...voter the ability to choose whom they wish to appoint into the office of a legal official, giving power based solely on the people and the votes that they cast. In the Sutter area we have several positions that come into the effect of preserving and nourishing our basic human rights, while also taking care of the environment and the ecosystem. The elected officials in the Sutter area are picked primarily through the votes of the local people that live in the district. For this interview, I decided to interview District Attorney Ms.Amanda Hopper, whom was elected in her position. The district attorney of each county makes large decisions on the innocence of a person, offer plea bargains to reduce sentences for crimes, but they may also conduct their own trials with a specially picked group of peers watching. This fascinated me as Ms.Hooper helps the county on the behalf of balancing difficult choices to assure that she helps keep the streets of the city free from people that could be harmful. While the District Attorney is displayed in many shows as being a useless side person that is harsh and has a ‘what I say goes’ attitude, Amanda works closely with other members in her office and people in the court system....
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...In the small town of Tidewater, an Assistant District Attorney was found guilty of child molestation and sexual exploitation of children. These counts are already looked at as a disgrace by society, but even more so when involving a person of law. These acts hurt both the life of the child, the community, and even that of the Assistant District Attorney. In this particular case, the Assistant District Attorney was sentenced to five years in prison and ten years on probation. Some may believe this to not be a fair sentence in terms of justice for the child. One of the most popular topics of our social contract is the right of the state to issue punishment. Part of this right also includes correction. The goal is to punish the wrong doer, correct his behavior, and send him back into society as a productive member. In this case, the Assistant District Attorney is first punished by having his freedom taken away from him. The goal of this is to protect the freedom of others, especially the victim and their family. This is known as the “ethics of care”, which is centered...
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...Paper #3 Every child has their ideal career choice of what they want to be when they grow up. Their dreams and aspiration of what, and who they will become. Since I was eight I wanted to be a lawyer, although it wasn’t until a little later I decided on the type which is a district attorney. My first reason is I would like to be able to speak out for the people who are afraid and no longer can, also protect and make a difference in my community, lastly do what’s fair and right. Like other types of lawyers, district attorneys need to earn a law degree to become a licensed attorney in the state they wish to practice. In order to obtain a license a prospective attorney must pass the bar exam first. Some requirements must be fulfilled before receiving...
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...Ethics for Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys Phillip C. Moore U.S. Courts Professor Shenia C. Kirkland, Esq. January 29, 2013 Ethics has been defined in many ways, but one true definition remains elusive when attempting to obtain a clear and concise meaning of ethics. For this paper, ethics will be defined as rules of conduct in regard to specific actions as administered by a particular group of people; i.e. medical or Christian ethics (Webster, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to address two cases in which the prosecutor and defense attorney violated the Attorney Professional Code of Conduct. This paper will summarize the facts of the case and detail the duties of either the prosecutor or defense attorney; determine which duties were breached and what should have happened to bring them in compliance; and will deduce both the personal and professional ramifications of their actions. The first case to be discussed will be one that the Innocence Project appealed on behalf of Ralph Armstrong in Dane County Wisconsin. Ralph was convicted of the rape and murder of college student Charise Kamps in 1981. For the duration of his twenty eight year incarceration, Ralph maintained he was innocent. An internet search of the trial proceedings and how the jury reached their verdict of guilty in the original trial proved to be a dead end. However, the Innocence Project website and several news agencies provided the information on how the prosecutorial misconduct...
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...REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 BOOK I General Provisions TITLE I. Basic Principles CHAPTER I The Code: Policy and Application SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known and cited as the "Local Government Code of 1991". SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — (a) It is hereby declared the policy of the State that the territorial and political subdivisions of the State shall enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy to enable them to attain their fullest development as self-reliant communities and make them more effective partners in the attainment of national goals. Toward this end, the State shall provide for a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of decentralization whereby local government units shall be given more powers, authority, responsibilities, and resources. The process of decentralization shall proceed from the national government to the local government units. (b) It is also the policy of the State to ensure the accountability of local government units through the institution of effective mechanisms of recall, initiative and referendum. (c) It is likewise the policy of the State to require all national agencies and offices to conduct periodic consultations with appropriate local government units, nongovernmental and people's organizations, and other concerned sectors of the community...
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...THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES BOOK I GENERAL PROVISIONS TITLE ONE. − BASIC PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 1. − THE CODE, POLICY AND APPLICATION SECTION 1. Title. − This Act shall be known and cited as the "Local Government Code of 1991". SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. − (a) It is hereby declared the policy of the State that the territorial and political subdivisions of the State shall enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy to enable them to attain their fullest development as self−reliant communities and make them more effective partners in the attainment of national goals. Toward this end, the State shall provide for a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of decentralization whereby local government units shall be given more powers, authority, responsibilities, and resources. The process of decentralization shall proceed from the national government to the local government units. (b) It is also the policy of the State to ensure the accountability of local government units through the institution of effective mechanisms of recall, initiative and referendum. (c) It is likewise the policy of the State to require all national agencies and offices to conduct periodic consultations with appropriate local government units, non−governmental and people's organizations, and other concerned sectors of the community before any project or program is implemented in their respective jurisdictions. SECTION 3. Operative...
