...Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the court. The question that has been brought before this court is whether the delay in Mr. Betterman’s sentencing was a violation of his 6th amendment right to a “ Speedy and public trial by an impartial jury”. Mr. Betterman has claimed that the 10 month delay, which he spent in jail, between his trial and his final sentencing caused him physical harm because he was deprived access to drug rehabilitation programs and also suffered from anxiety in regards to his case, and as such he argues that the daley was a violation of his right to a speedy public trial as provided in the 6th amendment and also the Speedy Trial Act. As stated, his desire is to simply have his sentence shortened by the time he spent in jail waiting, although the court may or may not be aware that he was already serving time for a previous...
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...SAMPLE PAPER ENGINEERING ENGLISH Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate option, from the given lettered choices (A to D) below each. 1. Sensory cells _______ impulses by producing electrical signals. A. responding B. to respond C. respond to D. respond Each question below consists of a related pair of words, followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 2. ENZYME: CATALYST:: A. vaccine: allergy B. bacterium: microbe C. gland: muscle D. vein: organ E. neuron: corpuscle 3. HORNS: BULL:: A. mane: lion B. wattles: turkey C. antlers: stag D. hoofs: horse E. wings: eagle Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. 4. TRANSIENT: A. temporary B. shining C. dull D. permanent Questions 5-8 are based on the following passage. Although the schooling of fish is a familiar form of animal social behavior, how the school is formed and maintained is only beginning to be understood in detail. It had been thought that each fish maintains its position chiefly by means of vision. Our work has shown that, as each fish maintains its position, the lateral line, an organ sensitive to transitory changes in water displacement, is as important as vision. In each species a fish has a "preferred" distance...
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...An Assignment On “The Constitutional bodies in Bangladesh” Course Name: Public Administration in Bangladesh Course Number: PA-123 Submitted to: Dr. Syeda Lasna Kabir Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration University of Dhaka. Submitted by: Mukarram Hussain 1st Year, 2nd Semester Session: 2011-2012 Roll: kj-059 Department of Public Administration University of Dhaka. Date of Submission: October 11, 2012 Introduction: Constitution is the supreme law of a country. Legislative, executive and judiciary are chief organs of the government. According to the theory of separation of power, check and balance between these organs is necessary. In democratic and constitutional system, each body can exercise its power within the boundaries set by the constitution and allows other organs to perform its work freely without interfering in others’ jurisdiction and without being interfered. To prevent the abuse of the state power, and to consolidate the rule of law, besides legislative, executive and judiciary, other constitutional organs are also envisioned in a constitution. Constitutional bodies in Bangladesh: There are some constitutional bodies in Bangladesh. Constitutional bodies are those offices or, persons their establishment, recruitment and retirement follow the rules of law of the constitution. The constitution of Bangladesh contains the provisions or articles defined the rules of establishment of those bodies and the recruitment...
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...punishment. A member of the higher judiciary, which means the Judges and Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of India and the state High Courts, can be removed from service only through the process of impeachment under Article 124 (4) of the Constitution on grounds of proven misbehaviour or incapacity. In India, there is no other process by which a Judge can be removed from office before his term comes to an end. However, the process is very cumbersome. Impeachment of judges can only be done on grounds of 'proven misbehavior' and 'incapacity'. if a judge of SC is to be impeached, recommendation must be made by the chief justice of India to the President. if it is accepted then a proposal for impeachment must be introduced by atleast 100 MPs in Lok sabha or 50 MPs in Rajya sabha. the concerned judge is to be given a copy of the proposal before the discussion takes place in the Parliament. the motion should be passed by a majority of two-thirds of the members present and voting ,seperately in each house. if the motion is passed, the formal announcement of removal is made by the president. After the debate ends and the Judge has been heard, if the House decides to put the motion to vote, the resolution has to be passed by two-thirds majority in both Houses in the same session. The resolution is then sent to the President, who orders removal of the Judge. IMPEACHMENT OF SOUMITRA SEN Justice Soumitra Sen of the...
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...Appeals, the Circuit court, and the District Court of Virginia. Virginia’s courts are the court of limited jurisdiction meaning that they handle cases that derive from power from issuing authority, such as the Constitution or state law. The selection process as mentioned previous is done by legislative election where peers of the judges are deciding who is going to be appointed. As outlined in Article VI in the Virginia Constitution, judges are elected by a majority vote of the general assembly which is combined of the House of Delegates and the senate (judicialselection.us). To serve as a judge in the state of Virginia there are a few qualifications that must be met prior to becoming eligible for selection. Firstly, for selection as chief justice or chief judge, the potential judge must be a legal resident of the Virginia otherwise they will not be considered for a position as judge in the courts. Secondly, the nominee must be a state bar member for at least 5 years and not be older than seventy years of age. Retirement is also mandatory for a sitting judge who turns seventy years of age while in office. If the judge turns seventy while sitting, they have twenty days post birthday to continue serving until they retire. In the District courts, the same rules apply for potential judges, they are selected by legislate election and will serve a term of six years. Their qualifications are the same...
