I. INTRODUCTION Defendant SARAH MINER, owner, and operator of the Portola apartment complex, recently denied Plaintiff DARLAWILLIAMS, a former tenant, application to continue leasing her unit in the complex. Plaintiff subsequently brought suit against Defendant, alleging discrimination as the basis for her denial. The Plaintiff 's case against Defendant, however, is without merit. Defendant denied Plaintiff 's application because she received several noise complaints (Exhibit 1) throughout her tenancy
opening and seven minutes rebuttal by Respondent. The issue or argument in the case was Defendant (Henderson) was convicted of first degree murder – Should manslaughter have been an optional sentence in this case? Petitioner had point out evidence and fact that why manslaughter first or second degree is not reward in the case, such as Defendant knows there is a party with people in front of the house; even defendant claim that he’s not doing it intentionally and nor have a specific target, but he still
Should the patents that are owned by the defendant be evaluated in a patent court? FACTS: The plaintiff is a gaming studio that developed a video game that uses an online, multi-player platform, which includes audio and video functionalities so that players (alone and in groups) can watch television and listen to audio streams, in game. After development of the functionality got out the studio received a “cease and desist” letter from a lawyer of the defendant, whom allegedly claims to hold patents
INTRODUCTION The influence of defendant gender and crime types towards juror decisions. Jury trials play a centrally important role in the law, therefore it is crucial for the juror to stay neutral in making decision. However, several research shows that stereotyping is one of the most debatable issues related to juries’ decision (Bornstein & Greene, 2011). In refer to Bornstein and Greene (2011), the stereotype that females and males generally labelled in specific crime be likely to be true in the
ISSUE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the greenhouse where defendant was seen growing marijuana was outside the curtilage of defendant’s home, when the greenhouse was twenty-five yards from the home, was not within the home’s enclosure, and its door had been left open? STATEMENT OF THE CASE On April 2, 2015, Sergeant Alfred Mabely (“Mabely”), a twenty-five year veteran of the Cornwall County police department, observed Grace Trevethyn (“defendant”) growing marijuana in her greenhouse. R.9, 15. Mabely
1. Prior to the accident, Plaintiff purchased a disability insurance policy (the “Policy”) from Defendant Common Insurance Company in New Amsterdam which provided issued insurance policy to Plaintiff. 2. Plaintiff filed a claim with the Defendant; however, payments were always late. Defendant’s agents could not explain how the policy was supposed to work. He had filed complaints and felt like he was badgered a lot, harassed into either turning over the policy for x amount of dollars, which was
Effects of the Attractiveness and Socio Economic Status of a Defendant Influencing Jury’s Decisions Introduction In Society today, and individuals past experiences can alter their perception of in many ways. Many of these experiences can lead an individual to stereotypes that lead individuals from a culture that is known by society to be more dominant to mistreat members from a minority group. Our judgments are overflowed about gender, attractiveness, and socioeconomic on a daily basis. The
It has long been found necessary that a defendant be able to assist, understand and participate in the legal process. Putting on trial those who are so impaired that they cannot aid in their defense or are unaware of the nature and purpose of the proceedings against them is considered to challenge both the worth of the legal process and notions about fairness. An underlying mental disorder can hinder a defendant in challenging charges made against him or providing important facts about their case
especially in cases of homicide, it has highly been scrutinized. According to recent research, characteristics associated with the syndrome form a standard that jurors use to judge battered women. This study would evaluate how characteristics of a defendant would affect a juror’s legal decision-making, in a case of a woman pleading not guilty under terms of self-defense, who were suffering from battered woman’s syndrome. To discuss the role of the battered women’s syndrome in relation to how characteristics
Ethical dilemma: Is it ethical for the defendant to be convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) while taking the prescription medication, methadone? Professional audience for this paper: lawyers related to DUI cases and doctors who are sued for prescribing methadone According to the recent analysis of Milliman Inc., 16% of car accidents involved at least one prescription drug, and conjointly certain prescription drugs have drawn related professional’s attention because of their side effects