kaplan university- pa401 advanced legal writing | Case Brief Draft | Unit 3 Assignment | | Vicky Hunter | 1/21/2013 | | memorandum to: victoria corbo‚ esq. from: vICKY hUNTER- pARALEGAL Subject: Case Brief date: 3/2/2013 ------------------------------------------------- CC: Tony T. Smith Gonzalez v. Reno‚ 212 F.3d 1338 (11th Cir. 2000) Procedural History: Plaintiff‚ Elian Gonzalez‚ a six year old minor‚ through his “next of friend”‚ Lazaro Gonzalez‚ filed an asylum
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MIRANDA V. ARIZONA‚ 384 U.S. 436 (1966) Facts: In 1963‚ Ernesto Miranda was arrested for kidnapping and rape. Arizona police took him to the police station and interrogated him for two hours. After the interrogation‚ Mr. Miranda had confessed to the crimes‚ and provided officers with a written confession. Language at the top of the written confession stated that the confession was given freely and voluntarily without any threats or promises. In addition‚ the language stated that Mr. Miranda
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Legal factors Legal factors are those that impact businesses in a legal way. The legal factors would be ranked and analysed. They include: providing a framework for businesses‚ consumer protection and employment law‚ ensuring fair and honest trading. PROVIDING FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESSES This law is very important because it gives businesses legal protection and also gives them some degree of certainty as to what the business has to gain and loss in extreme cases such as business bankruptcy
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Salinas V. Texas 570 U.S. 1 (2013) Facts: Two brothers were shot and killed in their home. Police recovered shotgun shells that led them to investigate the petitioner. The petitioner handed over his gun and agreed to go to the police station for questioning. The petitioner answered all of the questions the police had‚ but when it came to the question about the shells matching the petitioner’s gun he went silent. So the police asked a few more questions to which the petitioner answered.
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Legal Issue: Respecting the privacy of user posted information Likelihood: Moderate Impact: High Ease of fix: Moderate Description Implementing communication methods such as video or instant messaging presents several legal implications and there are various areas to consider when looking at the legalities of communication methods. Some of the main aspects to take in to consideration involve respecting the privacy of user posted information and be aware of not disclosing personal or confidential
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When most people think of marijuana‚ they imagine a teenager down in his basement getting high while his friends play video games. What people do not know is that the teenager had just got back from chemotherapy and found that smoking marijuana was the only way to stop himself from feeling nauseous. When people hear stories like this they do not know what to think about medical marijuana. It is therefore very important to look in depth at the effects and potential uses for this trending medicine
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Susan M. V. New York Law School‚ No. 129‚ Court of Appeals of New York‚ 76 N.Y. 2d 241; 556 N.E. 2d 1104; 557 N.Y.S. 2d 297; 1990 N.Y. LEXIS 1413‚ April 26 1990‚ Argued‚ June 14‚ 1990‚ Decided Facts: Petitioner law student was placed on academic probation after her first year of law school. A year later‚ having failed to maintain a minimum cumulative average as required by respondent law school’s rules‚ she was dismissed after a hearing of respondent’s academic status committee. She sought reinstatement
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Recommendation Brief for an Internal Accountant A client has an out-of-control system. A recommendation has been made to hire an internal accountant. Write a recommendation brief of no more than 700 words for the client‚ justifying the benefits of using an internal auditor. Conclude your recommendation by referring a person for the job based on their background. Explain how the background benefits the client. ACC 544 Recommendation Brief for an Internal Accountant The current company
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HOW FAR CAN YOU APPLY LEGAL PLURALISM IN MALAYSIA Definition Legal pluralism is the existence of multiple legal systems within one geographic area that‚ in Malaysia‚ occur when – • the law of the British colonial authority exists alongside more traditional Malay “adat‚” Islamic and customary legal systems. • different laws govern different groups‚ i.e. Islamic Laws for Muslim conduct and Common Law for Non-Muslim conduct. • the customary legal systems of the indigenous population
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Emily Head CRJU 314 Koppersmith v. Alabama 742 So. 2d 206 (Ala. 1999) Concurrences: Judge Long‚ Judge McMillan‚ and Judge Fry Dissents: N/A Facts: Koppersmith and his wife Cindy were fighting in their front yard when Cindy tried to go inside. As she tried to enter the house Koppersmith stopped her and a physical dispute ensued. Cindy fell off the porch and into the yard. She died from a skull fractures to the back of her head. In Koppersmith’s statement he told police that him and Cindy
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