Legal burden of proof

Today you can open to any major news source and see people claiming discrimination of some sort. Previously I analyzed a photo of a colored man drinking from a water fountain that was old and grimy. The photo barred two signs hanging over two complete different water fountains. The signs barred the words “white” and “colored”. With that analysis in mind, I looked to an article that was closely related to present times related to discrimination. Discrimination is described as, “the practice…

were no occurring novus actus interveniens (intervening act/event) which caused the casual chain between the accused and death of Velma Victim to break. Donny Doer’s punch and the impact from it contributed significantly to the death of Velma Victim. Legal causation exists if the events leading up to the injury causing death is reasonably foreseeable. Causation is determined by measuring the probability and likelihood of the accused knowing the degree of risk of death or grievous bodily harm…

generation (Gonzales, 2011). This generation is hit extremely hard when they come across the barriers of trying to reach higher education and employment; the struggle becomes circular as one may lead to the other and neither are easily obtainable without legal status (Gonzales,…

the decision on purely legal principles, Judge…

appropriate environment for learning. A teacher is defined as any administrator, board of education member, educational professional or nonprofessional educator whose job entails maintaining discipline in a school setting. This relieves teachers of the burden of possibly being sued for doing their job. The language of the Act explicitly states that teachers following laws and guidelines set down may not be found guilty of any harm or wrong doing. The implication is that it gives teachers the…

men decide on a "not guilty" verdict. The film is proof of the difficulty of overcoming the burden of proof. Jury duty is not to be taken lightly. The film concludes with the men returning to their respective lives. The heat wave is broken by the rain. As the rain pours in the background, it is symbolic of the breakthrough and rebirth of perspective in each man. 12 Angry Men gives the audience an experience in the judicial process in the American legal…

One of the legal precedents is Parens Patriae, this tradition maintains that the state has the responsibility to intercede in the life of a child when his or her family is not been able to do the job successfully (NCJRS, 2000). This gave the state the right to step…

privileged communication rule to the CPA-client relationship but the courts do not follow this rule of evidence. According to the AICPA when dealing with Subpoena documents the member does not have to inform the client. They are allowed to consult with a legal council to determine the validity of the subpoena that the specific information that has to be provided. When a document is subpoenaed it is allowed to be disclosed and may even be required. “The Confidential Client Information Rule would…

life is not based her own welfare, but her children’s welfare. The patient is aware that she is terminally ill and the medical bills for her condition is a financial burden on her children. Therefore, the psychologist believes that she wants to end her life, not to ease her own suffering, but to ease her children’s financial burden. The client has completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Her scores did not indicate a cognitive…

The core of the idea of due process is fundamental fairness insofar as a person should always be given notice of any charges brought against him or her, that a person should be provided a real chance to present his or her side in a legal dispute, and that no law or government procedure should be arbitrary of capricious. The specific requirements of the due process vary somewhat, depending on the Supreme Court’s latest interpretation of the Bill of Rights” (p. 38). Perhaps the common…