Harada V. State: Court Case Study

The role of the Judicial Branch of the United States has been the most dynamic throughout the Nation’s history. By adopting the power of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison in 1803, the Supreme Court established its position as being arguably the most powerful branch of Federal Government. However, this also made the Judiciary’s role the most controversial. Should the Court be required to interpret the constitution strictly through the language it contains? Does the Court have the right to overturn morals legislation? Through analyzing court cases like Lawrence v. Texas, one can gain insight on the role of the Supreme Court and how it fits within the confines of the United States Government.

Spohn, Beichner, and Davis-Frenzel do not conduct a field study as Frohmann does, instead they examined all sexual assault cases cleared by arrest in Miami Florida in 1997. They did however replicate Frohmann’s design of interviewing a sample of the prosecutors who handled the cases. By using this different method of research, Spohn, Beichner, and Davis-Frenzel’s are able to show the frequency in which prosecutors used discrepant accounts and ulterior motives to reject cases. This extends upon Frohmann’s research. Their findings that, “charging decisions primarily reflect the prosecutor’s assessment of the likelihood of conviction” (Spohn, et al. 2001, p. 206) is consistent with Frohmann 's Findings. They also agreed with Frohmann’s categories of typifications, however they found that a substantial amount of cases were rejected for reasons other than discrediting the victim such as, the victim’s failure to appear for a pretrial interview, refusal to cooperate in the prosecution of the case, or admission that the charges were fabricated (Spohn, et al. 2001).

Although Etzewieler allegedly knew Bailey was intoxicated, he still allowed Bailey to use his vehicle while he

The case of Kusmider v. State, 688 P.2d 957 (Alaska App. 1984), was a state appeal’s court case that addressed the chain of causation for a murder, which had occurred, and the actions of the trial court judge (Brody & Acker, 2010). In this case, the appellant, Kusmider, appealed his conviction for second degree murder, based on the fact that the trial judge did not let him introduce evidence, which may have shown that the victim may have survived his wounds, if not for the actions of the paramedics.

State Police say Johnson knew the victim. He's charged First Degree Rape, First Degree Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Second Degree Aggravated Indecent Assault, Third Degree Corruption of Minors, and First Degree Indecent Assault.

This article is about a man who was arrested on Thursday because he claimed that he sexually abuse a diverse of young girls. He is a man who lives in Roy and has 83 years old. The documents reveal that on November 1st, A young girl admit to his parents that Dean Eldon Jones sexually abused her, and that this happens numerous times over the past year. This event occurs in Jones's basement.

1. The case I read about stated that inmates were forced to sleep on the floor due to overcrowding in the jail. Many inmates found this inhumane and not right. It was not the inmates choice to sleep in the floor of their cell but they were being forced to. A defense attorney was hired to look into this case and solve this problem.

In effort to help you prepare for the upcoming Multi Disciplinary Team meeting for the case The State V. Sam Ruth, you have asked me to look further into the following concerns (1) Wendy’s “normal” medical exam findings. (2) Wendy’s diagnosis of a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and if it is relevant to her disclosure of sexual abuse; (3) Wendy’s resistance with testifying in court; and (4) Wendy’s recent recanting of her allegations of sexual abuse.

A review of the defendant's criminal history reveals that she has no municipal convictions, and the present case represents the defendant's first indictable conviction. There is no history of domestic violence and no juvenile records were found for this defendant.

I agree with you that the Ex Parte Crow Dog Supreme Court decision of 1833 was to uphold the law that established with the Indian Nation. The U.S government stated that the Indians had the right to rule the affairs in their own land by their own laws. In order to keep that promise, the Supreme Court released the murderer. Considering such indulgence may cause a series of problems, they established the Major Crime Act to regulate some crimes within the Indian territory. To verify the validity of this act, the court adjudicated the U.S v. Kagama case according to the law. Therefore, these affairs had very close connection.

Issue: Did Landrigan’s counsel provide adequate representation even though the defendant refused admission of evidence?

In the case of Howard v. Delaware, Howard, a thirty- two-year-old truck driver convicted of sexual assault against his former co-worker Stacy, suffers from mood disorders. From the summary presented it is evident that he suffers from bipolar disorder, a form of mood disorder. Mood disorders have both a depressive and manic episode. In the depressive episode, over a two-week period an individual has either a depressed mood or anhedonia, which is a lack of positive mood or a loss of interest or pleasure. Other symptoms include an increase or decrease of the individuals weight, an increase of sleep or little to no sleep at all, fatigue or lack of energy, feelings of worthlessness, diminished ability to think or to concentrate, and thoughts of committing suicide. In a manic episode, individuals have a period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and goal directed activity or energy over a span of one week. Symptoms of a manic episode include dissociative speech, decreased need for sleep, racing of thoughts, grandiosity, and distractibility.

were charged with sexual assault to a woman in a hotel room. He was soon convicted of sexual

The court case I observed on May 11, 2016 was a plea of multiple counts that consisted of attempted armed robbery, armed robbery, assault and kidnapping. From November to December of 2014, the defendant, Cedric Gaines robbed numerous establishments including Dominos, Papa Johns, Game Stop, etc. Though there were some male victims, to my surprise more than half of the victims were female. He held these victims at gun and/or knife point. Many of these crimes took place consecutively; one day after the next. The defendant wore the same clothing, mask and used the same weapon for all the crimes. Though there were multiple counts of each crime, the defendant pled guilty to all. The defendant, Cedric Gaines, was currently an officer in the Army,

2003, where this victim was touched by Widiger on her butt cheeks. Another victim told detectives about Widiger touched under her shirt for several years. In result, his bond was for twenty thousand dollars. He was convicted for two counts of sexual assault on his second victim. He was acquitted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct and second-degree sexual assault. He has to spend twelve years in prison and another ten years on extended supervision. He was sixty-two years on his arrest. he will be done with his conviction when he turns eighty-six years old.