The capstone case, United States v. Thomas, was about a undercover DEA officer, Agent Howard, who was killed during a cocaine "buy-bust" that took place in a parking lot in Syracuse. Agent Howard was assigned with Luther Gregory to stop a big drug dealer who has been known to sell about ten to fifty thousand dollars worth of cocaine within a week. The undercover officers first buy three ounces of cocaine from one of the drug dealers and stated he wanted to buy one-half kilograms of cocaine. The officers had were concerned they were going to be robbed because that amount of cocaine cost more than forty thousands dollars, so they planned to do it in a public location. Stewart, a guy who had previous debts from cocaine transactions, thought
The Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court in March 1857 was one of the major steps
Facts: Rex Marshall testified that the deceased came into his store intoxicated, and started whispering things to his wife. The defendant stated that he ordered the deceased out of the store immediately, however the deceased refused to leave and started acting in an aggressive manner; by slamming his hate down on the counter. He then reached for the hammer, the defendant states he had reason to believe the deceased was going to hit him with the hammer attempting to kill him. Once the deceased reached for the hammer the defendant shot him almost immediately.
Her little boy wasn't expected to make it through the night, the voice on the line said (“Determined to be heard”). Joshua Deshaney had been hospitalized in a life threatening coma after being brutally beat up by his father, Randy Deshaney. Randy had a history of abuse to his son prior to this event and had been working with the Department of Social Services to keep custody over his son. The court case was filed by Joshua's mother, Melody Deshaney, who was suing the DSS employees on behalf of failing to protect her son from his father. To understand the Deshaney v. Winnebago County Court case and the Supreme courts ruling, it's important to analyze the background, the court's decision, and how this case has impacted our society.
Blackburn was candid that most of his clients were “in the (drug) life at some level” and many of them had prior arrests. For instance, Billy Wafer, was on probation for possession of marijuana at the time when he was accused of selling cocaine to Coleman. “I ain’t an angel but I’ve never sold drugs,” said Wafer. Wafer, unlike most of the other defendants, had his charges dropped because he had a rock solid alibi with time cards from his job. Also, his supervisor testified verifying he was at work when Coleman claimed he sold him cocaine.
In responding to Clarence Darrow's arguments in the Henry Sweet case and in the Leopold and Loeb case, there are some considerations that would have to be addressed in the same manner in both cases. The cases however, differ in many ways that would result in very different responses to the cases. An advocate opposing Darrow would face two factors described above. First, simply opposing Darrow creates some necessary response by the advocate, covered by those arguments that remain constant in the two cases. Second, individual aspects of each case dictate specific response by an advocate, which is covered by those arguments that differ in each case. Opposing Darrow would be a daunting task for any attorney, but winning a case against him would not be impossible if the advocate minds both his opponent and his argument.
Constitutional Question: Does the State of Maryland have the power, under Article 1 Section 8 Clauses 1 and 18, to impose taxes on an institution created by Congress? Does Congress have the power under Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution to establish a bank?
Bailey was living in an apartment where police obtained a warrant to search the premise for cocaine and firearms. When the police arrived to the area, Bailey was seen moving into the vehicle to which the police followed him. As Bailey was a mile away from the warrant area, Bailey was pulled over and was pat down to find a key in his pocket. Denying the key belong to Bailey himself, he was handcuffed and returned to the scene to which the key opened the apartment’s door.
In 2003 Ronell Wilson and his friend Jessie Jacobus arranged to sale guns to a buyer. The buyers happen to be two undercover detectives. They arranged to meet in Staten Island to exchange guns for cash. Wilson and his friend did not have guns to sale and the plan was to rob the two gun buyers. When they met the gun buyers Wilson and Jacobus sat in the back of the car right behind the two detectives. At some point Wilson realized that the gun buyers were cops and begin shooting them one by one to avoid going to jail. Wilson used a small handgun to kill both detectives. Wilson killed Detective Rodney J. Andrews and detective James V. Nemorin.
