Case Name: County of Los Angeles v. Mendez 581U.S.___ (2017) Operational Fact: In October 2010, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were searching for a potentially armed and dangerous “parolee-at-large” that was seen at a certain residence. While other officers searched, without a warrant in the main house Deputies Conley and Pederson searched the back of the property where unknowingly, Mendez and Garcia were sleeping in a shack on the property. Deputies Conley and Pederson
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OFFICER TAYLOR WAS NOT REQUIRED TO GIVE THE DEFENDANT MIRANDA WARNINGS ON THE STAIRCASE BECAUSE THE INVESTIGATORY QUESTION WAS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY MIRANDA EXCEPTION. The public safety exception is a narrow exception to the Miranda warnings where police officers can and will distinguish situations between necessary to their secure their own safety or the safety of the public and questions solely to elicit testimonial evidence from a suspect. (New York v. Quarles (1984) 104 S.
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Hernandez V Texas was a case trialed against Pedro Hernandez for the murder of a man who went by Joe Espinsona. Whilst Hernandez was being trialed, he and others decided to challenge what they knew as “the systematic exclusion of persons of Mexican origin from all type of jury duty in at least seventy counties in Texas.” With that, the Supreme Court appealed to Hernandez's conviction based on the fact that Mexican Americans were treated as a class and subject to social discrimination in Jackson
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INTRODUCTION The People of the State of California oppose the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence. Introducing evidence of the defendant’s admission to attempted robbery would not violate his fifth Amendment rights because he was not in custody while being questioned by the officer. In fact, during the short and informal questioning defendant was not even handcuffed. Introducing evidence of the methamphetamine found in the defendant’s RV would not violate his Fourth Amendment rights because
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treated with medicine in the past and has not had to undergone surgery. Unfortunately, each time she is treated the process takes longer and the pain is intensified. Due to the fact that her family makes sufficient money, she is not eligible for Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). For the reason being that she is underinsured, if she partook in surgery it would be extremely expensive without obtaining any type of write-off or assistance. Now that we comprehend her case, it is
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in the past, but each subsequent time is a slower and more painful recovery. She is underinsured, and the cost of a surgery would be beyond her means without some sort of write-off or assistance. However, her family makes too much to qualify for Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). Examine this case, using each of the following principles in turn as a possible guide to your actions: 1. The principle of utility: Bring about the greatest good with the least harm. The principle
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It took New Mexico more than half a century to shed its territorial status and become a state. New Mexico's citizens first attempted to gain statehood in 1850, when local officials drafted a state constitution which was overwhelmingly approved by voters. A legislature and executive officials were elected. That same summer, however, this statehood plan was nullified when Congress passed the Compromise Bill of 1850 which granted New Mexico territorial status. Other attempts to develop and implement
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RAILROADS KEY IN WESTERN EXPANSION BETWEEN 1860 AND 1890 HIST 102: American History since 1877 May 21, 2016 Professor HIST 102 19 May 2016 Railroads Key in Western Expansion between 1860 and 1890 The time period between 1860 and 1890 in American history were critical times for westward expansion in the nation. During this period the nation went through sweeping changes as many territories and unorganized territories became states, major cities nearly tripled in number and agriculture
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He is a lawyer, the first lawyer of the territories, and the eventual senator of the state. He also starts the first school in Shinbone, teaching the people how to read, thus “civilizing” them. Ransom even calls for the statehood of the territories, “They call upon you to unite behind a real strong delegate and carry this fight to Washington if necessary.” He also teaches civics in his classroom. One of the most important things is how obviously he is not the traditional
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states include; Texas, New Mexico, California, and Arizona. In the end the Mexican-American war concluded with an American victory. At the same time the Mexican-American War was taking place the California Gold Rush was also beginning. During the Gold Rush people from all over the US were traveling to California in the hopes of getting rich. Due to the quantity of people to go to California all at the same time California qualified for statehood (based on their population at the time). Prior to the
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