Subject:  Law – Case Law Requested Due Date : 06/19/14 5:00PM EDT Scenario One  Joanna Spring always insisted that she did not ever want to be kept alive by machines, and even stated that when she was a young teenager. Her parents understood her feelings on the subject. Joanna married Bill Spring and one month later, was involved in an auto accident which left her in a persistent vegetative state. Joanna’s parents (Mr. and Mrs. John Winters) have sued to have Joanna taken off life support. Joanna’s husband refused to allow the hospital to do so. Joanna’s parents thing that it is only because he will not inherit Joanna’s huge estate unless he has been married to her for more than two years. The court sided with Bill Spring, and refused to order the removal of life support. The Winters now want to appeal the decision and let Joanna die in peace before bill becomes Joanna’s heir.  Scenario Two  Shirley Baker is a young woman suffering from breast cancer. She has been on chemotherapy for several months, and has experienced terrible side-effects. She did receive a prescription for the medicinal use of marijuana while living in California, but moved to Oklahoma to be closer to her family. She did take several ounces of marijuana with her when she moved, and was arrested while smoking marijuana on the front porch of her parent’s home, the evening she arrived in Oklahoma. She was convicted of illegal possession of the drug, and wants to appeal her conviction.  Scenario Three  Joe Valle and Fred Hamper have been partners for many years. When same sex unions became legal in California, they moved there just long enough to be “married,” and then returned to their home in New Mexico. Joe applied for health insurance for himself and his “spouse.” The insurance company refused to recognize the “marriage,’ and Joe and Fred sued. The trial court found in favor of Big Time Insurance Company, and Joe and Fred want to appeal.  Scenario Four  Flora Findley loves plants. She had become interested in hydroponics and hybridizing plants. She began growing plants under full-spectrum sunlight lamps in her home. She also has a teenaged son who expressed an interest in growing plants. She was pleased that she and her son could share an interest. One day, a police officer investigating a burglary next door, came to Flora’s home to ask if she had seen anything. He noticed all of the plants growing under the lamps, and quickly began inspecting them. He found a small plant that he thought was marijuana, and promptly arrested Flora. Flora was convicted for possession, but insisted that the search of her home was unwarranted. She wants to appeal the decision.  Scenario Five  Mr. Frank Incense was arrested for theft when he took $500,000 worth of tools from behind a neighbor’s shed which faced an alley. Frank insisted that he thought the tools were being thrown away. He was having financial difficulty and thought he could make some money by selling the tools. While being quest.

1. Subject:
Law – Case Law
Requested Due Date
: 06/19/14 5:00PM EDT
Scenario One
Joanna Spring always insisted that she did not ever want to be
kept alive by machines, and even stated that when she was a
young teenager. Her parents understood her feelings on the
subject. Joanna married Bill Spring and one month later, was
involved in an auto accident which left her in a persistent
vegetative state. Joanna’s parents (Mr. and Mrs. John Winters)
have sued to have Joanna taken off life support. Joanna’s
husband refused to allow the hospital to do so. Joanna’s parents
thing that it is only because he will not inherit Joanna’s huge
estate unless he has been married to her for more than two
years. The court sided with Bill Spring, and refused to order the
removal of life support. The Winters now want to appeal the
decision and let Joanna die in peace before bill becomes
Joanna’s heir.
Scenario Two
Shirley Baker is a young woman suffering from breast cancer.
She has been on chemotherapy for several months, and has
experienced terrible side-effects. She did receive a prescription
for the medicinal use of marijuana while living in California,
but moved to Oklahoma to be closer to her family. She did take
several ounces of marijuana with her when she moved, and was
arrested while smoking marijuana on the front porch of her
parent’s home, the evening she arrived in Oklahoma. She was
convicted of illegal possession of the drug, and wants to appeal
her conviction.
Scenario Three
Joe Valle and Fred Hamper have been partners for many years.
When same sex unions became legal in California, they moved
there just long enough to be “married,” and then returned to
their home in New Mexico. Joe applied for health insurance for

2. himself and his “spouse.” The insurance company refused to
recognize the “marriage,’ and Joe and Fred sued. The trial court
found in favor of Big Time Insurance Company, and Joe and
Fred want to appeal.
Scenario Four
Flora Findley loves plants. She had become interested in
hydroponics and hybridizing plants. She began growing plants
under full-spectrum sunlight lamps in her home. She also has a
teenaged son who expressed an interest in growing plants. She
was pleased that she and her son could share an interest. One
day, a police officer investigating a burglary next door, came to
Flora’s home to ask if she had seen anything. He noticed all of
the plants growing under the lamps, and quickly began
inspecting them. He found a small plant that he thought was
marijuana, and promptly arrested Flora. Flora was convicted for
possession, but insisted that the search of her home was
unwarranted. She wants to appeal the decision.
Scenario Five
Mr. Frank Incense was arrested for theft when he took $500,000
worth of tools from behind a neighbor’s shed which faced an
alley. Frank insisted that he thought the tools were being thrown
away. He was having financial difficulty and thought he could
make some money by selling the tools. While being questioned,
Frank asked for an attorney. Finally he was provided with an
attorney who specialized in Bankruptcy Law, and who was
required to take on criminal cases pro bono. The attorney really
did not understand criminal procedure, and as a result, Mr.
Insence was not only found guilty, but also received a very stiff
sentence. Mr. Insence wants to appeal his case because he
believes that he not only had a right to counsel, but a right to
counsel who was competent in handling criminal proceedings.
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issues involved in each of the fact patterns as you now identify
them.
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