In the United States, variances in the insanity defense between states, and in the federal court system, are attributable to differences with respect to three key issues: ( 1 ) Whether to provide the insanity defense, ( 2 ) how to define " insanity ," and ( 3 ) the burden of proof.

" Whether constructed languages can be copyrighted was tested in court in the example of Loglan and its derivative Lojban.

Whether matters, acted by that authority, can be called in question in an inferior court?

Concluding quickly that since a writ of mandamus, by definition, was the correct judicial means to order an official of the United States ( in this case, the Secretary of State ) to do something required of him ( in this case, deliver a commission ), Marshall devotes the remainder of his inquiry at the second part of the question: " Whether it writ can issue from this court.

Whether the details of the agreement with Comyn are correct or not, King Edward moved to arrest Bruce while Bruce was still at the English court.

:: Example: Whether or not the court properly instructed the jury to consider Mr. Coristine's reasonable belief of Ms. Fjelstad's capacity to consent is a question of law that we will review de novo.

Whether it was on this occasion is not known, but about this time, and at the recommendation of his brother-in-law, Giovanni Florio, he was taken into favour at court, and wrote a Panegyricke Congratulatorie offered to the King at Burleigh Harrington in Rutland, in ottava rima.

Whether this is sufficient to prove that the marks have not been abandoned has yet to be decided in court.

Whether the Prime Minister's statements were defamatory was an issue that would have to be resolved in the trial itself, Gates ruled ; in the meantime, the court would not interfere with constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech.

Whether the Prime Minister's statements were defamatory was an issue that would have to be resolved in the trial itself, Gates ruled ; in the meantime, the court would not interfere with constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech.

Whether a court will permit, require, or guarantee the opportunity to present oral argument is usually left up to each court to decide as part of its rules of procedure, with differences from court to court even within a single jurisdiction.

" Whether they genuinely believed that they had magical powers or not varied from practitioner to practitioner, with some later admitting in court that they didn't have powers but were simply pretending that they did in order to fool people for their money.

Whether Jones robbed her client or not, she would have faced a high barrier in court.

* Whether, and how, voters or candidates may file legal actions in a court of law or administrative agency to enforce their rights or contest the outcome of an election

Whether the characterization of a law fits within one of the enumerated matters depends on the breadth given by the court to each matter.

Whether Sidney fell passionately in love with Penelope in the years between her arrival at court in 1581 and his own marriage in 1583, or whether the " Stella " sonnets were courtly amusements reflecting fashionable poetic conceits may never been known.

Whether the Council is a court is a subject of academic discussion, but some scholars consider it the supreme court of France.

Whether it is the choice of names, nor the manner of greeting, or the mode of entertaining guests, or the method of administering oath in the court, or the process of taking out the funeral procession, at each and every step in life, from birth to death, this system of graded inequality is to be applied and observed.

In its order setting In re Bilski for reargument en banc, one of the questions that the Federal Circuit listed to be briefed by the applicant, the PTO, and the amici curiae was “( 5 ) Whether the court should reconsider State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc., 149 F. 3d 1368 ( Fed.

Whether or not he ever went to Venice is unclear, but a Saxon court document of 1715 records a royal cash advance for such a journey by Zelenka along with Christian Petzold and Johann Georg Pisendel.

Whether all of these orders represent relatives of the Passeriformes is uncertain, but not well-supported by more recent data ; however the bulk of evidence supports the hypothesis that most do indeed form a clade that also includes the Passeriformes.

The mentioned functions of word order can be seen to affect the frequencies of the various word order patterns: An overwhelming majority of languages have an order in which S precedes O and V. Whether V precedes O or O precedes V however, has been shown to be a very telling difference with wide consequences on phrasal word orders.

" Whether Number Two literally means that he is a captive is not known for certain ; several Number Twos are shown coming and going from the Village at will, and the very first Number Two, when he receives orders regarding his replacement in " Arrival ", takes it calmly with understanding ( as opposed to other Number Twos such as the one in " A.

Whether is allowed to go negative, corresponding to back-ordered items, will depend on the specific situation ; if allowed there will usually be a penalty for back orders.

Whether you experienced the passion of desire I have, of course, no way of knowing, nor indeed have I wished with even the most fleeting fragment of a wish to know, for the fact that one constitutes by one's mere existence so to speak the proof of some sort of passion makes any speculation upon this part of one's parents' experience more immodest, more scandalizing, more deeply unwelcome than an obscenity from a stranger.

Whether or not Plato's tale of the lost continent of Atlantis is true, skeptics concede that the myth may have some foundation in a great tsunami of ancient times.

Whether fan of the Pagnol films or stage show, whether partial to music or not, you can't help but derive joy from this picture if you have a sense of humor and a heart.

Whether two or more persons have been confused in this account of Hippolytus

Whether the democratic failures should be seen as systemic, or as a product of the extreme conditions of the Peloponnesian war, there does seem to have been a move toward correction.

Whether hand laid or built in a mould, FRP boats usually have an outer coating of gelcoat which is a thin solid colored layer of polyester resin that adds no structural strength, but does create a smooth surface which can be buffed to a high shine and also acts as a protective layer against sunlight.

In addition, works published before 1964 that did not have their copyrights renewed 28 years after first publication year also are in the public domain, except that books originally published outside the US by non-Americans are exempt from this requirement, if they are still under copyright in their home country ( see How Can I Tell Whether a Copyright Was Renewed for more details ).

Whether the extinction occurred gradually or very suddenly is debatable, as both views have support in the fossil record.

Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

Whether any of these ideas have been significantly implemented in practice, however, remains a controversial question.

Whether this plan could have worked is perhaps debatable.

Whether it was the king's intention to have his son executed as well ( as Voltaire claims ) is not clear.

Whether these initiatives will have the desired effect of curbing such activities has yet to be seen ; although a number of hawala networks have been closed down and a number of hawaladars have been successfully prosecuted for money laundering, there is little sign that these actions have brought the authorities any closer to identifying and arresting a significant number of terrorists or drug smugglers.

Whether any of these ideas have been significantly implemented in practice, however, remains a controversial question.

Whether the information Fuchs passed relating to the hydrogen bomb would have been useful is still somewhat in debate.

Whether the relationship included any genital component was not a matter for public discourse, but women could form strong and exclusive bonds with each other and still be considered virtuous, innocent, and chaste ; a similar relationship with a man would have destroyed a woman's reputation.

Whether a king de jure, and out of possession, can have treason committed against him?

Whether Buckland would not have applied this same denigration of Memex equally to the WWW as it flourished in its early years is unclear.

Whether Ptolemy would have had Pytheas ' real latitudes at that time is a much debated issue.

Whether it was because of the money he had ( most of which was from when he stole part of the ecclesiastic treasury ) or due to Greek influence that wanted to keep him in power for their own gains ( or perhaps a combination of them both ), it is clear that he must have had the support of an influential group to have stayed in power for as long as he did.