this case, however our sympathies may incline us to make allowance for the tragic situation in which these men found themselves.” In Truepenny’s opinion someone still has to be held accountable for what did transpire between those explorers, though he does empathetic towards the individuals. There’s a possibility that the courts will dwell into what happened, and realize that the circumstances bought upon the explorers made them resort to their actions. Justice Foster: I do not believe our law…
economics, public speaking and sociology, but these aren’t required to see how most 4-year institutions offer a pre law major. It is also very important that individuals that plan to pursue a career in law maintain very high grades because law school is extremely selective. Once enrolled in law school, students will then complete a 3 year program that combines courses in criminal law and practice experience; many of these…
procedural and substantive law: As your case meanders down the slow stream of justice, you must learn how to navigate. The rules by which it travels are known as practice rules or procedural law. You can access these rules in the courthouse library. Typically, the rules govern areas relating to timing, pleadings, discovery requests, motion practice, and trial procedure. Essentially, these rules boil down to the when’s and the how’s of your case disposition. Substantive law is the prism by…
Laws take the same place that rules take for a public structure. They are in effect to establish rules of conduct, provide a system of enforcement, protect rights and freedoms, protect society from harm, and to resolve disputes. They help control scenarios that cannot be controlled easily by police officers. Everywhere around the world, police officers are getting sent to trial and possibly life sentence in prison for failure to act within their job description. In this case, Constable James…
Case Brief: Law Society of Upper Canada v. Gavris, 2015 ONLSTH 144. Purpose: The Law Society of Upper Canada brought an action against Mr. Yuir Garvis to the Law Society Tribunal. The Tribunal had to determine if professional misconduct occurred and if Mr. Garvis had reasonable grounds for an adjournment. Facts: Law Society investigators sent 6 letters to Mr. Garvis and contacted him by telephone regarding two misconduct issues. The first accusation consisted of Mr. Garvis fraudulently…
The right to privacy is a complex issue due to its lack of definition in the Constitution. There is no direct Amendment that spells out what privacy is to be expected. The most important case for setting the standards of privacy Griswold v. Connecticut explored this problem. In this case Justice Douglass listed the origins of the right to privacy from coming from the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Amendments and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Justice Douglass stated…
Writing about this topic hits home to me,not because I was directly involved with this case it is because I have a younger brothers that would have fit the description of Trayvon Martin that night. It was not until the unfortunate killing of the young teen that I learned about the "Stand your ground" law. "Stand your ground law constitutes of a person presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent danger or great bodily harm to himself or another person,when using or threatening to use a…
Inadequate Defense In Philadelphia, 60 percent of the capital cases went without proper investigation and most of them end in the death penalties. This leads to a larger number of wrongful convictions in the supreme court justice. Inadequate defense lead to wrongful convictions which must be addressed by improving our court system laws and proper investigation. Inadequate defense is a major issue in the United States, which is caused by assuming that the victims are right about their attackers.…
Although state laws are important, federal power was more essential for the Supreme Court decisions and the establishment of the primacy of the judiciary in determining the meaning of the Constitution. John Marshall was one of the most influential Supreme Court Chief of Justices in American history. He leaned towards Federalist views and favored a strong government, but most importantly, he established that the Judicial system held a final say whether an issue was constitutional and supported…
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