In sum and substance, PO Sullivan stated that he participated in the "losing proposition" operation on 11/19/15. He was assigned to the prisoner van, and everyone in the operation was in a text message group, after each arrest was made the undercover (PO Gonzalez) would sent a text message via the group message with the details of the encounter. He would then takes the pedigree information of the prisoner in the van. When the operation was over everyone went back to the precinct to lodge the prisoners and processed the arrest in the special operations office, including the undercover. Sgt.…
Case name: Rankin v. McPherson, 483 U.S. 378 (1987) Facts: Ardith McPherson was appointed a deputy in the Constable’s office of Harris County, Texas, on January 12, 1981. Her duties were only clerical. On March 30, 1981, McPherson discussed with her boyfriend, and fellow employee, a report about an attempt to assassinate the President of the United States. She made the remark “If they go for him again, I hope they get him”. Her remark was reported to Constable Rankin, who fired McPherson, even though she told him she did not mean anything by it.…
The New Jersey v. T.L.O case is one of the most controversial cases that has passed the supreme court when it comes to our 4th amendment. No unreasonable Searches and Seizures. This very amendment protects our privacy to our things and our lives, leaving it one of our dearest amendments. The New Jersey v. T.L.O. case started in 1984 but ended in 1985. This case started because of an incident in a New Jersey high school.…
Garrity vs. New Jersey Case Study Critique One Tracey Green CJUS 530 Liberty University ABSTRACT The Fifth Amendment establishes various rights within the criminal and civil courts. When it comes to criminal cases the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury and prevents double jeopardy and it also protects against self-incrimination. Also, it implements due process to be a part of any legal proceedings that would deny a citizen life, liberty or property and requires the government to compensate a citizen when private property is taken for public use.…
The actuality of the case of State v. Stewart consist of a variety of mental, physical and emotional abuse in which Peggy Stewart had been “pushed” in her own mind to kill her husband to escape from his toxic and cruel behavior. As a result, the facts of the case are a wide variety that contributed to Peggy’s “imminent danger” state of mind when deciding whether her actions were truly self-defense. These include the abuse at hand, physiological trauma that Peggy experienced, and professional opinions about Peggy’s actions. An important factor of the case is Peggy Stewart’s significant abuse by her husband, Mike. Additionally, Mike’s abuse was not only to Peggy; but also to her daughter, Carla.…
It was actually a very interesting case. Long story short, a man named Edward Coolidge was suspected and eventually charged with killing a 14 year female named Pamela Mason. Edward was questioned and cooperatively agreed to take a lie detector test and even showed the officers three different guns that he owned. The lie detector was inconclusive, but he did however admit of committing theft. Two different officers decided to visit the home while Coolidge wasn’t there to confirm his story with the wife.…
Even Smith's own lawyer acknowledged that the report was accurate. The judge used these convictions as a basis for sentencing, arguing that society needed to be protected from this individual, and that the punishment levied upon him was appropriate and fair in accordance with the crime that was committed in this case. The Supreme Court ruled that the precedent set in People v. Price should no longer be followed (People, 1991). In some special situations, expunged juvenile records should be considered in consideration of sentencing when it serves the best interest of protecting society.…
Mary Surratt was accused of conspiring to kill all important to political figures to attempt to collapse the government and of accommodating the other conspirators. However, the attempt to bring justice has been unfair in itself. The two most powerful and damaging testimonies against Mary Surratt came from Louis Weichmann, a boarder in her house, and John Lloyd, a man renting her tavern. Weichmann told the court that Mary Surratt and John Wilkes Booth used to hold private meetings, which he found suspicious. Some after Surratt died, Weichmann revealed the government forced him to testify, and Mary Surratt was innocent.…
The Supreme Court has the power to interpret the Constitution and federal laws, which is paramount in cases where disagreement arises among branches of government. Two significant cases, Clinton v. City of New York and INS v. Chadha, deal with the constitutional reality of the line item veto and legislative veto. Some argue these are constitutional, due to the complexities within each branch and the public's role in electing these. I disagree and support the rulings the Supreme Court made in maintaining the separation of power created by our framers, ensuring the balance of power among branches essential to American democracy. Clinton v. City of New York Clinton v. City of New York is a Supreme Court case that focused on the line item veto…
Brown will likely prevail in establishing that Mrs. Sullivan “owned” the dog as defined under the Illinois Animal Control Act (the Act), and is thus liable for damages for the injuries Brown sustained. The Act defines an “owner” as “any person having a right of property in a dog…or who keeps or harbors a dog…or who has it in his care, or acts as its custodian”. 510 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/2.16 (LexisNexis, Lexis Advance through P.A. 99-608, except for portions of P.A. 99-576, P.A. 99-585, and P.A. 604 of the 2016 Reg.…
In Young v. New York City Transit Authority, the courts used different tests and relevant precedents to determine if begging and panhandling should be protected under the freedom of speech doctrine. The two-prong test was developed by the Supreme Court in Spence v. Washington to determine if expressive conduct was protected as a form of speech under the First Amendment. “The first prong of the test requires a court to determine whether there exists an intent to convey a “particularized message.” The second prong requires a determination as to whether the likelihood is great that the message being conveyed will be understood by those who are exposed to it” (Zur, 1992).…
In this Supreme Court Abel Fields is found not guilty. In 2011, 39 year old Fields was convicted in California for falsely speaking of serving in the military for eight years and receiving a Purple Heart. He was in violation of the Stolen Valor act. The Stolen Valor act protects the veterans who receive a Purple Heart after being wounded in war. In his previous ruling he was found guilty.…
Jayson Blair, a 27-year-old staff reporter for The New York Times for nearly four years, was accused of committing several acts of journalism fraud. His fraudulent activities were uncovered in 2003. Jayson Blair was accused of fabricating statements, making up scenes, using materials from other newspapers and using details from images to give the impression that he was at a particular place in time when the incidents happened. He employed these techniques to enable him to write about emotional charged moments such as the sniper attack incident in Washington. Every form of plagiarism has a level of impact, some so small that it only affects the individual who committed the act and others so big that it affects families, companies and even an entire nation.…
Brandon Henderson Professor Dr. Edoh Agbehonou Pols 1101 17 April 2015 The decision between Marbury v. Madison was made under judicial review and is considerably the most important decision in the history of the United States, judicial review is when the doctrine of legislative and executive actions are under review. This case gave the supreme says “The government of the united states is of the latter description. The powers of the legislature are defined and limited; and that those limits may not be mistaken or forgotten, the constitution is written” (5 U.S 137). Court the power to limit congressional power.…
Between the 1880s and the 1920s, white southerners rolled back rights African Americans held because white southerners felt that African American people were inferior to them. African Americans were finally awarded many rights that they deserved when the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868. White people did whatever they could in order to “keep the black man down”. In order to accomplish taking back African American rights, white southerners used the ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson trial to allow the idea of “separate but equal”, lynching, and unfair opportunities.…