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...Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise ofjudicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. The landmark decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government. The case resulted from a petition to the Supreme Court by William Marbury, who had been appointed by President John Adams as Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia but whose commission was not subsequently delivered. Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court to force the new Secretary of State James Madison to deliver the documents. The Court, with John Marshall as Chief Justice, found firstly that Madison's refusal to deliver the commission was both illegal and remediable. Nonetheless, the Court stopped short of compelling Madison (by writ of mandamus) to hand over Marbury's commission, instead holding that the provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that enabled Marbury to bring his claim to the Supreme Court was itself unconstitutional, since it purported to extend the Court's original jurisdiction beyond that which Article III established. The petition was therefore denied. McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819), was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. The state of Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing...
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...Bibliographic Essay on Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert W. Calvert: The Rise and Career of Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert W. Calvert: From the Position of Associate Justice (1950-1961) to Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice from (1961-1972) Primary Thesis: Judge Calvert moved up the judicial ladder by adhering literally to the letter of the law in basing his decisions. Did his poor orphaned state raised background and have a direct effect on sensational rise to the highest position in the Texas judicial system. The effects of electing judges in Texas resulted in putting judges on the benches with no prior judicial experience, during the 50’s through the early 70’s basically family men or local politicians. I currently have read the State Bar of Texas: APPELLATE SECTION (concerning Judge Calvert’s Career) I currently have read article in: The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas Section “Render unto Judge Calvert…Correct Appellate Vol. 20, No.3 Spring 2008 I have his Book: “Here Comes the Judge” From State Home to State House. By Joseph M. Roy: 1977 PoliticTexas: Austin Statesman American Inns of Court: Chief Justice Robert W. Calvert Home School Coalition of Texas: Shelby Sharpe, Lead Attorney appointed by Chief Justice Robert W Calvert in the Landmark case of (Leeper v Arlington class action suit. The Court ruled that Home schooling in Texas was legal and Texas Supreme Court Confirmed the Appellate ruling. Justices of Texas 1836-1986: University of Texas School...
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...the 17th and current Chief Justice of the United States. He took his seat on September 29, 2005, having been nominated by President George W. Bush after the death of chief justice William Rehnquist. Roberts was born in Buffalo, New York on January 27th, 1955 (Dantas). He lived in New York briefly before moving with his family to Indiana in 1959. Roberts attended the local elementary school and then entered a boarding high school, La Lumiere in La Porte, Indiana. He excelled at school and turned to theater and music for a more creative outlet. He exhibited strong leadership skills early in his life, which was noticed by many of his professors. Roberts’ hard work and passion for his education led him to Harvard University, more specifically...
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...U.S. Supreme Court Case CJA/354 Criminal Law The Supreme Court of the United States is the Nation’s highest court, and was established on 4, March 1789; the court is made up of a Chief Justice and five Associated Justices. From the time the United States established the Supreme Court there has been 112 Justices of the court, including 17 Chief Justices ("United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary ", n.d.). Over the years the United States Supreme Court has heard cases brought on by one state against another, between state and federal government known as “original jurisdiction” actions, cases from state courts, and cases brought up of reviewable decisions made in federal appellate or district courts ("Supreme Court Historical Society ", n.d.). The case being used for this paper has two separate cases involved, but I will only be using one as a reference. The two cases in which were brought to the United States Supreme Court together are very similar and involve teens being given life sentences without the possibility of parole for committing murder. The United States Supreme Courts case number is 10-9646, Miller v. Alabama. This case was brought to the United States Supreme Court on 20, March 2012, involving two fourteen year old boys, whom were found guilty of murder in two separate cases, and also from two separate states, one being Alabama and the other being that of Arkansas. With in each of these cases one of the boys did the killing and...
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...Renato Corona, the 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, was impeached on December 12, 2011. Corona was the third official, after former President Joseph Estrada in 2000 and Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez in March 2011, to be impeached by the House of Representatives.[1] The Senate, convened as an impeachment court, began the trial on January 16, 2012. This was the second impeachment trial in the history of the Philippines, as Gutierrez had resigned prior to the start of her trial. On May 29, 2012, Corona was found guilty of Article II of the Articles of Impeachment filed against him pertaining to his failure to disclose to the public his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth.[2] The Corona impeachment: A year after SHOOTING STRAIGHT By Bobit S. Avila (The Philippine Star) | Updated May 30, 2013 - 12:00am It’s been a year since the 23 Senators removed a sitting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the person of Renato Corona. But what has this nation learned from that divisive event in our nation’s history? For one, the Filipino still elected into office many public officials whom we know still dare to flaunt their wealth, taken from monies while they were in power, despite the fact that they were not totally honest in their Statement of Assets, Liabilities & Net Worth (SALN). That’s money they got from taxpayers. Clearly the sovereign will of the people did not show up in the vote… rather it was the sovereign will of the Comelec that...