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...STATE v. BAUMAN 425 So.2d 32 (1982) STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. H. Lee BAUMAN, Appellee. No. 81-222. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. December 8, 1982. Petition for Rehearing Granted February 2, 1983. Petition for Rehearing Denied February 2, 1983. Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant. Marc Cooper and Sharon L. Wolfe of Greene & Cooper, P.A., Miami, for appellee. Appellant's Petition for Rehearing Granted February 2, 1983. Appellee's Petition for Rehearing Denied February 2, 1983. GLICKSTEIN, Judge. The State appeals from an order granting appellee's sworn motion to dismiss and an unsworn motion to dismiss based upon alleged prosecutorial misconduct.1 We find the order erroneous; therefore, we reverse and remand. The amended information alleged that beginning on or about December 26, 1979, and continuing thereafter through on or about January 17, 1980, appellee and five others conspired to traffic in cocaine and cannabis. The sworn motion to dismiss conceded that the depositions of two of the undercover officers and one of the coconspirators reflect that appellee, a lawyer, discussed arrangements for the sale of sixty kilograms of cocaine to the officers for $3,000,000 and 20,000 pounds of marijuana for $500,000 in several meetings over a period of weeks. However, the sworn motion contends dismissal was compelled because of two reasons. First, it relies...
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...file entry documents for the goods with the port director at the goods' port of entry. Imported goods are not legally entered until after the shipment has arrived within the port of entry, delivery of the merchandise has been authorized by CBP, and estimated duties have been paid. It is the importer of record's responsibility to arrange for examination and release of the goods. Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1484, the importer of record must use reasonable care in making entry. NOTE : In addition to contacting CBP, importers should contact other agencies when questions arise about particular commodities. For example, questions about products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration should be forwarded to the nearest FDA district office (check local phone book under U.S. government listings) or to the Import Division, FDA Headquarters, 301.443.6553. The sa me is true for alcohol, tobacco, firearms, wildlife products (furs, skins, shells), motor vehicles, and other products and merchandise regulated by the other federal agencies for which CBP enforces entry laws. Appropriate agencies are identified on page 197. Addresses and phone numbers for these agencies are listed in the appendix. Goods may be entered for consumption, entered for warehouse at the port of arrival, or they may be transported in-bond to another port of entry and entered there under the same conditions as at the port of arrival. Arrangements for transporting the merchandise in-bond...
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...Government 22 Ms Pearl Mugerwa - Department of Public Works 2.7 Situational Analysis of Children with Disabilities in South Africa 26 Ms Manthipi Molamu-Rahloa - National Dept of Social Development 2.8 Services needed by Children with Disabilities from Local Government 30 Mr Danie Botha-Marais - National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPPDSA) 2.9 The Right to Education Campaign – Children with Disabilities 33 Ms Narina Nel -University of the Western Cape 2.10 Municipal Experiences: Current Practices 35 GAUTENG PROVINCE : * Mr Wandile Zwane (Johannesburg Metro) * Mr Shadrack Shuping (Sedibeng District Muncipality) KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE: * Mr Nhlakanipho Ntembelo -...
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...1. Adequate capacities of local institution to ensure the appropriate services to peoples. As the authority which governed its own regional governance, they need to make sure to have the capacities in serving or providing services according to the needs of peoples in the regional governance. According to Merriam-Webster (2015), the capacity is defines as actual or ability to perform an activity according to several requirements. The local authority or local government, as its responsibilities to deliver services which appropriates for peoples in regional governance in make sure it fulfill the needs by people. An appropriate services may determines through several collection of demand gained through comments and critics, however, due to our situations today as the development of technology was crazily fluctuate, so the local government need to consider in providing services which aligns with changes of technology development. Based on local government in United Kingdom, they had implemented the Customer Relation Management (CRM), as before used by most private sectors in order to collect the purchase, keeping the history and the extension; which based on the continuation of customer in getting their products or services (King, S. F., 2007). The implementation of such technology into local government will allow it’s people to choose their own school, healthcare services, and etcetera. By noticing this improvement made by other local government outside Malaysia, we should take...
