As the attorney for Joseph‚ the inmate in Louisiana‚ I’m writing to defend his 8th amendment rights. Joseph has committed murder‚ sentencing him to death. In his situation‚ he was attempting to kill himself but misfired murdering his roommate in the other room. This accident should not be punished by death as it wasn’t attempting. Joseph’s sad and unusual case mustn’t go to the worst stage of punishment and we plead for a life in prison instead of a lethal injection. Leading to the event‚ Joseph
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The first amendment is a very important amendment to the five other amendments to the constitution. The five freedoms to the first amendment are freedom of Speech‚ freedom of Press‚ freedom of petition‚ freedom of Assembly‚ and the freedom of Religion. The two that are most important to me are freedom of Religion and freedom of speech. One of the 5 freedoms in the first amendment that are important to me is freedom of religion. I think people should get to have their own beliefs and worship who
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The Fifth Amendment states that people have the right to have a trial if they are accused of a committing crime. The creators of the Bill Of Rights probably thought that people falsely accused should have their rights like anyone else. It also says that if their private property is taken for public use‚ the owners would get something in return. The exact words in this amendment say‚ “No person shall be held to answer for a capital‚ or otherwise infamous crime‚ unless on a presentment or
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The second Amendment was ratified in 1791‚ so it’s been around for a long time. It actually has been around for 227 years. That’s why the second Amendment should stay and we should be guaranteed the rights of the second Amendment. The second Amendment of the U.S Constitution reads‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” The second Amendment is an Individual right. Individual rights are rights
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Amid the era of reconstruction‚ amendments were added to the United States Constitution in an effort to inaugurate equality for recently freed African American slaves. These three newly adapted laws were known as the reconstruction amendments‚ listed as the thirteenth‚ fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. The establishment occurred between the years of 1865 to 1870. Additionally these amendments were referred to as the Civil War Amendments due to the fact that they were constructed and ratified succeeding
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the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution states‚ in simple terms‚ that everyone who is born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state they live in. No state can enforce laws which limit the privileges or immunities of United States citizens nor can they deny any citizen the right to life‚ liberty‚ or property without due process of law. The states cannot deny any citizen the right to equal protection of the law. The Fourteenth Amendment is made of of
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Robert Jones Unit 3 Assignment Fourth Amendment 1/13/2015 IS3350 Mr. Pragel The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution requires that no law enforcement official has the right to carry out search or seizure unless a warrant has been first issued by a judge. The exceptions are: searches with consent‚ frisks‚ plain feel/plain view‚ incident to arrest‚ automobile exceptions‚ exigent circumstances and open fields‚ abandoned property and public place exceptions (Harr‚ Hess‚ 2006‚ p.
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The second amendment was one of the original rights added to the constitution in the United States Constitution Bill of Rights. It was accepted into law in December 1791. The law states‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” This means that the people have the right to carry weapons and join in militias. The amendment was added as a compromise between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
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Amendment I: Freedom of speech No law pass by congress will disallow freedom of speech or establishment of religion Amendment II: Right to bear arms Grants the right of gun ownership for purposes that include self defense Amendment III: Quartering Soldiers Soldiers cannot live in a citizen’s house without their permission during wartime and peacetime Amendment IV: Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures of homes and property and any search/arrest
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1787 serves as a set of guidelines that the government must follow in upholding law and order in the country. Over the years‚ numerous modifications‚ in the form of Amendments‚ have been incorporated into the Constitution to reflect the dynamic and fluid social‚ economic and cultural shifts as these have evolved. The 14th Amendment out of the total of twenty seven so far‚ outlines the fundamental rights associated with the status and definition of citizenship within the country‚ conferring on all
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