Andrea Vs Clarence Case Study

A Washington police officer stopped a student at the Washington State University after observing the student was carrying a bottle of gin. After asking the student for identification the student informed him that is was in his dorm room. The student, followed by the officer, then went into his room get his identification. While the student was searching for his identification, the officer noticed that the student 's roommate, had marijuana seeds and a pipe on his desk. The officer asked the students if they had additional drugs in the room and the students provided him with a box with marijuana and money. Another officer arrived on the scene and they search the student’s room and found additional drugs. The student (roommate of the original student) was charged with possession of a controlled substance.

It made it to the Court of Appeals because of writ of certiorari Key Issues If the police made false arrest? Did the police have probable cause to make an arrest? If they didn’t have probable cause to make the arrest do they have qualified immunity?

Florida courts are plagued with too many people appointed or elected who are entrusted with the sole responsibilities of doing out justice in their public official capacity, who often times suffer from the common syndrome of lacking the ability to separate the administration of justice from the imbuing of their very own interest and passion.

Case Briefs: Case: State v. Marshall, 179 S.E. 427 (N.C. 1935). Opinion by: Stacy C.J. Facts: A homicide occurred at the defendant’s filling station. At the filling station the deceased was previously drinking and was sweet talking the defendant’s wife in a whispering conversation. The deceased was asked to leave the building, yet the defendant order him more than once.

MILLERSBURG — A Wooster man on Wednesday was given a chance to avoid prison when he was sentenced to complete a treatment program for admittedly being in possession of methamphetamine.

Williams vs. North Carolina (1942) The Williams v. North Carolina case is a Supreme Court case in which the court decided that the federal government determines divorce and marriage statuses between state lines. It casted doubt over the validity of thousands of interstate divorces. Mr. Williams and Ms. Hendrix, who were both married, moved to Nevada for six weeks to become citizens of the state, and filed for divorce from their spouses. Their spouses, Carrie Wyke and Thomas Hendrix, were unaware that the divorces were being filed.

After reviewing Justice Brennan’s dissenting opinion, I cannot agree with his argument that a conducting a protective sweep surpasses the purpose of the Terry v. Ohio decision. Justice Brennan agreed that a protective sweep was not a full-blown search, but it was much more intrusive than a limited pat down for weapons or the frisk of an automobile (Sifferlen, 1991). Also, Justice Brennan also stated he believed officers’ should possess probable cause to initiate a protective sweep of a home (Sifferlen, 1991). The Terry v. Ohio decision permits law enforcement officers to perform a pat down of the outer clothing, when the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe the subject he or she is dealing with, is armed and dangerous (Hall, 2015). The main purpose of Terry v. Ohio decision is to locate weapons that may be used to hurt the

Title: Chimel v. California Date/Court: United States Supreme Court, 1969 Facts: This case deals with Ted Chimel, who they suspected robbed a local coin shop. On September 13, 1965, several officers from Santa Ana came to the home of Chimel with an arrest warrant for his expected involvement in the burglary. The officers arrived at the door and identified themselves to Chimel’s wife and asked if they could come into the home, she agreed and showed them into the house. While in the house the officers waited 10-15 minutes until Chimel came home from work.

The Civil Rights Movement happened because the African American citizens finally stood and fought for their rights. The Civil Rights Movement took place in the 1960s when many cases were brought up to the Supreme Court that led to desegregating a place or even an action. One of the most important cases was the Bailey v. Patterson case. The case’s hearing, Bailey v. Patterson case, took place on February 26th, 1962 which gave the Civil Rights Movement a huge boost. (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com)The Bailey v. Patterson case was between Samuel Bailey and a Mississippi general attorney.

Following that line of reasoning, this Court should hold that evidence obtained during Assante’s non-routine border search should have been

McCulloch vs Maryland Summary In case of McCulloch vs Maryland is a landmark case that questioned the extent of federal government 's separation of power from state government. A problem arose when the Second Bank of America was established. With the War of 1812 and it’s financial suffering in the past, the government sought to create a bank with the purpose of securing the ability to fund future wars and financial endeavors. Many states were disappointed with this new organization, one of them being Maryland.

Loving versus Virginia takes place in rural Central Point, Virginia in 1967. During this time period segregation and discrimination were still a hefty part of the social standards of society. The Supreme Court case involved the controversy of the young love birds named Richard Loving and Mildred, maiden name, Jeter being married. The two were high school hearts. The two did live in Virginia but went out of state to pursue getting legally married, which they did.

The case Foster v. Chatman is a very difficult and unpleasant case. The case highlights

Money has been used for a long time. It is present in daily actions such as buying or selling products, paying or receiving for services and it is also used to store of value. In the past money was not so efficient because private banks were allowed to print their own money, in consequence was hard to know the real value of the money and if the bank had gold or silver to support the money they were printing. As a result inflation was caused, in addition to inflation the national debt was very high in consequence of War of 1812. Americans saw a need for change. In order to control the situation they rush to create the Second National Bank of United States (BUS).

The Federalist stronghold of the Marshall Court issued rulings that explicitly reshaped the balance of power between state and federal governments. The authority of the United States was questioned in the case of McCullouch v. Maryland (1819) in its ability to open the Second National Bank. Prior to the lawsuit, the extent of the federal government’s power was unclear. The state of Maryland believed it had the right to tax the federal government for opening the bank. Marshall’s ruling extended the power of Congress through the necessary and proper clause. The clause allowed Congress to approve laws that were necessary and proper to carry out the government’s duties under the Constitution. Subsequently, Marshall decided that Maryland had no mandate to tax the government and that it was constitutional to open the bank. His ruling declared, “the Government of the