Fall 2014 Business Law Midterm This is a take-home-open-book-midterm. This is NOT a group effort. Work alone. DO NOT WORK TOGETHER! Use a scantron. Write your name on the scantron. True or False (Mark A for True B for False): 1. It is a violation of the separation of powers doctrine for State A to adopt a law identical to one adopted by State B. 2. A basic principle of statutory interpretation is that specific provisions in the statute are of greater weight than general provisions. 3. The town of
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human blood, and using suppressed evidence that a murder occurred when the defendant had an alibi (Pollock, 2014). And judicial misconduct may be failing to inform defendants of their rights, exceeding bail and sentencing authority, and ignoring probable cause requirements (Pollock, 2014)
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Has Constitutional Distortion Become Common Practice in the Mexican-American Border region? The Unites states has implemented permanent Inland Immigration Checkpoints on all major roads leading away from Mexico in the southern states. Are these checkpoints Legal? Can you refuse? What are your rights? Does the law agree with them? These questions are important and mostly left unanswered. The research shows a major dividing line between literal interpretation of the fourth amendment, and the government’s
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Another problem farmers face are the decline of the family farm and the growth of agribusinesses. Careless polices of the Federal government seem to be causing the loss of large numbers of family farms. This is due to government subsidies being cut while costs of production are rising, and how the administration policies favour agribusiness and food processors. The Department of Agriculture polices are no longer supportive of small farmers. Some solutions to this problem are: adopt a
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THE ARGUMENT FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION AT BAIL HEARINGS IN ALL CRIMINAL CASES IN STATE COURT The right to legal representation is generally accepted in the United States as a Constitutional right guaranteed to everyone. The Supreme Court promised the right to counsel to “ any person haled into court” in the infamous Gideon v Wainwright case. This case was instrumental in advancing the rights of indigent defendants through its proclamation that the Sixth Amendment right to
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private. DLK had no idea of how to protect himself against thermal imaging or even the existence of the technology. "[DLK] did not knowingly expose his conduct, or his thermal radiation, the public. Thermal imaging is extrasensory and permits the police to "see" what is invisible to the naked eye, even though thermal imaging is not intentionally exposed to the public view" (Document D). He did not grow marijuana plants next to the window where his illegal activities could be seen. DLK did not deliberately
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possibility of arresting criminals. Paul Bou-Habib stated, “If the rate at which members of a specific racial group commits a crime is higher than that of other criminals will be caught if the police concentrate their efforts on investigating members of the racial group in question?” (2011, p.34). It is not right when police officers, political officials, and judges make decisions based on predetermined racist and some would say ignorant beliefs. For example, my friend was in McDonald’s parking lot and he
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shall not be dishonored, and no warrants can be issue without probable cause. The fourth amendment is significant because the creator of the constitution recognized that government interference in the rights of the public was criminal. At one-time country laws were absent in regards to privacy matters. The government had limitless control to stop, investigate, and interrogate any person of their choosing in a group without any noticeable cause to do so. Harassment from a person of higher authorities was
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On Tuesday 06/27/17 at 1559 hours I was dispatched to a shoplift from Tommy Hilfiger in the Outlet Collection Mall located at 1101 Outlet Collection DR SW in the City of Auburn, King Co, WA. Dispatch advised an employee from Tommy Hilfiger said they had an 18 year old male in custody for shoplifting. I met with Tommy Hilfiger employees, one of who identified herself as Esther Vallejo. The employees pointed to a male, who verbally identified himself as John Williams, and told me he had shoplifted
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