Court systems

The court held that Mr Shafron is an officer under the section 9(b)(i) as he was closely involved in forming decisions, irrespective of being the ultimate decision maker. The Court stated that Mr Shafron was an employee and not an external advisor of the company (High court of Australia, 2012). Arguments of the parties and analysis Based on the section 180(1) of the act, the court stated that it is not possible that Mr Shafron could perform some duties as a company secretary and others as a…

Benekos, & Champion, 2017). At Jones’s hearing the courts determined that Jones needed to be tried as an adult as well. Jones did not agree with the courts and petition for habeas corpus. Jones complained that the criminal trial would then put him in double jeopardy (Oyez, 2017). Double jeopardy is when an offender is prosecuted for the same offense after conviction was made and given multiple punishments for the same offence at different degrees. The courts denied his writ and the case then…

mandatory sentence of life without parole. Miller’s defense attorney motioned for a new trial arguing that the sentence to life with parole violated Miller’s Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Circuit Court denied the initial motion, which led to appealing to the Alabama Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals held that Miller’s conviction was not unconstitutional despite his age. The utilitarian view of ethics places locus of right and wrong solely on the consequence of choosing one’s action…

PLAINTIFF’S TRIAL BRIEF REGARDING ADMISSIBILITY OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: NOW COMES Plaintiff Lauren Coon, who makes and files this Trial Brief regarding the admissibility of Stanley’s criminal convictions, and will respectfully show the court the following: 1. Under rule 404 of the Texas Rules of evidence, “a party accused of conduct involving moral turpitude may offer evidence of the party’s pertinent trait, and if the evidence is admitted, the accusing…

The supreme court of Illinois ruled in favor of Rosewood Care Center, meaning that Caterpillar was held liable to cover the costs of Betty Jo Cooks care at treatment while she was recovering. The appellate court held that a promise to pay the debt of another is subject to the statute of frauds, because the employer promised to pay for the employee's care before the debt came into existence, the employer's promise to pay was not subject to the statute of frauds and that the health care provider's…

At this time, and in light of The District’s aforementioned jurisdictional objections, the District will only generally respond to the 6 specific allegations and the single proposed resolutions contained in the Complaint. By not offering a response to each and every factual allegation made in Petitioner’s Complaint, the District in no way are waiving its right to contest any relevant factual allegations in the due process hearing in this matter. A review of Petitioner’s educational records…

William Morgan EN100-27 October 9th, 2015 Dr. Bloom Just Justice: Is a fair trial really fair? In the article, 5 Ways America's Justice System is designed to Screw You posted to Cracked.com on January 28, 2015, by Talia Jane states that there are several ways that the American justice system is set up to fail you. Ms. Jane, a professional writer along with an anonymous expert source, that she claims is a former public defender who wished to go unnamed, says that without proper representation…

Judge a case in criminal justice has never been a simple yes/no question, or Not Guilty/Guilty answers without justification according to the facts. Even though some jurors do so. That been said, twelve men, member of the jury, truly got angry while they were trying to stand together to deliberate a verdict after an murder trial. This happened in the movies “12 Angry men” published in 1957 in New York City. The eight years old went to a trial for stabling his father to death. So after the trial…

Ndeumeni further avers that the trial court erred in denying his motion to exclude the testimony of Kemogne’s witnesses where Kemogne failed to adequately disclose the witnesses and the contents of their testimony in discovery. Maryland Rule 2-433(a) bestows upon the trial court broad discretion in remedying discovery violations. Md. Rule 2-433(a). Critically, Rule 2-433(a) employs a permissive, but not mandatory, “may” where the rule provides that “the court . . . may enter such orders in…

"Acknowledge me, or you'll be in the slammer for five more years" the judge screeched with ferocity. Authority Judy Gailing started yapping "It was bad enough for you to devastate a family living in poverty, don't make it worse by ignoring the judge. Many people were at this shocking case, including C.I.A agent Larry Farmer. "Mr. Farmer can you please stepped forward." the noise broke and then....Silence. "Well..um, indeed we have to be precise on why our thief Mr. John Lainerd…