Case Citation: Maryland v. Pringle, 540 U.S. 366 (2003) Parties: State of Maryland, Petitioner / Appellant Joseph Jermaine Pringle, Defendant / Appellee Case Facts: On August 7th, 1999 a Maryland police officers legally stopped a car for speeding in the early morning hours. The car was occupied by three men, to include the Defendant/Appellee Joseph Jermaine Pringle. The Officer that initiated the stop saw a large roll of cash in the glovebox while the driver was retrieving his registration. All men were checked and cleared for outstanding warrants and a warning was issued to the vehicles driver. The officer requested and was granted permission to search the vehicle.…
NOW COMES the State of New Hampshire, by and through the Office of the Rockingham County Attorney, and states as follows: 1. The defendant is charged with one count of Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Sell [Principle/Accomplice] and one count of Possession of a Controlled Drug. 2. On June 2, 2016 the State received the defendant’s Motion to Suppress. 3.…
On the evening of November 9th, 1989, while exiting an apartment building with a history of drug trafficking, Timothy Dickerson spotted police officers and turned to walk in the opposite direction. In response, the officers commanded Dickerson to stop and proceeded to frisk him. An officer discovered a lump in Dickerson’s pocket of his jacket, and, upon further investigation, the officer believed it to be cocaine wrapped in cellophane. The officer reached into Dickerson’s pocket and confirmed that the lump was a small bag of crack cocaine. Dickerson was charged with possession of a controlled substance.…
Oyinkansola Lapite January 28th 2016 MFC 483 Case Title and Citation: United States of America v.Juan Manuel Contento-Pachon, 723 F.2d 691 Relevant Case Facts: The defendant Juan Manuel Pachon received a job offered from one of his passenger named Jorge to be a driver of a privately own car. Pachon expressed an interest in the job and decided to meet both Jorge and the owner of the car. The next day Jorge proposed that Pachon swallowed cocaine and transport to the United States, and that if he mentioned the proposition to anyone he would get in trouble. A week later Pachon told Jorge he would not be transporting the drugs. Jorge replied to Pachon by mentioned important and personal…
MILLERSBURG — For not only his own role in selling marijuana to a confidential informant, but that of his juvenile daughter, a Millersburg man was chastised Thursday when he pleaded guilty to related criminal charges. Donald McVay, 52, of 744 Critchfield St., Millersburg, pleaded guilty trafficking in marijuana and endangering children. In exchange for his guilty plea, a related charge of contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor was dismissed. He a period of incarceration of up to 1 ½ years for the charges, which stem from a July 1 alleged deal at his home, in which his 15-year-old daughter also is accused of playing a role.…
On 09/07/2006 at 1011 hours, I was patrolling eastbound on Highway 10 at Ives Road. I observed a vehicle matching the description of one I know to be occupied by a wanted person and possibly involved in several thefts in the area. I observed the vehicle was parked on the side of the northbound lane, facing south. I then observed a white female I know to be suspect, Patti Jo Denoon, exit the passenger side of the vehicle and sit on a brick, speaking to several other persons. I knew P. Denoon to have an active Sherwood warrant and a Parole Violation warrant.…
The purpose of this case policy analysis is to identify the absence of actions that could have been taken by the Department of Social Services and La Alianza that contributed to the outcomes of the children reported in the case study High Stakes and Frightening Lapses. Additionally, the recommended stance of the Commissioner of DSS at the end of the case study will be to implement new contracts with nonprofit agencies while increasing communication between the agencies to prevent additional neglect of the children to occur. The deontological perspective will support the need to provide required services regardless of the situational factors due to a moral obligation. Case Policy Analysis & Recommendation In the analysis of the Department…
Assignment You have asked me to research the Padilla claim to determine whether our client, Piotr Budziszewski, had ineffective assistance of counsel because they failed to let him know that he would face deportation if plead guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. Legal Issue When counsel fails to notify their client of the immigration consequences that would come from pleading guilty, are they guilty of ineffective counsel thus violating the client’s rights guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment? Facts Piotr Budziszewski, a Polish man and lawful permanent resident of United States plead guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, an aggravated felony. He was originally charged with two counts of selling narcotics by a person who is not drug-dependent in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b), and two counts of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a).…
Plaintiff Yvonne Palacio appeals from the trial court’s order denying her motion for class certification against defendant Jan & Gail’s Care Homes, Inc. (Care Homes). Plaintiff contends the trial court erred in finding she failed to establish a well-defined community of interests among class members. At hire, employees of Care Homes are required to sign an agreement waiving their right to uninterrupted meal periods in accordance with the facility’s standard operating procedures. Plaintiff argues Care Homes was obligated under the Labor Code to inform employees they have the right to revoke the agreement at any time.…
On the evening of July 15, 2003, Cole Cannon went to the home of Evan Miller to make a drug deal with Millers mother (Miller v. Alabama, 2012). Evan Miller and his co-defendant Colby Smith followed Cannon back to his own trailer where all three of them smoked marijuana and played drinking games. After a while Cannon passed out and Miller stole Cannon’s wallet. Miller and Smith split $300.00 between them (Miller v. Alabama, 2012).…
On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, I spent my day observing juvenile detention hearings and a drug court trial in Mercer County, New Jersey. For my first observation, I went to Mercer Family Division in Mercer County, New Jersey. I observed several juvenile detention hearings. I asked one of my previous supervisors if I could sit in with her during her time in court. Overall the process for each child went relatively briefly.…
The right to counsel is something that a defendant should be allowed as our Sixth Amendment right states. Having this right, give the defendant their own choice as to who can represent them, when they are paying for it on their own accord. The Sixth Amendment rights state, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. ”(Book).…
In the case study, we can know about two people the different backgrounds, personalities and points of view and how these two characters interact. It is, John Baker and Matthew Rennalls. This people have a many different and knowledge. John Baker is the chief engineer of the Caribbean Bauxite Company of Barracania in the West Indies. The second character Matt Rennalls.…
In the Charles Cullen case, I do feel all hospitals should be liable. It is their duty to screen their medical staff, ensure proper training as well as maintain compliance with state regulatory mandates. In most cases human error and death are part of a hospital environment, but Cullen was under suspicion from his first nursing job. St. Barnabas suspected him, they could have stopped him early in his career taking his nursing license due to his indiscretions at their facility, but the did not. Throughout the book we see Cullen had no problem getting a position once he was let go from a previous.…
The man was spotted by Deputy Kyle Farley as he was patrolling Ditty Road when he observed a car out turn into a driveway on Ditty road. Farley tried to talk to the driver who identified himself as Ronald Black and he was carrying a passenger called William Post. A strong smell of alcohol was coming from both Post and Black. On closer scrutiny, a bag of pills were found, identified as morphine sulphate which Black claimed to be medication prescription. Post admitted to be under influence and was charged with public intoxication while Black was served with warrants for the eighth DUI, violation of implied consent law and possession of a controlled drug (Amburgey, 2014).…