In the presidential election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams to become the third president of the United States. The Judiciary Act of 1801 was passed which modified another act in 1789 that established ten district courts, six circuit courts, and the addition of judges to each circuit giving the president authority to appoint federal judges. The Marbury v. Madison was a landmark case in 1803 in which the court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review. The landmark decision defined the boundary between separate judicial and executive branches of the American form of government. The Marbury v. Madison case of 1803 played a key role in making the Supreme Court a separate branch of government.
This decision expanded the power of the Supreme court in general by establishing the principle of judicial review (the power to declare a law unconstitutional) and declaring that the Supreme Court had the power of judicial review with original jurisdiction. This decision was considered the biggest pyrrhic victory for Thomas Jefferson because he was not forced to deliver the commission to Marbury, but his executive powers were diminished with the Court not having the power to decide the constitutionality of laws and executive actions and declare them null and void if necessary.
In the case of Canton V. Harris (1989) as according to ("Can a Failure to Train Lead to Litigation? - HG.org," n.d.) Geraldine Harris was arrested by Canton Police officers and brought to the police station. When she arrived at the station, Harris was found sitting on the floor of the police vehicle and when asked if she needed medical attention, she responded incoherently. After she was brought inside the station for processing, Mrs. Harris fell to the floor on two occasions and the officers finally left Ms. Harris on the floor to prevent her from falling again. During this period in police custody she was not provided medical attention. After her release from custody, her family concerned enough about her condition, had her transported by ambulance to a local hospital where she was treated and diagnosed with several emotional ailments with
In 2008, the Supreme Court case Heller v. District of Columbia ruled that Washington D.C gun law violated the Second Amendment. The reason why it violated individuals Second Amendment was because the law banned the possession of handguns. The Heller v. District of Columbia case brief is what led to McDonald v. Chicago. Otis McDonald is a resident of Chicago; he lived in his neighborhood for many years. But after the increase in crime, he felt the need to own a handgun despite of him already legally owning rifles and shotguns. He believed owing a handgun would be more useful when it comes down to him trying to protect himself. Yet, the City of Chicago has a requirement that requires all handguns to be registered with the city in order for the
The case of Dred Scott vs. Sanford was a very high profile case, which its decision had a great impact on proceeding events. This case was based on the controversy of whether black’s slave or free, were considered citizens according the constitution. Also since blacks were not considered citizens, they could not bring suit for their freedom, “The Court further ruled that as a black man Scott was excluded from United States citizenship and could not, therefore, bring suit” (The Dred Scott Decision). Dred Scott was seeking his freedom as well as the freedom of his wife and kids. In the proceeding decision of his plea, Dred Scott and his family were denied the right to be considered citizens and were still entitled as slaves. A few years later Dred Scott and his Family were given their freedom.
Martin is a 56 years old male who was transported to the ER by ambulance after found intoxicated at a park. After being medically cleared, he was transferred to the adult psychiatric unit. Pt has a history of drug abuse, pica and borderline personality, and was recently discharged from the unit. During his last stay he was eating objects and underwent two surgeries. He developed a hernia protruding from his abdomen Martin had multiple inpatient hospitalizations for eating knives, pens, marble balls and other objects. The nurse noticed that Martin is sad and she approached him. He revealed that he is upset because the doctors are not going to operate his hernia, and also stated he is ashamed of how his body looks after many surgeries trying
In July 2003, Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Shanks of Multnomah County Oregon was performing a routine traffic stop on a vehicle driven by William Barrett. During this stop, Shanks arrested Barrett because of an outstanding warrant and then searched the car. A pressure-cooker found in the trunk was believed to be used in the making of methamphetamine. Barrett informed Shanks that the owner of the pressure-cooker was “Gunner Crapser,” and that he could be found at the Econolodge Motel in a room registered to a woman named Summer Twilligear (FindLaw, 2007, Factual and Procedural Background section, para. 2). Deputy Shanks quickly learned that there was an outstanding warrant for a “Gunner Crapser” but to not confuse the wanted man, whose name was not actually “Gunner Crapser,” with someone else using this name.