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...MUNICIPAL PROFILE Profile Year: 2012 MUNICIPALITY PROVINCE : SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO : LANAO DEL NORTE Number of barangays 37 Population 52, 430 (2010 census) GENERAL PROFILE Income Class 3rd Population Growth (%) b Land Area (sq. Km) 250.6 sq km Number of households 10, 321 STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE REPORT RATING ADJECTIVAL EQUIVALENT LGPMS 3.78 Fair Fiscal Admin Performance 4.04 High SEAL OF GOOD HOUSEKEEPING RECIPIENT CY 2011 CY 2012 NONE NONE STRATEGIC VALUE OF LGU HIGH Economic Potential Performance Poverty Incidence Social Services Education: School Achievement Health: Access to Services Peace & Order: Conflict Situation MED LOW FINANCIAL PROFILE Income IRA share Locally-sourced Revenue Other Revenues Total Income Expenditure 61,030,942.00 Governance Administration 736,242.47 318,493.22 Social Services 62,085,677.69 Environmental Management Total Expenditure PEACE AND ORDER PROFILE Number of Infiltrated Barangays Number of Influenced Barangays 0 0 Number of Threatened Barangays Crime Rate 0 6.05% POLITICAL PROFILE Number of Registered Voters Number of Precincts (2010) (2010) 30,455 52 (clustered) Voters Turnout in the last Election 30,144 Name Ulwan M. Dimaporo Motalib M. Dimaporo Ronda S. Maruhom Achmad B. Taha Raminito T. Lumayaga Rascala B. Odin Camaloden S. Abdul Andam M. Maruhom Malcalbe T. Macatindog Hadji Ali M. Macalpang LIST OF ELECTED...
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...I. Synopsis: Case: The HOOVER COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. BISSELL INC., Defendant. No. 5:98-CV-1088. United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division. March 19, 1999. A. The Hoover Company History: Hoover vacuum cleaners have markets in the United States and Canada. In addition to vacuum cleaners, Hoover also produces and sells high quality washers and dryers. Maytag acquired The Hoover Company in 1989, providing Maytag an important foothold in the highly competitive international market. The company roots back to 1827, when Henry Hoover established a plant near Canton, OH. 80 years later led to him and his sons selling vacuum cleaners after purchasing rights to an electric suction sweeper, which was invented a year before by a guy named Murray Spangler. In 1908, Hoover bought Spangler’s patent, kept him as a partner and soon named the company Hoover Suction Sweeper Co. Hoover than began marketing the sweeper in stores all throughout the country. By 1921, Hoover had gone global and by 1923, sales reached $23 million. Hoover today specializes in all floor care and is a continued leader in the industry (Hoover: Fundinguniverse, 2006). B. Bissell Inc. Company History In 1876, Melville Bissell began marketing his carpet sweeper invention with revolving brushes. The revolving brushes picked up the dust and dirt and deposited it inside the sweeper housing. Being dependent on the rotation of the wheels to drive the sweeping mechanism, it only removed debris from...
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...Running Head: MIRROR WORLDS VERSUS APPLE, INC. 1 Mirror Worlds versus Apple, Inc. Willful Infringement MIRROR WORLDS VERSUS APPLE, INC. 2 ABSTRACT This paper will discuss the lawsuit filed by Mirror Worlds LLC against Apple, Inc. for infringement of four patents owned by Mirror Worlds. Mirror Worlds’ patents cover intellectual property; namely that of digital and visual media and the consolidation and sorting thereof. The jury’s verdict in this case awarded Mirror Worlds a substantial amount of money for damages caused by the supposed willful infringement of Apple, Inc. In addition, Apple, Inc.’s arguments, namely involving the claim of willful infringement, evolving into a counterclaim against Mirror Worlds will also be discussed. Keywords: intellectual property, patents, infringement, software, documents, counterclaim, willful infringement MIRROR WORLDS VERSUS APPLE, INC. 3 Mirror Worlds versus Apple, Inc. Willful Infringement In February of 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, granted Apple Inc. a design patent on Cover Flow, which covers the design and display of specific documents, but not the functionality. “A patent is a legal right, for a limited term, to exclude others from using, selling or making an invention or discovery.” (Kay, Millonzi and Passannante, 2001). Patent D609715 regards an “animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof. The process or period in which an image transitions to...
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...following priorities: • Infrastructure development in roads and energy. • Promotion of science, technology and innovation to facilitate value addition and employment. • Enhancing agricultural production and productivity. • Private sector development and • Improving public service delivery. Suffice to note that Decentralization remains the key policy of the NRM Government in implementing the NDP. The spending in local governments is largely aligned to government priorities of Education, Health, Agriculture, Transport, Water and Good Governance. As such, financing the local governments is imperative for government to realise its priorities as given in the budget. 3. TRANSFERS TO DISTRICTS AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: Transfers to Local Governments are estimated at Ushs1.474 billion in Fiscal Year 2010/11, accounting for 20% of total Government expenditure. Of this, only Ushs376 billion (5.2% of total budget or 25.0% of the total Local Government transfer)...
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