Statement of the Facts: In pursuant of information, three Cleveland police officers came to Miss Mapp’s (“petitioner”) house. The officers had been informed that a person who was wanted for questioning regarding a connection with a recent bombing was hiding in the house and also that there was large amount paraphernalia being hidden in that house. Upon their arrival, the officers knocked on the door and asked to let them in the house. The petitioner, after calling her attorney, refused to let them
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D. The district court correctly held that three evidence of actual confusion that Lamborghini presented are insufficient to prove likelihood of confusion. This Court should affirm the district court’s summary judgment to AEV because Lamborghini only presented isolated instances of confusion, which negates likelihood of confusion. The evidence of actual confusion is the “most important factor in assessing a likelihood of confusion.” Gen. Motors, 453 F.3d at 356. In analyzing the evidence of actual
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This study will be about “Are Supreme Court Justice influenced by the public opinion in decision making. Do Appeals Court Justice make their decision based on public opinion? This question is one that will be an ongoing topic. Many scholars continue to debate whether the justices, and thus the courts outputs, actually respond to the public preference (Mishler and Sheehan, 1996). Common people wonder if the Appeals Court Justices will decide the verdict of a case based on others opinion or if the
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1. Plaintiff’s complaint (ECF Document 1) lists no time frames or dates for any of the allegations raised and limited information to ascertain his alleged injuries. Additionally, aside from naming wardens of North Branch Correctional Institution (“NBCI”), he fails to identify the names, ranks or descriptions of any of the individuals he asserts were direct participants of the incidents. Plaintiff alleges a myriad of allegations; however, undersigned counsel believes that the following represent
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The purpose of a CLETS Temporary Restraining Order, against a party accused to be the abuser, like any restraining order it is done for the purpose to make or help the abuser to stop the form of abuse that is being inflicted upon another person. Courts have guidelines that they do require, to be followed when issuing one of these orders. The purpose of a CLETS order is when evidencie is shown that violence and abuse is of a more serious criminal nature has occurred and still is occurring, then the
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circumstances. PLF's brief, which was filed in support of neither party to address the complicated duty issues, was cited in the majority opinion. Initially, smith was awarded $2.874 million, but he will receive approximately $1.48 million because the jury determined Smith was 49 percent at fault for his injuries. Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson and Justices Harriet O’Neill, David Medina, Paul Green and Eva Guzman also upheld the jury’s decision. Justices Phil Johnson, Dale Wainwright and Nathan Hecht
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The Case of Crocker v. Pleasant Ashley H. O’Dell MTS 120 Mortuary Law Carl Sandburg College The case of John Crocker vs. Richard Pleasant is about a family suing West Palm Beach Office Richard Pleasant, The City of West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach. The case was heard by Circuit Judge Moses Baker of West Palm Beach. The case goes as follows….Jay Crocker’s body was found on fire by rescue workers in an alley in West Palm Beach on December 5, 1995. He remained unidentified for three days when
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Rogue Robinson Convicted MAYCOMB, AL, July 10- Tom Robinson, 25, has been charged for rape by the Maycomb Court. The court case, which saw an unprecedentedly high turn-up rate, came to a close yesterday, with the jury delivering the guilty verdict after an hour-long jury debate. Witnesses Heck Tate, 40, Maycomb sheriff and Robert E. Lee ‘Bob’ Ewell, 50, the victim’s father, and Mayella Violet Ewell, 19, the victim, all testified against Robinson, giving similar versions of the events. Mayella
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Case Briefs Set #1 Case: Palko v. Connecticut Cite: 302 U.S 319 (1937) Vote: 8-1 Opinion: Cordozo Facts: • Frank Palka robbed a store and killed two police officers in the process. • He then confessed to the killings after being apprehended and arrested in Buffalo, New York. • At his trial his confession was refused to be admitted by the judge and Palka was found guilty of the lesser charge, second-degree murder and received a mandatory life sentence. • State prosecutors appealed to the Connecticut
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Should incriminating evidence be used against a defendant if it was discovered in the course of an illegal police stop? That was the question before the Supreme Court on Monday, the first day of oral arguments since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The court has been weakening the Fourth Amendment’s defense against illegal searches for years. Monday’s case gives the justices an opportunity to restore some of its power. The case, Utah v. Strieff, started in 2006, when the Salt Lake City police
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