In open court

In this case, when Mr. Jefferson attacks Mr. Madison, there is an “ordinary and foreseeable consequence” of Mr. Madison that would lead to his death. Mr. Jefferson aimed his attacks at Mr. Madison’s face, and intended to inflict harm on Mr. Madison, but not kill him. Mr. Jefferson’s attacks alone were not the cause for Madison’s death because the victim was able to make it alive to the hospital, live overnight, and only die when the medical staff negligently failed to restrain him. The defendant…

Article that gives this Court authority to grant attorney fees at any point of the litigation whereas Section 12-103 gives no such authority: Section 7-107 (b) Award authorized. -- At any point in a proceeding under this title, the court may order either party to pay to the other party an amount for the reasonable and necessary expense of prosecuting or defending the proceeding. Section 8-214 (b) Award authorized. -- At any point in a proceeding under this subtitle, the court may order either…

I was thinking about planning out my days and I didn’t know who I should talk too. I was talking to my mom about what she does at her work. My mom has been secretary at the law firm Troutman Sanders for over twenty-five years. So, I decide to ask my mom and some of her friends who were secretaries, how do you plan out your lawyers days and weeks. Plus, how do you found time to plan out your own schedule for the day or week. The two people I really paid attention to were Karen Longworth and…

The play “Seventy IV Seconds to judgement” is a hair raising play that is both powerful and moving. The story opens up with six jurors’, they have been discussing a case that has been deadlocked for over a week. The crime was committed by two individuals, a young black man, and a white man. The white man is a teacher, and the young black man is a good student of his. One day they’re in class and someone’s phone rings. Out of all the people in the class, the teacher picks on Brandon, the only…

right to file a petition or bring a lawsuit before the court of law to obtain a legal remedy. The standing doctrine concept derived from Article III § 2 of the U.S. Constitution that limits the jurisdiction of federal courts to hear cases involving controversy matters. Daniel E. Hall, Administrative Law: Bureaucracy in a Democracy, 251-252 (6th ed. 2015). On the subject of how does an individual has standings in certain actions, the courts have ruled that a citizen who has not suffered a…

Where later on in the hospital, the victim was given the wrong treatment for his condition. The victim died and the D was convicted of murder. The D appealed stating that if V received the correct medication and treatment, V would not have died. The Court Of Appeal (COA) held that, the stab wound by the D was an operating cause of the V death and the conviction was upheld. Similar principle apply in the case of R v Benge[1865]. For Substantial cause of result means more than something that the…

“Gentlemen of the jury, thank you for listening so intently to this trial. I know you care about our community, and that you will bring justice to the end of this sad story. Mr. Baumer is innocent. He worked for months growing closer to this man and putting all of their differences aside. He was bullied by Slade and now he is being tortured by Slade even after his death.” “Slade was responsible for his own death, He poisoned himself, it was an accidental suicide. Now I am here today to…

of the downsides to going visual at trial is cost. Expenses can range anywhere from $5,000 to $50,000, which some cases cannot justify” (Hsieh, 2012, p. 629). Technology can also manipulate evidence, which has the possibility of not making it into court. The artists ideas may result in something captivating and creative, but it can be used to beguile the jury, and must be heavily reviewed to see if it is…

death for the murder of young girl and also his neighbor in 1993. He was only seventeen years old at the time he committed the murder. There were many appeals that lasted for more than ten years and kept getting rejected. That was until the Supreme Court compared his case to the Atkins vs. Virginia case which went against the eighth and fourteenth amendment. After many cases throughout the country going back and forth on if the death penalty for minors was constitutional of unconstitutional it…

punk group called Pussy Riot, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were in court on the charge of hooliganism for disrupting a church service in Moscow 's Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Although the evidence is enough to put away the three women the court acted unjust and biased throughout the whole trial denying Pussy Riot a fair trial. Since the Russian court system did not allow a fair and just trial for the members of Pussy Riot they should be allowed a new…