As this was a case brought up by the state of Nevada‚ there were criminal charges that were filed against the defendant Taukitoku‚ those being three counts of murder with the use of a firearm as well as four counts of assault with a deadly weapon. The murder with the use of a firearm charges against Taukitoku were brought up for the killings of Charles Kelly‚ Derek Jensen‚ and Nathaniel Viljoen with a .380 Taurus semi-automatic handgun. The four counts of assault with a deadly weapon were for the
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Criminal courts have two different functions‚ the adjudication and sanctioning in the courts. The first function of the criminal courts is adjudicating a criminal complaint. A criminal complaint Is giving a written document‚ an indictment. In this document‚ one citizen is accusing another citizen of violating the law. After this file has been approved by the court‚ the defendant answers the allegations of violating the law. After going to trial‚ the defendant most claim to be guilty or not guilty
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Course number: HIT105 Research Project number: 40955300 HIPAA Privacy and Violation Regulations With today’s high usage of electronic medical records software in hospitals‚ clinics and health care facilities it’s important to protect every patient’s health information and medical records. As we visit the physician’s office or hospital we expect our health information to stay confidential and obtain our records at anytime for any reason. The HIPAA privacy regulation helps us feel confident that our privacy
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States Supreme Court case‚ Marbury v. Madison‚ is arguably the most important case in Supreme Court history. This case establishes the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the term judicial review as “a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional.” In this essay I will give a brief summary of the case‚ explain the important concept from the case‚ and how
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Since there have been very few reported cases challenging drug courts jurisdiction or procedure‚ there is no valid argument against its procedures in terms of constitutional rights. However‚ questions expressed by both advocates and critics of judicial innovation and the different roles judges partake are seen to show the constitutional rights of drug participants are being overlooked (Lane‚ 2003). The broad question remains is whether proactive judges taking on the role of problem-solving can still
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Chapter 3 – Jurisdiction State Court: Subject Matter Jurisdiction Personal Jurisdiction: Defendant voluntarily subject themselves by: Forum Selection Clause No challenge of lawsuit OR Defendant is a resident (can be sued at permanent place of residence/business) OR Defendant is served with process while in the state (plaintiff files complaint‚ defendant receives summons = process once received‚ clock starts ticking) OR Defendant did business‚ entered/breached a K or committed a tort in
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Major Problems Involving Children World today is said to have changed drastically due to various causes. It affects each and every people from every level of society‚ including children. Children are affected badly because they are not mature enough to cope with the situation that surrounds them. As the world becomes crueler each day‚ children are looked to be the victim of the situation. Adults seems like they are not playing their roles well in terms of protecting children. Because of that
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The Bronx courts are so clogged that when a lawyer asks for a one-week adjournment the next court date usually doesn’t happen for six weeks or more. As long as a prosecutor has filed a Notice of Readiness‚ however‚ delays caused by court congestion don’t count toward the number of days that are officially held to have elapsed. Every time a prosecutor stood before a judge in Browder’s case‚ requested a one-week adjournment‚ and got six weeks instead‚ this counted as only one week against the six-month
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and their basis. Issues:1) How should the tax court deal with the transfer of non-recourse mortgage debt in property dispositions when the fair market value of the property is less than the property’s basis?
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container exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement be based on the knowledge of a layperson because it satisfies the fundamental principles established by the U.S. Supreme Court for Fourth Amendment standards by being workable‚ objective‚ and limiting the risk of intrusion? STATEMENT OF THE CASE The Voorhees
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