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Did the police officer possess a reasonable belief based on "specific and articulable facts, that the suspect is dangerous and the suspect may gain immediate control of weapons? Was the officer’s search of the defendant’s person, unconstitutional and did he need a search warrant? Did it invade his privacy? http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectID/DED24689-ADA8-4785-887A0B4A19A694DE/104/143/127/ART/ Assuming the initial routine check was valid, you might consider whether the seized evidence (e.g…

the defendants to escape any and all liability for their own negligent conduct. Contributory negligence undermined the two primary goals of tort law; which are deterring negligence…

It then became apparent that it was a case of common assault– the defendant’s lawyer cross examines the witness shortly after, her first question was to establish the witness’ relationship with the defendant and how they got along as neighbours. It emerged that they did not really come in contact with each other as witness lived 9 floors from the ground. Defendant’s lawyer further asked how she was able to see the whole altercation with such clarity…

STATEMENT OF FACTS The petitioner, Sophie Samara (herein referred to sometimes as “Ms. Samara”), and defendant, Casper Adamsen (herein referred to sometimes as Mr. Adamsen), entered into marriage on January 1, 1990, in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Ms. Samara works as an occupational therapist and Mr. Adamsen has worked as a news anchor for the past 15 years. No children were born of the marriage between the parties. After 27 years of marriage, Ms. Samara petitioned for divorce on June 17, 2016…

the public society were hoping for. Throughout this paper, I will be sharing some knowledge of Plea Bargaining. Before the suspect is even offered the plea bargain, the pretrial has begun to hear the indictment and allow the defendant to enter a plea. Once, the defendant entered the plea the prosecutor has the power to decide if the case is worth prosecuting. Prosecutor will then decide on what the charges will be and at this point certain criteria needs to be met. The criteria that needs to…

that I have chosen to write about is the very first on the list that we were given to choose from. Brown v. Mississippi that ultimately had the ruling of, “physical coercion violates the Fourth Amendment” (Becker, et al. p. 197). In this case, the defendants were charged with murdering an individual by the name of Raymond Stewart. Initially the confessions were admitted as evidence, the three men were convicted, and sentence of death passed. The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the…

Order. When the defendant goes to court, they usually end up getting a trial. However, in reality, most defendants strike a deal with the prosecution team to get a lighter sentence. Plea bargaining could be compared to a business deal. In a business deal, both sides a looking to gain something out of the deal, and will usually work out the details in order to satisfy each other. Plea bargaining happens the same way. The prosecution does not want to lose the case and the defendant does not want…

allowing the defendant to plead guilty to a lesser offense, a defendant who pleads guilty receives less time at the request of the prosecutor, and a defendant who agrees to plead guilty to one charge in order to avoid other charges that could be brought (Bohm & Haley, 2011). The factors that prosecutors take into consideration when determining to plea bargain are the seriousness of the crime, the defendants criminal record, and how strong of a case the prosecutor has against the defendant. My…

INVESTIGATION, WHICH INCLUDED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, REVEALED THAT PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING, THE VICTIM AND A MALE, WHO WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, HAD BEEN IN A FIGHT INSIDE BOGEY’S TAVERN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BOGEY’S TAVERN OUTDOOR VIDEO SHOWED MR. GERMANY EXITING THE SIDE DOOR OF THE TAVERN HEADING SOUTH ON JUNE STREET. AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, THE DEFENDANT AND ANOTHER MALE, IDENTIFIED AS “DJ,” EXITED THE FRONT DOOR OF THE TAVERN AND WALKED SOUTH ON JUNE STREET. WITHIN…

In Chapter three, the author discusses the importance of evidence in regards to sustaining a final verdict. Evidence is an important factor in a case, and is in constant review as to if the evidence is credible in court. The rules of evidence ultimately dictate what can and what cannot be presented to the judge and jury. Motion to suppress evidence is occasionally used by certain parties to dismiss evidence that is believed to be unlawfully obtained. As for the criminal court process, there are…