course I have found some remarkable Supreme Court cases that in an essence changed the way juveniles are prosecuted today. The first case I will discuss is the Roper v. Simmon case in 1993 and the sentencing change in 2004. The second case is Yarborough v. Alvarado in 2004. I will discuss criminal justice theories that may help explain the crime. The juvenile courts and juvenile corrections prosecution and punishment of minor persons accused in each case. Also, the victims’ family’s reaction to the
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Case Briefing MITCHELL v. LOVINGTON GOOD SAMARTAIN CENTER, INC., 555 P.2d 696 (N.M 1976) Mrs. Mitchell (appellee) was terminated on Facts: Mrs. Mitchell (appellee) was terminated on June 4, 1974 from Lovington Good Samaritan Center, INC. for alleged misconduct. June 12, 1974 Mrs. Mitchell applied for unemployment compensation benefits where she was denied by the deputy of the Unemployment Security Commission; July 24 1974, Mrs. Mitchell applied for an appeal, where she then received a reinstatement
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visitors to please read the original & full text of the case cited. Xie xie! People vs Hernandez G.R. No. L-6025 May 30, 1964 Facts: This is the appeal prosecuted by the defendants from the judgment rendered by the Court of First Instance of Manila, Hon. Agustin P. Montesa, presiding, in its Criminal Case No. 15841, People vs. Amado V. Hernandez, et al., and Criminal Case No. 15479, People vs. Bayani Espiritu, et al. In Criminal Case No. 15841 (G.R. No. L-6026) the charge is for Rebellion
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charged under Sec 25 EQA for discharging wastes into inland waters without licence * The Session Court held on the authority of Kajing Tubek, the EQA did not apply to this case. The appellant appealed. * The High Court allowed the appeal as the EQA expressly applies to the whole of Malaysia by virtue of Section 1 (1) EQA. * The case of Kajing Tubek is specifically applicable in cases of the construction of dams in the state of Sarawak. * Pendakwa Raya v NCK Aluminium Extrusion
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Thomas CJS/220 Jerri Mauldin August 21, 2011 An appeal is when a person who is convicted of a crime or is told they can’t do a certain thing and the person submits questions in writing why this decision was made and wants the verdict and the case to be looked at another time. Most causes for an appeal is from people thinking they are innocent or have the right to do what they want where they want to do it. The way an appeals process can affect the overall criminal procedures or process
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King's peace (pg 31-32) Witan (pg 8) Doom ( pg 10) Doomsday book (pg 42-43) ritualized expression of jurisdictional theory; used to invoke royal court jurisdiction. encapsulated a long historical development. in early German history there was virtually no public law of crime. Victims or kin would retaliate for wrongs against them. Anglo saxon kings promoted measures to substitute money payments in restitution. Concept of the king's peace enabled monarchs to develop what amounted to a
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not being able to stop it is distressing to witness. You want to caution the unsuspecting passersby of their impending fate, screaming, “run” or “take cover”. But your warnings go unheard, and the outcome remains unchanged. The same is true in the case of 13-year-old Connor Stevenson as he stood in the Sushi Q line with his mom waiting for their order, the fateful day of June 2, 2012. Little does the family know that standing just behind them in line is LaChelle John and, lingering nearby, her boyfriend
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This case is analogous to Crews because Crews was illegally arrested and thereafter the victim identified him in court. Crews asserted that the identification evidence should be excluded because, but for his illegal arrest, he would not have been in court and the victim would not have been in a position to identify him. The Court refused to suppress the evidence and stated that post-arrest statement was admissible despite illegal entry because it was not a product of the illegality and arrest was
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Scott Chaney (Appellee), was convicted of two counts of forcible rape and one count of robbery. The trial court imposed a concurrent one-year sentence and provided for parole in the discretion of the parole board. Even though the law prohibits an increase in the sentence upon appeal, the State of Alaska filed this appeal in order to express its disapproval of the judgment of the trial court. Synopsis of Rule of LaW: The principles and objectives of criminal reformation are rehabilitation of
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A sports bar named Reed Pierce’s bar in Jackson Mississippi had a case of pregnancy discrimination when they fired a waitress unfairly. Melody McKinley was four month pregnant when she was simply taken off the schedule. She was also told “the baby is taking its toll on you” ("U.s. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission", 2013). She had never asked to cutback on shifts and was also not under any medical restrictions while pregnant. The settlement was a two-year decree that required the bar to implement
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