Throughout the 1980s and 1990s in Kansas, MO, George L. Young, a cattle rancher, along with his associate Kathleen I. McConnell, an accountant, were involved in several business entities that evolved in an illicit cattle buying and management business. They engaged in soliciting funds through fictitious transactions represented to clients and to banks stating that they had more assets than they actually did. Their business owned 17,000 head of cattle. Young and McConnell had misrepresented their
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Abortion in the United States Valora Hawkins, Tracy Avila, Timothy Easter, and Veronica Holifield BCOM/275 June 18, 2012 Les Colegrove Abortion is one of the most controversial topics to date in the United States. Because of the complexity and issues involved, there are those individuals who are for abortion, and those who are against. There is neutrality that extends between the two, with those who are one the fence depending on circumstantial situations. In this paper our group of four
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departments. These 15 cabinet level departments include the State, Defense, Interior, Transportation, and Education. The chief point of power is in the hands of the president. The president chooses his vice president, cabinet members, and appoints the Supreme Court Justices. The primary function of the executive branch is to ensure the laws are carried out, the constitution is followed, and that the day to day operations like collecting taxes, homeland security, and representing the United States political
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the evidence and present it to a jury of their peers (Mathewson, 2009). A prosecuting attorney must prove their case; the defense attorney must try to dis-prove what the evidence and the prosecuting attorney bring out in court. The majority of cases get pled out because the courts in America are bogged down with too many cases. Additionally, a defense attorney’s case load is usually quite full and especially if they work for the state they reside in, which would make them public defenders. Public
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Greg Westenkirchner November 21, 2004 Mr. Levinson Class B Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 The Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) was signed into law without much fanfare by President George W. Bush on March 27, 2002. President Bush believed that the bill was flawed, but decided to sign the bill anyways. He believed that taking some form of action was better than taking no action at all; even if it were flawed. The signing of the BCRA has resulted
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in the lower courts, a petition for certiorari was filed in 1974 and the Supreme Court granted the petition due to the great importance of the issue in the public. The Supreme Court then found that under the state imposed standards in California “there is no equality of treatment merely by providing students with the same facilities, textbooks, teacher, and curriculum; for students who do not understand English are effectively foreclosed from any meaningful education.” This court case, Lau vs
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The United States Dual Court System and its Historical Developments The United States court system is divided between two administratively separate parts. The first was established in early colonial times. The original thirteen colonies had established their own individual court systems based off the English system (The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed., 2007). According to an article “Early Development of the United States Court System US Courts in the Early Republic” written by Martin
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rule of criminal procedure that prohibits the introduction at trial of all evidence obtained in violation of constitutional rights, as well as any evidence derived from the illegally obtained evidence. Miranda rule - A rule set forth by the Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona holding that individuals who are arrested must be informed of certain constitutional rights, including their right to counsel. Case Question 4 Under
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1. (b) What is a statement of facts? Will there be a need to support your statement of facts with exhibits, if so under what circumstances? After the plea of guilty, the court will not record a finding of guilt immediately but will ask the prosecution to provide the statement of facts of the case and to take evidence of the nature of the charge before passing sentence this to ensure that the accused understands the nature and consequences of his plea and intends to admit, without qualification
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Running head: CASE STUDY: HARASSMENT AT BRADEMORE ELECTRIC Harassment at Brademore Electric Albert Balogun California Baptist University BUS 520A: Managerial Ethics Jim Bishop, PhD June 16, 2010 Harassment at Brademore Electric The purpose of this paper is to analyze briefly key issues involved in sexual harassment in workplaces using a case study titled ‘Harassment at Bradmore Electric’ as the basis of the analysis. Prior
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