CASE LAW

Case Law

Case Law

Part One

The company had over 1,349 stores worldwide as of 1 April 2008. The most recent store opening being in Silverburn centre in Pollok, Glasgow. In the UK the group continues to trade on the high street as both GAME and Gamestation. The company plans to maintain and grow Gamestation as a separate brand, as its image is that of a store for "gamers".

Online operations within the UK are GAME.co.uk, directed at the general consumer, as well Gamestation.co.uk and Gameplay.co.uk for more "dedicated gamers". All 3 websites are managed by Gameplay (GB) ltd. and follow a similar pricing structure, however maintain a very different corporate identity.The second factor we consider is the manner in which the lineup was presented to the witnesses. In this case, Knight argues that the manner of presentation was suggestive in several ways: 1) Officer told the witnesses that a suspect was present in the lineup; 2) Officer did not ascertain the level of certainty of the witnesses making the identification; and 3) Officer asked the witnesses who were certain about their identification to initial the back of the photograph.

In 1999 Electronics Boutique Limited purchased a chain of retail outlets known as Game from which the current name of the Company was derived for £99 million. Game which at the time had 86 stores was originally established in 1990 by Peter Wickins and Neil Taylor.

Electronics Boutique Limited went on to purchase the BarrysWorld online gaming service in 2001, the French retailer ScoreGames in 2001 and the Spanish retailer Centro Mail also in 2001.

In 2002, Electronics Boutique stores in the UK and Ireland were rebranded as Game, and the Company name was changed to The Game Group. Despite the name change, a 1% sales royalty to Electronics Boutique in the United States continued to be paid until January 2006. Attempts to have this overturned in court in 2003 were unsuccessful.

In July 2004 the GAME group acquired Gameplay (GB) Limited, online and mail order retailer of video games, computer software and associated products. Gameplay (GB) Ltd now also trades as GAME.co.uk, the group's main online arm in the UK.

In September 2006, Game acquired Australian speciality video games retailer Gameswizards and have since rebranded all Gameswizards outlets as Game stores.After MR. A was charged with drug-dealing, he moved to suppress all evidence on grounds that all evidence was the crop of an unlawful entry of his apartment in violation of Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980). He argued under Payton that the officers needed -- and did not have -- exigent circumstances to support their entry of his apartment to arrest him. At all levels in the Arkansas courts, the Arkansas courts rejected his argument (though not without dissenting opinion), concluding that all that was needed to enter and arrest him was probable cause to arrest, which was clearly established when the arrest of the buyer was made.

The U.S. Supreme Court granted review of the case and has now ...