case of R v Fernando5 (“Fernando”) adumbrated the oft-cited Fernando principles6 which comprehensively set out the considerations when sentencing indigenous offenders. Key amongst these considerations is the relevance of indigenous background‚ poverty and alcoholism to mitigation. Subsequently‚ the Fernando principles have had varying degrees of influence in the sentencing jurisprudence across the other states‚7 the general trend being a reduction in length of imprisonment terms as compared to non-indigenous
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DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ LUCKNOW 2012-13 FINAL DRAFT ON BIRD v JONES Under The Guidance Of: Submitted by: ( ) ( ) Mr. Shashank Shekhar Assistant Professor Roll
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Tennessee v Garner refers to using “all necessary means to effect the arrest” in the case of a suspect fleeing or forcibly resisting (FindLaw‚ n.d.). With this Tennessee statute‚ there are some stipulations (FindLaw‚ n.d.). There must be a belief that the suspect will act in a manner which would cause serious physical harm or death to others (FindLaw‚ n.d.). The amount of forced used must be in balance with the crime committed and how imminent harm is likely to occur (FindLaw‚ n.d.). Two police
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The Allegory Because of how we live‚ true reality is not obvious to most of us. However‚ we mistake what we see and hear for reality and truth. This is the basic premise for Plato’s Allegory of the Cave‚ in which prisoners sit in a cave‚ chained down‚ watching images cast on the wall in front of them. They accept these views as reality and they are unable to grasp their overall situation: the cave and images are a ruse‚ a mere shadow show orchestrated for them by unseen men. At some point‚
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West Side Story written by Arthur Laurents is actually a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The West Side Story is set in Upper West Side Manhattan. It is about rivalry between two teenage gangs of different backgrounds. Anton‚ a member of the white gang‚ fell in love with Maria‚ the sister of the leader of the rival Puerto Rican gang. Romeo and Juliet is undoubtedly the most popular romantic love story to ever hit the literary world. It talks about intense passion between the
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Dictators often use fear as a control tactic in their countries as they want to make sure they have total power over their people. Fear is defined as an unpleasant and often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger‚ often causing a person to act according to what is necessary for survival. Although fear can be unpleasant‚ many people like it in different ways; some like the suspense that scary movies bring‚ while others like the thrill that is created when cliff jumping. George
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Harutyun Sahakyan English 10A Period 1 February 11‚ 2013 The space race first began between the Soviet Union and the United States around 1957 when the Soviet Union launched their first satellite‚ Sputnik 1‚ into space to orbit the earth. It ended around 1975 with the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project‚ a joint space mission between the Soviet Union and the United States. The space race compares to Animal Farm‚ because of how the Soviet Union failed multiple times in building an aircraft that could reach
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Mapp v. Ohio‚ 1961 According to the Court’s decision‚ why may illegally seized evidence not be used in a trial? Justice Tom C. Clark wrote on the courts behalf saying that it was logically and constitutionally necessary that the exclusion doctrine be insisted upon‚ even in the states. This doctrine is essential to the right of privacy‚ therefore evidence that is found illegally without a warrant must not be used in a trial‚ for this would be unconstitutional. Why‚ according to Justice
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Mapp v. Ohio On May 23‚ 1957‚ police officers in a Cleveland‚ Ohio suburb received information that a suspect of a bombing case‚ as well as some illegal betting equipment‚ might be found in the home of Dollree Mapp. Three officers went to the home and asked for permission to enter‚ but Mapp refused to let them in without a search warrant. Two officers left‚ and one remained. Three hours later‚ the two returned with several other officers with a piece of paper and broke in the door. Mapp asked
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uninhibited flow of ideas and opinions on matters of public interest and concern. That which is addressed to matters of private concern‚ or focuses upon persons who are not "public figures" is less stringently protected.” (Taken from LexisNexis‚ Esposito v SFX case) 2. What court decided the case in the assignment? (2 points) Supreme Court of New York in 1996 & the Supreme Court of New York‚ Appellate Division in 1997 3. Briefly – state the facts of this case‚ using the information found in the case
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