Questions from General Law


Q: Appellant stands convicted of knowingly having had in her possession and under

Appellant stands convicted of knowingly having had in her possession and under her control certain lewd and lascivious books, pictures, and photographs in violation of Ohio statutes. As officially sta...

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Q: This is a summary of the facts and the holding in the

This is a summary of the facts and the holding in the Terry case. A Cleveland detective (McFadden), on a downtown beat which he had been patrolling for many years, observed two strangers (petitioner...

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Q: At petitioner’s bench trial for rape, Sandra Lambatos, a forensic

At petitioner’s bench trial for rape, Sandra Lambatos, a forensic specialist at the Illinois State Police lab, testified that she matched a DNA profile produced by an outside laboratory, Cellmark, to...

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Q: Thomas Bowling appeals his convictions in a bench trial [no jury

Thomas Bowling appeals his convictions in a bench trial [no jury] for capital murder and use of a firearm during the commission of murder. His issues on appeal include (1) whether the trial court erre...

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Q: Opinion of the Court by Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, announced by

Opinion of the Court by Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, announced by Mr. Justice BRENNAN. Petitioner and a companion, Boblit, were found guilty of murder in the first degree and were sentenced to death, their co...

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Q: Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale” of what

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale” of what happened when David Reuther, while vacationing in the Cayman Islands at the Pirates Point Resort Hotel, decided to go scuba diving—“a fateful trip t...

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Q: Harvey Lee Windsor was convicted of capital murder under § 13A-

Harvey Lee Windsor was convicted of capital murder under § 13A-5–40(a) (2), Ala. Code 1975, and was sentenced to death by electrocution. Windsor appealed the conviction and sentence to the Court of Cr...

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Q: Three young men were assaulted because of their race. The assailant

Three young men were assaulted because of their race. The assailant was arrested and charged with several offenses, including assault with a firearm, civil rights violations and brandishing a weapon....

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Q: A conflict between state and federal criminal law arose in the case

A conflict between state and federal criminal law arose in the case of United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative, found in Appendix VII. Explain how the court resolves the problem.

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Q: Discuss the relationship between case law and statutory law as illustrated in

Discuss the relationship between case law and statutory law as illustrated in the case of United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc., found in Appendix VII.

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