High-profile rape cases in the Philippines Researched and compiled by GMA News Research using the following Sources: Inq7.net‚ Philippine Headline News Online. Supreme Court decisions | | |Year |Victim(s) |Suspect(s) |Notes | |Chiong rape case
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Landmark Cases: R. v. Feeney A. Summary of Case In 1991 while a murder investigation‚ police barged into the accused house when there was no answer at the door. The house was an equipment trailer and without any search warrant or permission the house was searched. For a better sight at the accused the police brought him to the front of the trailer and spotted blood stains on his shirt. The accused was asked several questions and his shirt was later seized. His fingerprints were taken and he was
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Harper Lee once said‚ “ You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do.” Lee is alluding to the notion of winning‚ for this belief is a popular theme within literature. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a community’s morals and beliefs regarding race‚ gender‚ and compassion determine that justice is a privilege for a few rather than a right for all. Throughout the small-town life‚ many characters see the evil in human nature‚ while others cause the evil with being racist. The kids’ innocence gets demolished
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trial; this creates the initial conflict. Conflict is necessary to ensure the right thing is done‚ which in this case is that the defendant was given a fair hearing. The judge states that “if there’s any reasonable doubt then you must bring me a verdict of not-guilty”. Juror 8 has reasonable doubt and elaborates it to the jury; however some juror’s thoughts are blinded by their prejudice and personal experiences. Reginald Rose displays the conflict that can occur when decisions are being made using
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Over the years‚ mentally ill persons‚ especially the youths‚ have been the subject of harsh treatment by the society. Such is the case given they portrayal as criminals that need incarceration to rectify their behavior. A depiction of this kind does not reflect the sympathetic character that human beings must exhibit when dealing with the mentally ill. Mental illness is like any other type of medical conditions that requires equal and nonjudgmental treatment and care of sufferers of this fate. In
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This act was passed in 1990‚ prohibiting the discrimination against people with disabilities in employment‚ public services‚ public accommodations‚ and telecommunications. EEOC was given enforcement authority for title 1 of the act‚ the employment discrimination provisions. Title 1 of the act took 2 years before coming into effect to allow the Commission time to develop regulations and technical assistance‚ time to conduct comprehensive public education programs on the new disability law‚ also to
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Casey Anthony case the media had a barrage of legal professionals condemning this women before the final verdict was concluded. TIME magazine called it” The Social Media Trial of the Century” (Varma‚ 2011). No matter what the outcome of the case that person will never have a normal life. “According to data from NM Incite‚ 64 percent of people on Twitter disagreed with the ”not guilty” verdict‚ while only 1% agreed (35% were neutral)”( Varma‚ 2011). Because of media allowed in courts this woman is
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the basis of Food Lion’s lawsuit against ABC-News? The basis of Food Lion’s lawsuit against ABC-News was that ABC employees were filling out false information on their applications to get the jobs which is against the law. What was the jury’s verdict? The Jury awarded Food Lion money in compensatory damages. What
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Nov. 24‚ 2003. Patron brought negligence action against tavern in connection with injuries sustained when members of motorcycle gang attacked patron in men ’s room. After jury returned $300‚000 verdict for patron‚ the Superior Court‚ Law Division‚ Union County‚ granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) to tavern. Patron appealed‚ and tavern cross-appealed. The Superior Court‚ Appellate Division‚ PAYNE‚ J.A.D.‚ held that: (1) tavern owed duty to patron to take reasonable
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The Supreme Court case of Gregg V. Georgia dealt with administrative law‚ which is the legal field that regulates the due process clause in the Constitution. The clause is about the Government having the obligations to respect and uphold the legal rights of American people during and after they are arrested. Troy Leon Gregg and other inmates on death row believed that the death sentence was in direct violation of the 8th and 14th Amendments‚ which dealt with cruel and unusual punishment and that
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