relevant to the offence and the offender.3 Hence in the context of sentencing indigenous offenders‚ where it is related to the offence‚ the indigenous circumstances will provide a relevant context for mitigating the sentence.4 The seminal 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
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Chapter 11 R.J smith Gibbons v Ogden This case involved New York trying to grant a monopoly on waterborne trade between New York and New Jersey. Judge Marshal‚ of the Supreme Court‚ sternly reminded the state of New York that the Constitution gives Congress alone the control of interstate commerce. Marshal’s decision‚ in 1824‚ was a major blow on states’ rights. John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun was part of the New Southern Congress of 1811. He was a representative for South Carolina and one
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Scott v. Illinois 440 U.S. 367 (1979) I. Aubrey Scott was convicted of shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $150. The maximum penalty for such an offense is a $500 fine or one year in jail‚ or both. Scott objected that the state was required to provide council for him. The trial court affirmed. The appellate court affirmed. The state supreme court granted certiorari. II. Does the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require that the state provide the defendant counsel whenever imprisonment
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confirmed that the coffee was stored at a temperature of approximately 180 to 190 degrees‚ per industry standards (Howard‚ 1994‚ p.1)‚ which is likely to cause third degree burns with only a few seconds exposure. The temperature at which McDonald’s kept their coffee was reported to be approximately 40 degrees hotter than that made in a home brewed pot of coffee (Howard‚ 1994‚ p.1). McDonald’s had previously received reports of over seven hundred (700) burn incidents form scalding hot coffee and had not
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Texas v Johson The first amendment grants the citizens of the United States the right to speak freely‚ without legal persecution. Over the past 200 years since this amendment was enacted there have been hundreds of judicial cases devoted to interpreting and refining this law. One such case‚ reviewed by the United States ’ supreme court in 1988‚ was Texas v Johnson. The case involved Johnson ’s conviction of desecrating a venerated object (a Texas Statute) by burning a U.S. flag (Texas V Johnson(1989))
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Unit 1: Introduction to Electronic Communication Saurabh Khatri Lecturer Department of Computer Technology VIT‚ Pune Syllabus Unit 2 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 1 Unit 3 Books to refer “Communication Electronics- Principles and Applications”‚ by Frenzel‚ Tata McGraw Hill Publication‚ ISBN 0-07048398-1‚ Edition 3rd. ”Computer Networks”‚ by Andrew S. Tenenbaum ‚ Prentice Hall of India‚ ISBN 81-203-2175-8‚ 4th Edition. Assessment Total assessment = 100 15 – CT (7.5)
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Brave New World v. 1984 June 8‚ 2011 It is no question that both Huxley and Orwell were displeased with our societal norms by their predictions in Brave New World and 1984. However‚ the two famous novels could not have differed more in their visions of tomorrow. Huxley portrays a nation of pleasure addicted‚ mindless beings merely existing. Orwell illustrated such a strict regime that the pursuit of knowledge would be banned and our voices would be silenced. Imagine living in a world without
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GSL 504 Module 2 Henry V and Leadership Deanna Cunningham Leaders in today’s work environment are faced with challenges that are similar to challenges faced in the past. Although technology has caused our challenges to be on a broader scale they still represent the same issues that have been faced for years regarding confidence in leadership and how to foster leadership. While in battle Henry V gave his soldiers the freedom of choice to fight with him or if they had the desire to leave
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After a four year hiatus in the Supreme Court docket‚ the court finally rule in 1824‚ the case of Gibbons v. Ogden‚ which eventually proclaimed the federally supremacy clause and the commerce clause‚ but it’s impact of American commerce can still be felt today. The loose interpretation of the Constitution by Chief Justice Marshall had greatly infuriated and scared the Southerners because if the government could regulate interstate commerce‚ then it could one day regulate slavery; it’s technically
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Jake Farmer Goss v. Lopez This case happened in 1975 when a couple of students including D. Lopez were suspended for misconduct at school. The Ohio revised code allows a school principle to expel or suspend a student for up to 10 days. If a student is expelled he has the right to a hearing that could lead to his reinstatement. The Columbus public school did not give any of the Apelles the right to a hearing or. When the Columbus Public school did not give them their hearings they withdrawd the
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