1. Name and Citation R. v. Williams‚ [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1128 2. Type and Level of Case This case was heard by the British Colombia Court of Appeal on February 24th‚ 1998 and a decision was made on June 4th‚ 1998. 3. Facts The accused‚ an aboriginal man‚ pleaded guilty to robbery charge‚ saying that the robbery was done by someone other than himself. He was elected a trail by judge and jury. First Trail; questions were asked to jury to assure the jury was unbiased‚ 12 of 43 potential jurors were dismissed
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In the case Gonzales v. Raich‚ Angel Raich‚ which is from California‚ was charged with home-grown‚ non-commercial use of medical marijuana. Raich has inoperable brain tumor‚ seizures‚ and chronic pain disorders. Raich has been prescribed medical marijuana 5 years before the cases even came up in court. Raich has to depend on 2 caregivers to grow the medical marijuana for her because of her condition. Before Gonzales v. Raich case came up‚ California passed the Compassionate Use Act in 1996. With
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state said‚ “even if the search were made without authority‚ otherwise unreasonably‚ it is not prevented from using the unconstitutionally seized evidence at trial”. Mapp’s appeal to the Supreme Court was granted certiorari. 3. Mapp appealed her case to the Supreme Court of appeals on three constitutional grounds. I. Expectation of privacy II. Unlawful search and seizures III. Illegally obtained evidence 4. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mapp‚ ruling that the evidence found and used
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the agency relationship with Hilendorf (“Hilendorf‚” n.d.). An agency relationship can be terminated by an act of both parties‚ an unusual change of circumstances‚ impossibility of performance‚ and operation of law (Cheeseman‚ 2013‚ p. 393). In the case of Hilgendorf v. Hague‚ the contract was not terminated by an act of both parties‚ because Hilgendorf (agent) did not acquiesce to Hague’s (principal) attempt to terminate the relationship‚ the stated time of the contract had not passed‚ and due to
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second degree murder‚ however he was sentenced to just a single year in jail instead of the minimum required ten under the Criminal Code‚ since in the conditions of the case 10 years was seen as cruel and unusual. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal later expanded the sentence to 10 years. Mr. Latimer in the end advanced the case to the Supreme Court‚ contending that the sentence was too long as well as that the trial was uncalled for in light of the fact that the judge chose the guard of need
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defamed because the respondent called him a "flagrant opportunist who barely knew Jerry (Seinfeld) less than a year." The respondent felt he did no wrong‚ because the petitioner waived any claim because he appeared on the show. Disposition: The case was dismissed due to the state of New York not having a common-law claim for invasion of privacy. Also‚ the plaintiff’s claim for violation of civil rights law 50 and 51 was dismissed because the plaintiff’s name and likeness was not up for trade or
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county court and court of appeal upheld the verdict Issue: The issue at hand with this case is whether S. 234.1 (2) of the criminal code infringed on the Canadian Bill of Rights & whether the random stopping of motor vehicles by poilice infringed on S. 9 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Laws: Charter of Rights and Freedoms Highway Traffic Act Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act Analysis: This case was brought before the Supreme Court of Canada‚ after a failed appeal in the Court of Appeal
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Stronger with Gold’s Gym in the Corporate World Case Introduction Gold’s Gym Internationally1 As of its establishment in 2002‚ Gold’s Gym has expanded its fitness profile by offering the best equipment and services including‚ Jukari Fit to Flexworkout‚ Zumba‚ Les Mills Body Combat personal training‚ spinning‚ sports conditioning‚ kid’s fitness‚ Pilates and yoga‚ while main taining its core weight lifting tradition. It is also the preferred
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sentence and by the intention of the person using the word. In Article I section 10 the phrase "absolutely necessary" is applied with stronger meaning regarding imposts on imports or exports‚ and is different than the word "necessary" used alone in this case which was intended to mean indispensable by the framers of the Constitution. The bank is helpful to several delegated powers like commerce and military and also other necessary tools such as the
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agency designed to safeguard the legal rights of the individual apart of the agency. ANALYSIS: The court stated that the disciplinary hearing provided them with proper notice of their violation was and sufficient amount of time to prepare their case to an
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