Driver of vehicle 1, Renneker stated she picked up four customers for a carriage ride before traveling southbound on South Leonor K Sullivan Boulevard. Renneker said she observed the bridle over the horse eyes fall off; at which, she stopped and exited the carriage to reapply them. Renneker said she advised the passnegers to exit the carriage while she was reapply the bridle. Renneker said as she was reappling the bridle a helicopter took off from the landing paid and she believed it spooked the hourse. Renneker said the house took off running southbound on South Leonor K Sullivan.
On May 12, 2013 a Sydney man Mr Lazarus was accused of raping an 18 year old woman in an alley outside his father’s nightclub. This case caused discussion about NSW sexual consent laws. This case clearly highlights the effectiveness and some major flaws of the legal system. During the first jury trial in NSW District Court Mr Lazarus was convicted for rape without sexual consent and resulted in a maximum of five-year prison sentence. After serving in prison for 11 months the Court of Criminal Appeal conducted a second trial for the case which resulted in an acquittal as Judge Tupman claimed that Mr Lazarus truly did believe that Ms Mullins did consent which is a crucial element of the offence of sexual intersource without consent.
Name of Case: LaChance vs. Erickson Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court Parties and their roles:. LaChance, director, Office of Personnel Management petitioner; Erickson et al Responded Relevant facts: Federal employees made false statements to agency investigators with respect to their misbehavior. The legal issue(s) raised: The legal issue raised was that the respondents, federal employees were charged by their agencies because each of them made false statements to the agency investigators with respect to their misconduct.
In 1967, William Baird was arrested after giving away vaginal foam to a 19 year old woman following a lecture at Boston University about contraceptives and over-population. At the time, in Massachusetts, it was felony offense to disburse birth control methods to unmarried men or women. Eventually, Eisenstadt v. Baird was heard in the United States Supreme Court in 1972. In a 6-to-1 judgement, the Court ruled against the Massachusetts statute, but it was not in aggreeance with the due process of Griswold v. Connecticut, instead it was the Equal Protection Clause that was the deciding factor as reported by Justice William J. Brennan.
I. QUESTION PRESENTED What is the impact of Mr. Roberts and Ms. Turley holding their new home as joint tenants in a community property state? II. SHORT ANSWER By opting to hold the new home as joint tenants in a community property state, the couple will realize the higher level of creditor protection afforded by a joint tenancy but will lose the significant tax benefits afforded under the community property tax regime.
The case, R. v. Morgentaler, was a case in which three doctors, including Dr. Morgentaler set up a clinic where they performed abortions for women who did not have the approval from a therapeutic abortion committee of an approved hospital. Abortions done without this approval were considered illegal. The Supreme Court of Canada concluded that the abortion provision in the Criminal Code was unconstitutional because it violated section 7 in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Facts: Earl Enmund along with a codefendant at the Florida Supreme Court, was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery as well as given the death penalty. Enmund was not present at the time of the murder, he was in the car waiting for the codefendant to return in order to escape. Under Florida law Enmund was made the aider and abettor meaning that he can be held to the same extent as the principal. Issue: Does the death sentence violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment for someone who did not commit the murder but was the getaway driver? Reasoning:
The case of R. v. Schoenborn is a troubling case involving the death of three children and the defence of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. This defence must be critically analyzed along with the evidence and expert opinions as it could absolve the accused of the charges. As well, the precedent that the verdict provides is critical to the legal system and its future implication and thus give the decision more importance. After a thorough examination of the facts, it is evident that the verdict of the Supreme Court of British Columbia is correct and reflects the administration’s objectives and beliefs. This will be demonstrated through the application of legal principles and elements.
Thurman V Torrington is about a wife whom has suffered from many years of abuse and harassments from her husband. Throughout the many years of this abuse Mrs. Thurman has called out for help in which she never received. Even though her husband was arrest once it never ended until it was too late. What is Abuse? It is the hurting of one mentally, physically, emotionally, and verbally.
THE INTRODUCTION Good afternoon, my name is Lucas Kunstleben, and it is my honor to represent the State of Maycomb and to serve as a prosecutor on this crucial case. On August 26th, 1936, the defendant in this matter lied under oath and on the stand in the case of Mayella Ewell v. Tom Robinson. The defendant lied about the events that took place on the night of August 26, 1936, between her and Tom Robinson. At the end of this case, and after you have heard all the evidence, we are confident you will return a guilty verdict on all charges of lying under oath.
According to the research of Kimberly Lonsway and police sergeant Joanne Archambault, when an individual is raped in the United States, 96% of the time the rapist dodges the crime. The majority of these rapes do not go through the prosecution process and when they do, less than 0.2% of these perpetrators spend time in a prison cell (Krakauer 121). The main cause of this ongoing problem is the ineffective and unfair representation of rape victims by the justice system. Jon Krakauer argues this point in his novel, Missoula: Rape in a College Town and the Justice System, using narratives as his main focus of support. Through this use of narratives, Krakauer appeals to logos, encapturing the various actions and perspectives of those who played
Turchik’s article Myths About Male Rape: A Literature Review explores the ways in which mainstream media has satirized male rape and inadvertently created several myths concerning the topic that are widely regarded to be true today. The article further examines how the media promotes heavily stereotyped views of male rape with male rape exclusive to certain people and occurring only in certain areas. Further discussed is the idea that male rape is often depicted as a humorous topic in mainstream media which further promotes male rape ideologies and encouraging the belief that male rape is a humorous topic and something that can and should be taken lightly. Furthermore, Turchik discusses how awareness towards male rape in the media has increased, however, coverage largely portrays stereotypical views of male rape, male rape as consensual rather than forceful, male rape as an exclusive issue towards homosexuals and alleged male victims as liars. The hypothesis as well as the findings provide a solid foundation to my literature review as they provide proof that the acceptance of male rape myths is a very common trend among the general public, media and law
More than 40 women, many of them famous, have now added their names to the list of victims of crimes they say ranged from demands for sex in return for roles, to indecent exposure, to groping and even rape”. Harvey Weinstein would use his power to promise women roles for movies, in exchanged for sex and sexual
There are ambiguities in the definitions of everything common enough to be defined. The definition of ‘a scratch’ is used liberally by a teenager parking for the first time, as is the definition of ‘noticeable’ when their BFF has a pimple. The way we define a crime as serious as rape shouldn’t be nearly as dubious. As it is, organizations have been vocalizing that same sentiment for forty-two years of the eight decades it took the FBI to change it (Klein 183). The past definition categorizes rape as “the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.”
In 2011, the same girl, now 11-years-old, was gang raped by 20 men for the second time in two years. The perpetrators received between a 15 year and 99 year jail sentence. In the trial, the prosecutor described Cruse, an offender who received a life imprisonment after the incident, as one of a ‘pack of dogs’ who gang raped the girl and likened the victim to a ‘spider’ who lured men into her web. The assault was videotaped showing Cruse as a proud man after his buddies were constantly saying, “beat that ho.” The judgement against this girl for bringing the crime onto herself is discrimination.