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• DRUNKARD IS EXCUSED: ALCOHOLISM AS A DEFENSE IN CRIMINAL LAW

  By Adeyemi0670 on July 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Adeyemi Oshunrinade One of the issues in criminal law is whether one intoxicated and controlled by presence of alcohol in his system, should be deemed to have the required intent to commit the crime charged. Prior to the nineteenth century,… Read More ›

• THEFT-BOTE: Legal Doctrine, May The Offended Condone The Offender

  By Adeyemi0670 on July 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  By Adeyemi Oshunrinade The legal doctrine of Theft-Bote simply put, is the acceptance of a payment from a thief in exchange for an agreement not to pursue prosecution; this is known as compounding a crime. It is a situation where… Read More ›

• THE WARRIOR IS SUICIDAL: Army Suicide And The War Inside

  By Adeyemi0670 on July 14, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  By Adeyemi Oshunrinade The withdrawal of American troops from Iraq in December 2011 was a memorable occasion for the entire nation and Army families desperate to see their loved ones come home. With about 4,500 soldiers dead and more than… Read More ›

• DEVIL YOU KNOW: Romney’s Problems En-Route The White House

  By Adeyemi0670 on July 11, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  BY Adeyemi Oshunrinade The Obama doctrine on ascension as the President and head of the Executive arm of government has been to bring change to America. It was his campaign slogan and the principle his administration believe in nearly four… Read More ›

• ANDERS BREIVIK: Meaning of Insanity Defense in Criminal Law by Adeyemi Oshunrinade

  By Adeyemi0670 on July 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  
  

  Since the commission of the most gruesome and the worst peacetime massacre in modern history, prosecutors and the defense team have battled in court to determine whether the confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik suffers from the disease of the… Read More ›

• ANDERS BREIVIK: Meaning of Insanity Defense in Criminal Law by Adeyemi Oshunrinade

  By Adeyemi0670 on July 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Since the commission of the most gruesome and the worst peacetime massacre in modern history, prosecutors and the defense team have battled in court to determine whether the confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik suffers from the disease of the… Read More ›

• BEING GAY IN AMERICA: Perception and the Coming Out of AC 360 by Adeyemi Oshunrinade

  By Adeyemi0670 on July 4, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  The coming out of Anderson Cooper and his acknowledgment of being gay, brought about the debate over sexual orientation and the perception surrounding same-sex issues in America. Mr. Cooper gave his friend Andrew Sullivan, a columnist for the Daily Beast,… Read More ›

• GIRLS FOR SALE: Sexual Servitude, NY Hammers Sex Trafficking by Adeyemi Oshunrinade

  By Adeyemi0670 on July 1, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Likely you have heard the words “pimps,” “slave owner” and “sex trafficking;” if not, I encourage you to see the article titled “Modern Day Slavery” available on this blog, for insight on the horror of sexual servitude and its impacts… Read More ›

• PASSING CONSTITUTIONAL MUSTER: Supreme Court Upholds ObamaCare by Adeyemi Oshunrinade

  By Adeyemi0670 on June 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision, declared the controversial Obama’s Healthcare plan constitutional. The court ruled that the individual mandate provision requiring all Americans to possess health insurance is not unconstitutional; meaning that the… Read More ›

• SUPREME COURT Overturns Arizona Immigration Law by Adeyemi Oshunrinade

  By Adeyemi0670 on June 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Since the passage of the Arizona controversial immigration law aimed at a crackdown on illegal immigrants residing in the state, many in the legal profession have wondered when it has suddenly become a state duty to get involved in what… Read More ›

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