which stands for “stand by what has been decided”. Stare Decisis‚ in further detail‚ means when determining the outcome of a court decision‚ judges look at similar cases dealt with in the past to help determine the outcome of the case presented. Another precedent that could be appropriate for this case is the maintenance of hierarchical relationships. Thinking that children need discipline is
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After the brutal 40 minute long lethal injection execution of Clayton Lockett that took place on April 29‚ 2014 occurred‚ fellow death row inmates being held at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary sued because they felt that a particular drug that was used to perform the poorly lethal injection was in violation of the eighth amendment. The lethal injection method used on Lockett was a three drug lethal injection procedure and resulted in him waking up after the injection and suffered for more than forty
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CO-250-Middlesex Permanent Vegetative State: The Case of Terri Schiavo The case I have decided to study is case 5 in chapter 10‚ which is a case that created ethical dilemma. This is the case of Terri Schiavo‚ a twenty six years old female that suffered a heart attack and permanently lost consciousness. Three years in coma she was finally diagnosed with Permanent Vegetative State (PVS). This is a state where by a patient loses one or both of the brains’s hemisphere and patient is unaware of
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Case of Braswell v. United States Team A Bridget Sarris‚ Bonnie Kyle‚ Erlyn Cruz‚ Ernest Snyder LAW / 421 Robert Tisher May 27‚ 2013 BRASWELL v. UNITED STATES This case presents the question whether the custodian of corporate records may resist a subpoena for such records on the ground that the act of production would incriminate him in violation of the Fifth Amendment. We conclude that he may not. From 1965 to 1980‚ petitioner Randy Braswell operated his business — which comprises
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hands and to work out my own problems‚ knowing I was the dictator of my consequences and decisions. In this situation‚ I learned how to set my priorities‚ a skill that has taken me a step toward preparing for college. Knowing that education would provide the foundation for my future in college and beyond‚ I placed it at the top of my values‚ so even in the excitement of new friends and complete independence‚ I had to maintain it as my first priority. Though it proved difficult to discipline myself
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In the case of State v. Rounds‚ the defense challenges the conduct of Officer Oliver Towns and the evidence his conduct yielded. The defense wages their action on three major cases‚ all of which apply‚ but none in the way cited: Riley V. California‚ 573 U.S. ____ (2014)‚ Wong Sun v. United States‚ 371 U.S. 471‚ (1963) and Carroll v United States‚ 267 U.S. 132 (1925). This case can be narrowed down to three stages: the stop‚ the search and the seizure. All of which‚ when performed‚ obeyed the limits
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In the case of Smith v. United States‚ the plaintiff‚ John Angus Smith‚ was convicted of engaging in drug-trafficking‚ which would have granted him a five year sentence had he not “used” a firearm in regards to the incident. As stated in statute 924(c)(1)‚ the use of firearm in relations to a drug-trafficking crime enhanced the sentence‚ and turned it into a 30-year sentence. The argument at hand is whether the term “use” was to be taken from a broad dictionary definition or in the ordinary meaning
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College Ripoff Ed O’Bannon‚ who played basketball at UCLA from 1991-1995‚ recently won a major victory for thousands of college athletes throughout America. He sued the NCAA and EA sports for using his likeness in video games. He went unpaid‚ although he helped make companies like EA sports and the NCAA lots of money‚ because he was a college athlete‚ and it is against NCAA policy to receive any money for your likeness or your popularity. The supreme court ruled that any player in an EA sport video
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In special reference No.1 of 2002 ‚ Re‚ (Gujarat assembly election matter) ‚ the debate in the constituent assembly on article 85 and 174 was looked into. Khare‚ J .(as the learned chief justice then was) referred to kesavanandabharti case in support of the proposition that the constituent assembly debates are permissible aids in construction to ascertain intention to the constitution. The learned judge observed as follows : One of the known methods to discern the intention behind enacting a provision
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Phoenix Comm/215 C January 17‚ 2013 How State Budget Cuts Affect Community Colleges and Universities as Fiscal Crisis Looms An analysis of the public school system reveals one challenge facing community colleges and universities: Rising costs are putting pressure on enrollment or forced schools to limit the number of courses they can offer. Every year the result has been a dramatic drop in the number of students the system can afford to teach. Most colleges have also reduced the size of their staff
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