United States v. Morrison was a supreme court case about violence against women. In 1944 while enrolled at Virginia polytechnic institute, Christy Brzonkala alleged that Antonio Morrison and James Crawford sexually assaulted her. Both male students were varsity football players. In 1995 Christy filed a complaint against Morrison and Crawford under Virginia Tech 's Sexual Assault Policy. After a hearing, Morrison was found guilty and Crawford was not.
Almost a decade ago, Antoine Jones was tried, convicted, and given a life sentence for operating a drug trade. Of course, his possession of illegal drugs and involvement in the selling of illegal drugs is enough for his conviction, but Jones argues that the police secured evidence unconstitutionally. When the police first started observing Jones on suspicions of his participation in the drug trade, they fastened a hidden GPS device on his car, in order to track Jones to a so-called “stash house,” although they did not procure a warrant to use the device. The police were able to successfully apprehend Jones based on evidence procured from the GPS. Citing the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution, Jones took his case to the Supreme Court.
Johnson v. McIntosh was a title dispute over acres of land in present-day Illinois. The case, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall in 1823, turned on the question of whether or not Native Americans had the right to transfer land title by sale to private citizens. Like many cases that determined the rights of Native Americans, the litigants were non-native whites. The inquiry “therefore, is in a great measure, confined to the power of Indians to give, and of private individuals to receive, a title which can be sustained in the Courts of this country” (pg. 13). In finding for the defendant McIntosh, the court ruled that the nature of Indian title is such that Indians can only transfer title to the federal government.
The Canadian legal system has almost complete control over Indigenous land and civil rights. Throughout history, Canada has been back and forth regarding Indigenous policy. Canada has had little to no regard over Indigenous rights and policy was mainly based on the goal of assimilation and colonization. Moving forward, there has been an improvement in Indigenous policies and the government regarding Indigenous issues. In regards to the Marshall Trilogy, St. Catherine’s case, the Lavell-Bedard case and the Daniels v. Canada case, the courts had at times put up a fight but Indigenous people fought for their rights sometimes winning and sometimes losing the battle.
In 1945, the High Court of Australia heard the case of Gratwick v Johnson and ultimately decided to dismiss the appeal in a unanimous decision by the Judges. While different reasoning was employed, all five judges drew the conclusion that the appeal should be dismissed as the statute the defendant was charged under was inconsistent with s.92 of the Australian Constitution. To provide some context for this case in 1944, Dulcie Johnson was charged with an offence against the National Security Act 1939-1943 in that she did contravene par.3 of the Restriction of Interstate Passenger Transport Order by travelling from South Australia to Western Australia by rail. In brief terms par.3 of the Restriction of Interstate Passenger Transport Order provided that no person shall, without a valid permit, travel from state to state or territory.
Procedural History In 2004, Antoine Jones was suspected of drug trafficking, which led to the FBI installing an unwarranted Global Positioning System (GPS) on Jones’ vehicle. On October 24, 2005, Jones was arrested for drug possession. The FBI obtained evidence needed to indict Jones on conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U. S. C. §§841 and 846. Jones was represented by A. Eduardo Balarezo, who filed a motion before trial to suppress evidence obtained by the GPS.
“Shipp”). He was taken outside to the chants of the rest of the mob and was then marched to the Tennessee River, where he was thrown in (Pfeifer, “Historic”; “Shipp”). After waiting a couple minutes, Johnson was pulled up (Pfeifer, “Historic”). There were signs of life from Johnson, so the mob shot him (Pfeifer, “Historic”). His last words were: “God bless you all.
Adam Cohen presents a very interesting topic to not only fellow historian, but to as well the average citizen. In his book he talks about the Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell. Cohen is trying to inform the reader just how cruel and inhumane the United Sates was at one point. The Supreme Court case of Buck v. Bell was an argument of wither or not the United stated should practice sterilization of young women. He does a great job going through details as to why the United States did this.
As a parole board member, I would like to release offender Smith under specific conditions. Before I discuss the conditions, I simply need to give a little summary of the offender violations he committed. Mr. smith was arrested for forcible rape and aggravated assault to his girlfriend. Offender Smith and his girlfriend at the time were both high off cocaine or PCP. She didn 't want to engage in sexual relations with him, so Mr. Smith got extremely upset and punched her and ruthlessly assaulted her.
munity; if she could be a witch, then anyone could. Magistrates even questioned Sarah Good's 4-year-old daughter, Dorothy, and her timid answers were construed as a confession. The questioning got more serious in April when Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth and his assistants attended the hearings. Dozens of people from Salem and other Massachusetts villages were brought in for questioning.
Issue #1: May the roommate be considered a keeper or harborer of the dog, when she cared for and lived with the dog that bit her finger, causing her to receive eight stitches? Issue #2: Was the roommate teasing, tormenting, or abusing the dog when she struck it with her shoe, right before the dog lunged at her shoe and mistakenly bit her finger, causing her to receive eight stitches?
Specialized courts are specific in what roles they play in the criminal justice system. These courts are handling domestic violence cases and drug court cases. The goals for these types of courts have multiple reasons like to reduce the number of people entering jails and prison.
What is the line between right and wrong, and when has it been crossed? This is a debate as old as time, as it varies highly from place to place and person to person. The debate of the delicate balance between the individual rights of people versus the collective good of society is evident in the criminal case of the United States v. Burns. The case involved two Canadian citizens, Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay, who were accused of murdering the family of Rafay in Bellevue, WA, USA. The two supposedly committed the murders the collect a sizable insurance claim.
These cases have established that the use of GPS tracking on a suspect generally requires a warrant based on probable cause. One of the key cases is United States v. Jones (2012), which dealt with the issue of warrantless searches including the use of GPS technology to monitor the activities of a suspect. The GPS tracking device was placed on a suspect's vehicle by law enforcement without a warrant. The Court ruled that the use of the GPS device was a search and that it was unconstitutional because it was done without a warrant. The Court also held that the government must obtain a warrant before using GPS technology to monitor a suspect's movements.
The most comparable case that is corroboration that the Sixth circuit test should control is U.S. v. Taylor. The Defendant’s female roommate consented to a search of the house for firearms while the Defendant was at the house. The officers did not ask the Defendant for his consent when the officers saw a shoe box in the closet covered with mens clothes. David Fallsbauer had a shoe box on a dresser which contained his clothes, as Taylor had his shoe box covered by his clothes. Because in both cases a female consented to a general search, the officers had no reason to believe that the shoe box was the property of either male defendant, Taylor or David Fallsbauer.