Sample Case Study In Court Cases

On February 12, 1909, the NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was founded. The NAACP was founded in response to the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois and the terrible practice known as lynching. Their goal was to secure the rights, for all people, guaranteed to people in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments in the United States Constitution. Even though some of the most important wins in court happened when Charles Hamilton Houston was the leader, his student, Thurgood Marshall, won some important ones too ("NAACP Legal History", NAACP.org). This essay is going to focus on some of the court cases that were fought when Marshall was in charge ( Janken, Kenneth R. "The Civil Rights Movement: 1919-1960s")

The trial court erred and abused its discretion in granting the State’s motion to admit evidence of prior uncharged incidents of domestic violence, because the evidence denied Mr. Davis of his rights to due process of law as guaranteed by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, and Article I, Section 10 of the Missouri Constitution, in that the evidence was more prejudicial than probative because it was too remote in time to be relevant to the charged crimes and had a prejudicial effect.

While at GPM, I attended a session of Treatment Accountability Court (“TAC”) (formerly Mental Health Court) and DUI/Drug Court. Both Courts operate similarly. Several hours before the court session, members of the legal community meet to discuss the progress of each participate scheduled to appear that day. Legal representatives include members from the Sheriff’s Office, Solicitor General’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, the judge who presides over the proceeding, a Program Coordinator & Counselor, a misdemeanor probation officer, and a felony probation officer. The group discusses the status of each participate and whether they’re meeting the conditions set forth by the court. The programs are conducted in phases,

Now comes the Defendant, Joseph Bettina, files this Motion For temporary Support and would shows:

I returned Ms Dunlap call. She said wants to place a formal complaint against the CPS worker Miranda Larson because she illegally removed her children based on false accusations. She stated that Miranda, like the entire CW are doing criminal activities. She then asked me if I had talked to her attorney? What was my conversation about, What did I disclose to them? What did they told me about her? "Be honest" she said. I informed her that I do contact her attorney because in one her DHS 0170 form the Discrimination Complaint form, she provided us her attorney's phone number and my conversation was about how can we contact her. She said that we should not be talking to her attorney because she just fired her.

Laws have been put in place of the years to ensure that everyone has equal opportunities when it comes to getting a job, keeping a job, and having access to goods, services, and locations. Several of the laws that have been enacted over the years include the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities of 1990.

There are many different types of crimes that occur on a daily basis in this country; from homicide to petty theft to white collar crime. Due to the diversity and variation of these illegal activities, it would be imprudent not to have courts that are specialized to the vast majority of individuals who commit these crimes. This paper will discuss the different types of problem solving courts that exist, along with what kind of offenders they deal with. Furthermore, this paper will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of specialized problem-solving courts and whether they are truly effective.

Would filing a diversity jurisdiction lawsuit in federal district court in the Southern District of Florida result in Rule 11, 28 U.S.C. §1927, or some other violations when the defendant resides in Minnesota? It depends. It depends on whether the court will exercise discretion to sanction. The court would likely to sanction Ms. Rodriguez’s lawyer under Rule 11 and 28 U.S.C. §1927 due to the motives of “home court” advantage and to inconvenience Paulsen. Ms. Rodriguez has meet subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction can be waived by Paulsen as can venue, and the choice of law would be Minnesota state law since the contract was created and breached in Minnesota.

Plaintiff's claims regarding his ability to mail documents bears upon his constitutional right of access to the courts. Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 821 (1977). While prisoners have a constitutionally protected right of access to the courts:

Lisa Levan 231 Rasberry St. Bethlehem, Pa. 18018 (610) 442-6327 was advised of the identity of Investigator Sean P. Brennan and of the confidential nature and purpose of the interview, Levan, provided the following information:

COMES NOW the Plaintiff, the State of Kansas ex rel. Schmidt, and submits this reply and memorandum in support of its motion for an order dismissing this action. For the reasons previously stated and as further supported herein, Plaintiff is entitled to an order dismissing this action as a matter of right. Plaintiff further states:

I, Michelle Estrada, am presenting this letter to you -----the judge name----- to support my father Luis Raul Estrada and Stephanie Ciani Messick during this process of hardship. I am aware that my biological mother, Cindy Estrada, is demanding to have full custody of my two siblings, Christina Marie Estrada and Alex Anthony Estrada.

May it please the Court, the attorneys for the defense, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, last week you went through a process that is known as voir dire which literally means to "speak the truth" and that's what you were asked to do as you know, as you were back there being questioned by the attorneys for each side. That process is designed to find 12 people who can be fair and impartial to both sides, not favoring one side or the other, but who can give it both sides an even shake and start off with a blank slate. At this stage of the trial, known as the opening statement, the attorneys for each side, myself on behalf of the state, uh Mr. Ford and Mr. Wadley on behalf of Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Price and Mr. Davidson on behalf of Mr. Echols,

Kate is the owner of a successful business, selling women’s shoes. Her business is expanding fast and she wants to upgrade her business structure to a more appropriate one. What would be your recommendation to Kate and why? What are the factors that influence you with this advice?

In the first day prosecuting attorneys were assigned witnesses for direct and cross examination. I was responsible for preparing direct questions to the police officer who was first to arrive at the crime scene. Based on his statement I came up with multiple questions which allowed to determine the events and condition of the victim on that date. While preparing both direct questions and cross examination questions I watched videos of actual court hearings where attorneys questioned witnesses. This approach helped a lot. After coming up with direct questions, which for me the process was interesting and intriguing, I asked my group members to review them and give their feedback. Questions for cross examination gave me most trouble. I found it complicated to come up with sufficient and proper questions in order to question the witness and find the best possible way of subjecting his statement. Videos, both presented in class and ones I found myself did not resonate well with me. Despite that, I uploaded my cross-examiantion questions and asked for the