year old male has been currently incarcerated at a correctional institution where he has been awaiting sentencing. At this said hearing‚ the defendant was brought in front of the honorable Judge Cherry to be sentenced on numerous charges. The defendant faces sentencing for two separate cases at this hearing. The first case was on a charge of DUI. The defendant was found guilty on a summary offense of obedience to traffic control devices‚ and an act of careless driving. He received a $35.00 fine for
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Legal Nurse Consulting: Lesson 4 Neal Bevans Lesson 4: Full-Screen View This view has opened in a new window and will stretch to fit any screen size (large or small). It displays all of this lesson’s components. To return to the normal classroom‚ please click the "close" button or manually close this window. Chapter 1 A Civil Case From Start to Finish In this lesson‚ we will examine a civil case from start to finish‚ and I’ll explain the important steps that all civil cases follow and define
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plaintiff prays for an interim injunction in order to restrain the defendant from using the expression "Sugar Free" on any of the products manufactured by the defendant as the plaintiff states that by using the expression "Sugar Free" on its products‚ the defendant is passing off its goods with that of the plaintiff. The plaintiff pleads to restrain such alleged passing off by way of a permanent injunction in the suit against the defendant. Issues Involved Whether prima facie expression “Sugar Free”
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Determine Appropriate Uses for Plea-bargaining A plea bargain (“offer”) is an acquiescent in a criminal case whereby the prosecution may offer the defendant the opportunity to plead guilty‚ conventionally to a lesser charge or to the pristine criminal charge with a proposal of a lighter than the maximum sentence. This opportunity sanctions defendants to avoid the risk of a conviction by trial on a more serious charge. This allows a court’s caseloads to be lighter without exhausting resources of a
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Even though race salience in an influential variable for juror and racial bias‚ it seems unclear on how jurors prejudges the defendants to actually determine the sentencing and the verdict. The next article discusses on how pretrial information can make a huge difference in a mock juror’s sentencing. However‚ depending on the pretrial restrictions on the media‚ the pretrial publicity (PTP) may reach potential jurors‚ which may affect the jurors’ ability to objectively assess the evidence in the trial
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director who owned a minority stockholder of Defendant Corporation called Chicago National League Ball Club‚ which operated Chicago Cubs. The Cubs had been suffering operating losses from direct baseball operations from 1961-1965. The director defendant Philip K. Wrigley who owned 80% stock shares did not install lights at Wrigley Field so that the Cubs could not play at night when at home‚ even though the other 19 major league teams scheduled night games. Defendant (Wrigley) claimed that baseball is a day
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protection from damages if he or she performs it.” (Schmalleger‚ 2011‚ p.18) Arrest is a serious step in the criminal justice process because no police officer wants to arrest the wrong individual. During the arrest and before the questioning the defendants are advised of their constitutional rights. These rights are known as Miranda Rights. Miranda Rights are a constitutional requirement‚ it protects the arrestee‚ and it also protects law enforcement and the prosecution from throwing out any evidence
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Present: February 20‚ 2011 5 Hon. John Doe Justice 6 Patricia Bean‚ Plaintiff Vs. 7 David Bean‚ Defendant 8 This action was submitted to this court for consideration this 20th day of February‚ 2013. 9 The Defendant was served personally within the State of Massachusetts. 10 Plaintiff presented a verified complaint. 11 The Defendant has filed an answer or amended answer withdrawing any prior pleadings and neither admitting nor denying the allegations in
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King - Plaintiff v Anheuser Busch - Defendant * * * * * CASE NO. Answer to Complaint COMES NOW‚ Anheuser Busch‚ the Defendant‚ and hereby answers the Plaintiff’s Complaint as follows: PARTIES 1. As to paragraph 1‚ it is hereby admitted in part. Defendant resides in said county. As for the other allegations‚ Defendant does not have sufficient knowledge to
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be made by a defendant. However this can only be pursued if he or she appeals against their sentence and if their original plea was ‘not guilty’ or appeal against their conviction. There is no need for leave‚ as the defendant has an automatic right to appeal. By appealing‚ the case is then reheard by judge and two magistrates. Following this‚ they have the power to confirm the conviction‚ reverse the decision and acquit the defendant or vary the conviction and find the defendant guilty of a lesser
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