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...In 1965, New York City enacted its Landmarks Preservation Law, which protected historic landmarks and neighborhoods from destruction or alterations to their characters. This Landmarks Law also established the Landmarks Preservation Commission, whose purpose was to identify and designate the city’s landmarks (and districts) as well as regulate changes made to these designated structures. Penn Central Transportation Company owned the Grand Central Terminal, which had been designated as a landmark under the application of the Landmarks Law in August of 1967. In January of 1968, Penn Central entered into a renewable 50-year lease with Union General Properties, Ltd. (a corporation of the United Kingdom) to allow UGP to construct a multistory office building in the air space above the terminal; UGP would pay Penn Central $1 million for each year of construction and $3 million each year after that. Penn Central and UGP jointly applied to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for permission to build the proposed office building atop the Terminal. The first plan, Breuer I, called for a 55-story building to be cantilevered above the existing façade, but was denied as the Commission thought a building of such great height would not only look outlandish on top of an 8-story historical landmark, but would also diminish the prominence of the landmark itself. The second plan, Breuer II Revised, called for a removal of the Terminal’s 42nd Street façade to build a 53-story office building...
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...essentially force them to do and say what the government wants (Retrieved from Debate.org opinion poll on the question: Should churches and other religious organizations remain tax exempt?) A tax exemption for churches is not a subsidy to religion, and is therefore constitutional. Supporting Quote: "The grant of a tax exemption is not sponsorship, since the government does not transfer part of its revenue to churches, but simply abstains from demanding that the church support the state. No one has ever suggested that tax exemption has converted libraries, art galleries, or hospitals into arms of the state or put employees 'on the public payroll.' There is no genuine nexus between tax exemption and establishment of religion..." ----Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, majority opinion written for 7-1 decision of US Supreme Court case: Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New...
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...In the early 19th century, when the United States had not yet enforced the Bill of Rights in all states, Earl Warren grew up witnessing the injustices of crime and the court system on individual’s rights. From the time he was just a college student working in a law office in Berkeley to advancing his career as Chief Justice of the U.S Supreme Court, he envisioned a nation in which everyone was treated equal under the law. Having a more realistic philosophy of the law, Warren often went against the majority and was quick to put to action his leadership abilities in cases having to deal with individual’s rights. Warren stressed the importance of protecting individual’s civil rights and liberties by diminishing racial segregation and injustices of the court system. Warren’s experiences with crime in his young adulthood influenced many of the decisions he made during his 16-year term. He was very dedicated...
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...University Abstract The criminal justice system is greatly shaped by the civil rights safeguarded under the Bill of Rights. The court jurisprudence with regard to national security and civil liberties largely revolves around the provisions of the Bill of Rights (Baker, 2003). This paper discusses Chief Justices Earl Warren and William Rehnquist’s significant decisions and the effects they had on the balance between social order maintenance and individual liberties. Warren versus Rehnquist Courts Earl Warren held the position of Chief Justice between 1953 and 1969. He led a liberal majority, who utilized the judicial authority to consternate their conservative opponents. The Warren Court promoted the federal power, judicial power, civil liberties, and civil rights in a dramatic fashion. The Rehnquist Court, on the other hand, took a conservative approach in criminal justice (Pollak, 1979). The most significant case that the Warren Court decided with regard to civil liberties was Brown v Board of Education of Copeka, Kansas (1954). The court unanimously ruled that there is no place for the doctrine of separate but equal doctrine in the sphere of public education. The Warren Court demonstrated its value for liberalism and activism. The view of the Warren Court was that states are a hindrance in the enhancement of a just nation. In the sphere of criminal procedure and law enforcement, Chief Justice Earl Warren’s Court was associated with four chief cases: Terry v Ohio (1968),...
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...American Legal System and Constitutional Law | Instructor | | Period | | Date | [Click to select date] | | | For each essay question, respond with a minimum of 2 sentences and a maximum of 10. Which Justice did you choose to read about? Give a brief summary of who this Justice is (date of appointment, background, interesting facts). I read about Chief John Roberts, George W Bush appointed him in 2005. He attended Harvard where he majored law. What was the most surprising aspect of the discussion? The high regard he has for the court and the position he is in. He carries it n the highest regard. When he compared the modern court to the past court he empathized on how more serious the job is taken. Name and discuss two main points of the interview in respect to the function and/or structure of the U.S. Supreme Court. One main point was how many cases are brought to the Supreme Court over 9000 a year, and the real effort to pick the right cases to help interpret the law. The second is when he described how he felt when he was a lawyer as well as being the judge to lead the bar, showing the process of a trail if it case reaches the course. Was there anything in this discussion that you disagree with? If so, justify why. If not, explain why you agree with this justice. I don’t believe that there isn’t any type of impartial decision making in the courts. Every time a judge resigns it’s a big deal because the President appoints a new judge, and the President always wants...
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