Sentences with phrase «constituted central issues»

Not exact matches

In both films, the affected zone is expanding: in the Tarkovsky film, the expansion is (not surprisingly) ambiguous, whereas in Garland's film the expanding Shimmer is a known issue that constitutes the film's central, epidemic threat, as its slow expansion could result in its eventually swallowing the entire planet.

In this case, the police officer's legal opinions constituted an inducement that render the statement involuntary for the following reasons: i) the legal advice provided by the police officer was central to the issues that the accused ought to consider in assessing whether or not to provide an inculpatory statement; and ii) the accused had stated he wished to seek the advice of Counsel before providing a statement; and iii) the accused did not expressly waive his rights or indicate that he had changed his mind about consulting Counsel before providing a statement; and iv) no reasonable opportunity was given for the accused to consider his options; and v) it can be reasonably argued all subsequent statements were influenced by the police officer's legal advice.

Notably, however, the Opinion declined to address whether Avvo Legal Services» model constituted impermissible fee sharing with nonlawyers — an issue central to the debate in other jurisdictions.