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The State of Ohio v. Farris, Supreme Court of Ohio, Decided: July 12, 2006, No. 2004-0604.

Statement of Facts

The suspect Stephen Farris was pulled over by a state trooper for speeding. The officer smelt burnt marijuana but found no drugs after a pat down search on the suspect. Without reading the Miranda rights, the officer asked the suspect if there were any drugs in the car to which the suspect denied. The officer then read the suspect his Miranda rights, asked the suspect the question again about the presence of drugs and then conducted a warrantless search of the car where Continue reading...

Final project

Abstract
Court sessions require preparation by the expert going to offer his or her testimony in regards to the evaluation of a defendant. This entails going through all the evidence available on the case including the evaluation report. The expert should as well ensure that he or she is aware of the court etiquette expected from him or her. The evaluation process will give the expert most of the information he or she needs to give their testimony in court. It is important, therefore, for him or her to work on additional questions that might be asked in regards Continue reading...

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The STATE of Ohio v. FARRIS, Supreme Court of Ohio, Decided: July 12, 2006, No. 2004-0604.

Statement of Facts

Stephen Farris was stopped for speeding by a state trooper who after detecting the smell of marijuana questioned the suspect without reading him the Miranda rights. After the suspect had admitted the presence of drug paraphernalia, the trooper read the Miranda rights and then with the help of a fellow officer searched the car and found drug paraphernalia in the vehicle’s trunk.

Procedural History

The suspect contested the admissibility of the testimony and the evidence at the municipal county court which admitted only the Continue reading...

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The STATE of Ohio v. FARRIS, Supreme Court of Ohio, Decided: July 12, 2006, No. 2004-0604.

Statement of Facts

The defendant Stephen Farris was subjected to questioning about the presence of drugs in his car by the state trooper after being stopped on a highway for speeding. The defendant was first questioned without being read his Miranda rights first. A warrantless search was also conducted in his car inside as well as the trunk with the probable cause cited by the trooper being the smell of marijuana.

Procedural History

The defendant had taken his case to the appellate court where a decision to convict Continue reading...

Expert witnesses have tremendous influence on the decision of jurors. Hence, Daubert experts who specialize in promotion of individuals with little scientific knowledge or junk-science are dangerous because, their reasoning is not based on the limitations and uncertainties of true science. The certainty and simplicity they ooze is enjoyed by the jurors, since it results in easier tasks. Many trials exclude testimonies given by Daubert expects for this reason and that is why this article will critically examine the influence of Daubert testimonies. Analysis will be thoroughly done using a case example of Andrea Yates to create a refined Continue reading...

Psychology:

Psychology:
Memory is a reliable tool when recalling certain events that are important. In some it is quite accurate, down to the last detail, but this takes a great deal of mental discipline and training in order to accomplish. For the average person eyewitness testimony is hardly ever accurate or reliable, and in turn cannot be counted upon at all times. In such cases as being an eyewitness to a crime it is unfortunately common for officers to obtain multiple descriptions of a crime and its many pertinent details from any and all individuals that were in fact able Continue reading...

Part One The Health Reform Proposal of 1993 by President Clinton and the Affordable Care Act are health reform efforts that have been conceived in the United States of America in the recent past. The two reform efforts have inherent differences and similarities. One of the differences in the two proposals is that the Obama Plan was designed to create insurance exchanges for people who are not covered, owners of small businesses and people in individual markets. Unlike the Obama plan, the Clinton Plan formed regional alliances. Another difference in the two plans is that the Obama Plan does Continue reading...

Slavery in the United States is a topic that still causes debate among historians. No one can deny this part of the American heritage, but no consensus has been reached yet in regards to the conditions of slaves, or what the public opinion was at the beginning of the nineteenth century towards slavery. It is impossible to downplay the regrettable consequences of this institution, but it is important to remain objective when studying this time period in order to construct a description that is closer to what truly happened. When studying history one must first try to establish the Continue reading...

The Holocaust as an Event without a Witness

Seventy years have passed since the end of World War II, and many literary works had been written during all that time, both scientific and artistic. One of the most important and discussed problems is the mass extermination of the Jewish people during the war. The Nazis killed 6 million Jews in just a few years, and they did it very cruelly and sophisticatedly. Today, there are a number of detailed statistics and evidence regarding the stay of Jews in concentration camps. There are the most incredible details of what happened inside the Nazi terror. And yet, this event Continue reading...

Tennessee State University

INTRODUCTION
It was in the suburban land of Tennessee that a case was filed against a Negro named Ed Johnson in the year 1906 (Rushing, 2003, p.63). In Forest Hills Cemetery, an eighteen-year-old lady was found dead, with a leather strap bound around her neck. She was walking in the fading twilight when a black man grasped her from behind and then dragged her towards a shrubbery spot near the entrance of the cemetery. The girl, Nevada Taylor, lost consciousness and did not see the face of the man who attacked and assaulted her. Seeing Ed Johnson at the Continue reading...