District attorneys

agriculture in the state of Iowa. In March 2015, the Water Works Company in Des Moines filed a lawsuit against three drainage districts north of the city on the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers. They claim that there are massive problems with nitrates in Des Moines drinking water supplies. The company seems to believe that the nitrates have come from farm fields throughout the three districts: Sac, Calhoun, and Buena Vista countries. They claim that the nitrates leached out of agricultural fields…

silent and have a presence of an attorney. Additionally, in all of the cases besides Stewart v. California, the conviction was affirmed without any belief that there was a violation of constitutional rights ("Facts and Case"). The first case was Miranda's case v. Arizona. In the case, Ernesto Miranda was arrested in his place of residence and taken to the police…

Question Presented: Should the Supreme Court uphold the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, banning partial-birth abortion procedure in all circumstances? Is it, or is it not ever medically necessary, and furthermore against ethical moralities? What court’s decision should be upheld? Is the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 constitutional? Short Answer: Yes, the Supreme Court upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 as constitutional. This banned partial-birth abortion…

he Incident Former Kaufman County attorney and Justice of the Peace, Eric Williams, convicted and sentenced to death for the murders of: District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife Cynthia, and top prosecutor Mark Hasse. Eric, along with his estranged wife Kim Williams,planned the murders together, even going so far as to renting a storage unit and stocking it with weapons. He sent an anonymous e-mail to authorities from his own computer after the McLellands were found dead in their home. Their…

Grand Jury hearing, the jury voted to indict JonBenét’s parents. The charges to be brought: child abuse resulting in death. The district attorney refused to sign the indictment stating that the case lacked sufficient evidence to be able to charge the couple. As the case got older and no new evidence surfaced, investigators were moved to other cases and the District Attorney office announced that they had used the allotted $500,000 that was funded to solve the case. The office did not apply for…

“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” History of Miranda Warning In June of 1963 Ernesto Arturo Miranda, a young man of 23 years of Mexican origin, was on trial for the kidnapping and rape of Jane Doe, a girl of 18, at…

white lady. The Asian woman who hits the white woman blames her for the crash on her staying “she braked too fast!” In reality, she still hit her from behind making it her fault, displaying scapegoating. The scene is then switched to the rich white District…

Shelby County v. Holder case The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. constitution extends citizenship and legal rights to all people. This amendment is what guarantees and protects people’s rights to due process of the law. The Fifteenth Amendment gives all citizens the right to vote and be protected against discrimination from the United States or any state, based on a person’s race, color, or if they were a former slave. Until 1965, there were steps put in place such as literacy tests that…

to plead guilty and at the mercy of the court. At this time, lawyers and journalists arrive for the trial to view and spectate. Matthew Harrison Brady leads the prosecution, and arrives to a picnic in his honor. He meets with Reverend Brown, District Attorney Tom Davenport, and also the mayor. Brady then has a confidential conversation with Rachel about her relationship with Bertram Cates. The crowd is informed that Henry Drummond will represent the defense, Reverend Brown and the Mayor discuss…

native wanted to have an abortion, however Texas Law did not prohibit abortions, only in the case to save the life of a woman during pregnancy. Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County from (1951 to 1987) enforced the law that prohibited abortion. However, Texas law had been declared unconstitutional in an earlier federal district court case United States v. Vuitch, in 1971. The case was brought before the Supreme court twice, the first was December 13, 1971 and the second is October…