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    stop. With Ken almost down the drain, Officer Green fears his escape and then shoots Ken in his lower back. Ken later died from the gunshot wound. His family believe the shooting was unlawful. Relevant Case Law Case name: Tennessee v. Garner (1985) Synopsis: The ruling in the Tennessee v. Garner case involves a police officer that was chasing

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    The Dred Scott Case The Dred Scott Case was a court case that began in 1846 and lasted until 1857. Dred scott was a slave in the earlier 1800’s. It all began when a surgeon in the U.S. army that was named Dr. John Emerson bought Scott from the family he had been previously owned by, and moved him to the free state of Illinois. In 1840, Scott moved, along with his children and wife, all around the country, between the free territories of Wisconsin and Louisiana, following Emerson and his work

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    client, such as arguing that the search was illegal and that he did not have knowledge of his license being suspended. Both approaches very clever because it shows that attorneys aim to work a case from several angles to benefit the defendant. On Wednesday, I attended Treatment Court for the second time. During court

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    the county jail for leading deputies on a foot pursuit. Shandale Robinson, 37, of 4465 Burbank Road, Unit 5, pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to a single count of obstructing official business. In exchange for Robinson's guilty plea, the state agreed to not pursue a related criminal charge of falsification. Robinson came to court ready to accept the consequences for his actions and truly remorseful, said defense attorney Mark Baserman Jr. As stated at Robinson's plea hearing, Judge

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    287 U.S. 45 required that state courts permit the defendant to seek the counsel of an attorney. The court’s decision in the Powell case required that free counsel be given to indigent defendants faced with serious federal offenses. It did not mandate that all indigent persons be given free counsel, only if it was thought that the trial verdict would be unfair without representation. It was not until Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25 (1972) that the Supreme Court held indigent persons could not be

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    The Marshall Court permanently changed a number of aspects in the United States Government. The Court affected the amount of power the Federal Government possessed, the government’s power over the economy, their role as the Federal Government, the concept of implied power, and the rights of American Indians. The Marshall Court system ultimately gave the Federal government, most notably the Judicial Branch of the government, a greater amount of power to sway the decisions of the states. The Judicial

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    To render justice case by case is the primary task of our courts. Other courts and branches of government also, the social and economic fabrics of our lives are impacted by court decisions. The justice that is done in individual cases helps and aids to bring order to the society in which we live. Parties who are before the court are impacted by our decisions. In criminal matters, court decisions determines whether the accused is guilty or not and if guilty will they suffer financially, be free or

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    judicial courts viewed and ruled upon case between the Judge Marbury sued against James Madison for docking and subduing his pay. The Supreme Court ruled against Judge Marbury, however couldn’t force Madison to pay, and in doing so, this case became a historic event because it showed the citizens of the United States that the Supreme Court had the final statements, and final rule in deciding whether or not a case was consistent with the constitution and if something was unconstitutional. This case would

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    The supreme court of the United States is a court of last resort, it’s the highest court in the USA, and there is no other court with higher authority. All cases that reach the Supreme Court have been heard from the decisions of lower courts across the nation. Once a case works its way through lower courts, a party can petition if they want to have their case heard by the Supreme Court, but Supreme Court is extremely picky regarding cases. In order for a supreme court to hear the case, 4 of the 9

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    The Supreme Court is the courtroom where all the legal cases dealing with congress or the constitution go to get a final decision. The Court is currently composed of a chief justice, eight associate justices, and nine officers. Their main goal as members of the Supreme Court is to make sure everything and anything abides by the constitution. It has many powers when it comes to law and especially the constitution, but it is not overly powerful due to the other two branches of the government. Checks

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