A review of the events involving the North Charleston, S. Carolina Whitlee Jones murder case as it applies to the Tennessee “stand your ground” statute brings several factors into question. As indicated in the article, South Carolina’s law as does Tennessee’s states that a person having reasonable fear of death or serious bodily harm can use deadly force on the unlawful intruder. However, this does not apply to a lawful resident or a person who has a legal right to be in the dwelling, business, or auto (Knapp, 2014). As Jones indicates she removes herself from the danger on several occasions, yet she continues to return, placing herself once again in position to receive serious injury or death from her boyfriend who is legally occupying the
Precis: According to Melanie Eversley in “What’s next in Freddie Gray case: Decision on retrial”, featured in USA Today, a Baltimore judge has met with prosecutors and defense lawyers trying to come to the decision of whether or not police officer William Porter will be retired on charges of Freddie Gray’s death. Rep. Elijah Cummings says that he was told the state intends to retry the officer. However, there were protests after the announcing the mistrial and vasts majority of Baltimore’s populations is very disappointed with the outcome. The lawyer of the Gray family, William Murphy states that “The outcome of the trial was not a disappointment for either side in the racially charged case.” After the announcement of the mistrial Murphy says,
Summary of Source The editorial discloses the power that the Court adheres to and whether it should be accountable for the decision making of fugitive slaves. The writer had discussed that in no way did the verdict of the Dred Scott case follow an act of law, but was merely “nullity.” During the settlement, they decided that since Dred Scott’s master had brought him on free land in Missouri or of the United States without having a citizenship, which resulted in him having no case. It continues on to say that the jurisdiction of the case was influenced by opinion, which did not involve any legalities.
Introduction Today’s criminal justice system is made up of many processes that work together in removing criminals from our streets and rehabilitating individuals to be functioning members of society. Though our current system has shown success in many areas there are still many ways that it could be improved. Through Brandon Bledsoe’s case progression, the strongest and weakest links in our criminal justice system will be highlighted.
In September of 1961, a woman from District of Columbia had an intruder break into her apartment. While the invader of the home was there, they had taken her wallet, and also raped the woman. During the investigation of the crime, the police had found some latent fingerprints in the apartment. The police then established and processed the prints. The prints were then connected back to 16 year old Morris A. Kent.
Mathews v. Eldridge is a case held by the United States Supreme Court that discussed about individuals have a statutorily granted property right in Social Security benefits, and the termination of such benefits implicates due process but does not require a pre-termination hearing. The case is significant in the development of American administrative law. Mr. Eldridge, who was the plaintiff in this case, has begun receiving Social Security benefits since June 1968. However, those benefits of Mr. Eldridge were terminated without a hearing. In March 1972, the state agency in charge of monitoring Eldridge’s medical condition sent him a questionnaire.
Facts. Appellee Donald Scott Chaney was convicted on two counts of forcible rape and one count of robbery. Chaney was found guilty on all three counts. Inculpatory evidence shows that Chaney and an acquaintance picked up the prosecutor in Anchorage, Alaska. Chaney and his companion proceeded to beat the prosecutor and forcibly rape her four times.
In 1945, the High Court of Australia heard the case of Gratwick v Johnson and ultimately decided to dismiss the appeal in a unanimous decision by the Judges. While different reasoning was employed, all five judges drew the conclusion that the appeal should be dismissed as the statute the defendant was charged under was inconsistent with s.92 of the Australian Constitution. To provide some context for this case in 1944, Dulcie Johnson was charged with an offence against the National Security Act 1939-1943 in that she did contravene par.3 of the Restriction of Interstate Passenger Transport Order by travelling from South Australia to Western Australia by rail. In brief terms par.3 of the Restriction of Interstate Passenger Transport Order provided that no person shall, without a valid permit, travel from state to state or territory.
An absurd amount of innocent people in the nation, have fallen victim to a disorganized legal system, and are suffering because of it. Dennis Brown, and James Harden, are two examples of this, and can relate because of it. They’ve been falsely convicted, without DNA evidence, but the truth of the case is finally revealed with their release. Dennis Brown, a black male from Louisiana, has been one of many people that have been wrongfully convicted without proper DNA evidence. First off, he’s been falsely convicted of rape and burglary.
On July 14, 2002 Defendant Jackson decided to break into victim home. The victim went out for about an hour on the morning and returned home to find defendant in his room. The victim threw his keys at defendant, and defendant ran and obnubilated in a closet. The victim pulled on the closet door, but defendant was prehending the doorknob on the inside. Defendant then relinquished the doorknob and sprang from the closet; the victim prehended him and they fell together onto the bed, breaking it.
Twenty-two year old, Andre Robinson should be convicted of a felony, for the hostile actions he has taken. Not only because it is categorized as animal cruelty, but as it was first, and foremost, intentional. Second, the situation could and should have been handled in a more mature way. Lastly, Robinson saw no problem with potentially murdering an innocent creature. Without question, Robinson should be required jail time; moreover, a full seven-year sentence, for his intentional abuse on King, the cat.
Phillip Kmetz LA365 General Psychology May 8, 2016 Module 11 Case Study 1. “Kevin is a cheerful nine-year-old third grader who is brought to the outpatient clinic after the teacher at the private school he attends repeatedly called his mother about his worsening classroom behavior. His teacher described him as a likable and friendly youngster who always obeyed when spoken to but also repeatedly disrupted the class by his antics and could no longer be tolerated in the classroom. The teacher reported that he hummed and make noises under his breath, blurted out answers without raising his hand, and always tried to be first when the teacher asked a question, even though he often did not have the answer when called upon.
DNA evidence and fingerprints found on Lego blocks has helped solve a murder case that is over two decades old, reports KSL-TV. Lucille Johnson, who was 78, was found dead by her daughter in her suburban Salt Lake City home in February of 1991. She had been brutally beaten and strangled, according to court records. She was a widow and live alone. Among other evidence recovered from the crime scene, were Lego blocks scattered throughout Johnson’s home.
1. What type(s) of disorder(s) is Derek displaying? What are his core symptoms? Based on the interviews directed to the clinician, father, school counselor, and detention officer, Derek appears to have a conduct disorder. Conduct problems often refer to “age-inappropriate actions and attitudes of a child that violate family expectations, societal norms, and the property rights of others” (McMahon & Estes, 1997).
I had the opportunity to observe a class of 15 children who have a developmental delay. When I arrive to Mr. Donahue class they were having circle time, they were doing an activity were one child had to stand in front of the class room and called the names of all of their classmates. This activity help them to learn everyone’s name while they were engage in the activity I notice that one boy was kicking a girl on her back. From observing him I notice he was a little impulsive. However Mr. Donahue approach him and remind him about the class room rules and ask him if he was making a right choice; the boy immediately stop.
