Student’s Name
Professor’s Name
Subject
Date
- Case one
At 9:00 p.m., while Sheila Brown was at the cinema, John Davison climbed over the mowed home fence and entered Sheila porched through a door that was not locked. He then took or the furniture on the porch and loaded them in the back of his truck. While John was exiting the porch when he noticed that the living room’s window was unlocked and had a good view of an expensive VCR and TV, he decided to take it. He heard some noise just before he climbed the window, and he opted to leave immediately.
Criminal Law: Burglary, which is the entry of premises to commit theft.
Research method
Doctrinal Legal research will be used to enquire about the statement of the law concerning burglary. The law will have to determine the factual, policy, and legal argument regarding John’s entry in the porch, for example, whether there was requisite intention to commit the crime or breaking for a prior open window. In analyzing the criminal law hypothetical question, there is a need to breakdown the particular crime and inquire if the defendant has a convincing argument. If no conviction for the crime, then there would be prosecuted for the attempted offense.
Research trail
Kopp, Phillip M. “Is burglary a violent crime? An empirical investigation of the Armed Career Criminal Act’s classification of burglary as a violent felony.” Criminal justice policy review 30.5 (2019): 663-680.
Case citation
Sheila vs. Davison, 4445 U.S. 284(2007)
- Case two
Ann and Thomas have decided on having a divorce. They look forward to having a settlement outside the court to minimize hard feelings and avoid the cost they would incur by spending their money fighting in court. Thomas does not have a lawyer, but Ann has one, and Thomas decided to be self-represented. Her lawyer asked Ann about the issues related to divorce, especially finance. Ann was informed about the laws about splitting debts and assets. Ann was advised on the assets’ division, whereby Ann might consider the case’s settlement given her wishes and circumstances. Ann and Thomas later decided on the settlement after having an intense discussion. Ann’s lawyer drafted out the property settlement agreement, which was Ann’s statement. The statement was sent out to Thomas, and he was also advised to find his own attorney. However, Thomas wanted to represent himself and did not understand some terms stated in the agreement because he did not have a lawyer to explain. Ann’s lawyer finalized all the documentation, and then the judge signed the divorce decree. The divorce process was over by six months from when the first complaint was made.
Family law: family law act deals with the splitting of debt and property upon separation. Research method
Empirical Legal Research will be used to describe the roles of regulation, legislation, legal policies, and arrangements. The method analyzes how to speed up a settlement, give the parties concerned satisfaction, and dispute settlement.
Research trail
Freed, Doris Jonas, and Timothy B. Walker. “Family Law in the fifty states: An overview.” Family Law Quarterly (1986): 331-441.
Case citation
Ann versus Thomas, 502 F.2d 211(7th Cir 2018)
- Case three
Christopher published an article in a popular magazine that discussed serious issues in academics about the habit of some people fantasizing about sexual relations with animals; apart from this article, obscene photos showed animal/human sex and additional advertisements on the tuition offered magazine. Christopher would supply copies of the articles by himself by hand and took payments from all the customers. To manage his customer base, he set out a website blog with the help of a friend. One time a daughter of one of the householders sees the magazine and reports it to the police; Christopher is then prosecuted.
Obscenity law: the law deals with suppression and regulation on the distribution of explicit material to minors.
Research method
Applied Legal Research will be used to find a solution concerning this practical problem. In this context, the material will be used to provide evidence and might be found deprave and corrupt concerning explicit images in the article. This provides satisfaction for and interpretation by law.
Research trail
GENERAL INFORMATION
CHILD EXPLOITATION
AND OBSCENITY SECTION
LEADERSHIP
Steven J. Grocki
Chief, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
CONTACT
CEOS Direct Line
(202) 514-5780
Case citation
Chris v. ACLU, 533 U.S. 844 (2019).
- Case four
An article has been published accusing John Warner, a councilman, of dealing with drugs, resulting in publications in the news or blog sites. Gloria, an editor, took part in reporting and editing the story. However, after three days, it is discovered that those allegations came from an anonymous source. Gloria did not believe the news; however, she went ahead and reported them because she did not know the councilman and thought that she had the duty to make publications so that she could gather opinions.
Media law: the defamation of character through media and the councilman indicates Gloria’s statement was published and reported. Gloria will then be sued because of deliberate and false statements.
Research method
Qualitative Legal Research: the method will depend on the analysis of observations; data will then be obtained and analyzed using statistics.
Research trail
Brown, James Jay, and Carl L. Stern. “Group Defamation in the USA.” Clev.-Marshall L. Rev. 13 (1964): 7.
Case citation
Gloria versus Warner, 382 A.2d 433 (2020)
- Case five
Maryann Smith is a journalist and writes a story about a renowned celebrity Jane Keith who was caught shoplifting. Jane is caught and arrested, but many people, including other celebrities, ridicule her. Maryann has recorded the story well and providing evidence from the police record. Jane later sues Maryann for invading her privacy.
Media law: the truthful statement harmed Jane’s reputation; however, it will not directly cause defamation but may open other forms of liability.
Research method
Descriptive legal research will focus on why and what the research subject is all about. The description will be based on the explanation of the research subject.
Research trail
Rolph, David. Reputation, celebrity, and defamation law. Routledge, 2016.
Case citation
Keith versus Smith, 222 Cal. Rptr. 2d 421 (2018)