Standing On The Main Street Case Summary

MILLERSBURG — Despite a plea for leniency expressed by the victim, a Sugarcreek man was unable to overcome a long history of criminal convictions and a bond violation when a Holmes County judge on Wednesday sentenced him to prison for making unwanted phone calls and threats to several members of a family over a period of months.

The results of the trial in Stamford was that Mercy Disborough was temporarily convicted of witchcraft while Goody Clawson was acquitted. The consequences for Mercy Disborough were that despite months and jail and continued peer accusation, she was acquitted. The consequences for the townspeople are blurrier, but it is evident that persistent hysteria was not one of them.

The Christopher Vaughn case is a popular case in which ballistics and blood spatter aided in solving. Vaughn pleaded not guilty in court, and the defense stuck to the case that it was a murder-suicide case involving his wife. Paul Kish, a blood spatter expert assigned to the case, said that the evidence found at the crime scene did not correlate with Vaughn’s story. Vaughn’s blood was found in many different places; the center console, on his wife’s shorts, on the front and back of her seatbelt, and on the carpet between her shoes. Vaughn’s original statement did not mention the blood present on the seatbelt. When investigators at the crime scene unlatched and then re-latched her seatbelt, the wife’s chin was directly above the bloodstain. She was shot under the chin, therefore it was previously concluded that it must have been her blood present on the seatbelt. However, the Illinois State Police crime lab proved that it was in fact Christopher Vaughn’s blood on it. His wife’s blood was also found on the center console, but it was disturbed before it began to congeal. In addition, it appeared that some of her blood on the console was wiped towards the passenger seat from the driver’s seat. Kish concluded that someone had come into

In discussions of the Bystander Law, one controversial issue with bystanders in our society today is if one person doesn 't react and there is two other people with them, the other two won 't react. For people who don’t know the definition of a bystander, it means a person who is present at an event or incident but doesn’t respond. Why follow someone else when you can be an individual? People who believe that we as individuals shouldn’t have the law, but the reason that people wouldn’t follow the law if we enforce it. On the other hand, those who believe that our own selves should have the law contend that there should be consequences. My own view is we should have the law, but only for serious situations.

Twelve Angry Men is a book about a kid who is on trial for murder of his father. A lot of evidence is brought forward, but most of the evidence is either circumstantial or does not add up with the witness testimony; therefore, the boy is innocent of all crimes charged against him.

Thesis: The state of Florida Stand your ground laws give the impression set against the minority, benefit the majority and exhibit loopholes that leaves the innocent without life.

For over 70 years the homes off of Woodlawn Avenue have been known as Hathorn Court. However, the community came together on Saturday to change the name to Woodlawn Court.

In 2005 Florida passed the country 's first titular Stand Your Ground (SYG) law. In only nine years after the SYG law had been passed in over twenty-three states, changing the lawful scene of self-protection. SYG law states that one has the right to use deadly force when his life, properties, family and home are in danger. Generally, the law means that one can shoot first and then ask questions. The Florida legislators, who passed the nation 's first SYG law, use every available opportunity to tell the story of James Workman, “an old man from Pensacola, FL. who shot an intruder who tried to loot his hurricane-destroyed home” (Montgomery, 2012). With the SYG law, the individuals who use deadly force against the apparent aggravator are

Walter may be charged with first-degree murder due to the felony murder rule. Walter committed the forcible felony of breaking and entering. Walter’s attempt at murdering his father caused his father to have a heart attack and die. Walter is responsible for his father’s death because it occurred while he was committing a forcible felony. First-degree murder applies to Walter’s case because “a person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits first-degree murder if he is attempting or committing a forcible felony other than second degree murder” (Illinois Criminal Code). Walter unleashed a chain of violence when breaking and entering and attempting to kill his father and it ultimately resulted in his father’s death so this case qualifies as first-degree murder under the felony murder rule. Under the felony murder rule intent is not required. Walter could use the insanity defense in this case. He suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and refuses to take his medication. Mental illness is necessary to use the insanity defense and

Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 was enacted by congress it liberated organized labor from the federal courts injunctions. Prior to the act a federal judge could be convinced that a strike, picketing, or boycott would violate the law they would issue an injunction so that the union would have to stop the strike (Bernstein, N.N.. 2015).

In combination with highlighting and coding videos, attorneys use expert witnesses to “teach” the jury how to look at events being shown, and see the information that best supports the party’s claims; this is what Stuart (2011) called an “ethnography of seeing”. This can be easily illustrated by providing the example of how this happened in the first Rodney King trial. The expert witness used by defense, Sergeant Charles Duke, explained the officers’ use of force as justified and not excessive. This view achieved supremacy among the jury because the expert’s vocabulary use in describing the events drew upon practices that were rooted within the policing institution. He explained that the officers’ actions against King were guided by what was

Accordingly of accord with the above mentioned complainant declared a prima facie case 0f Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation on the basis of national origin when he shows the elements that apply such as:

Every law or policy that has passed, has either made a good or bad effect on society, the decision makers does their best to create guidelines to turn them into rules that each individual must oblige by. While reading the requirements the first topic that came to mind was “stand your ground law" because it addresses the majority of ethical concept and assumptions listed. This case study will analyze the ethical issues policies of stand your ground law with different scenarios, as well some ideas for resolving these conflicts.

I believe that when we are attacked in our own homes you have the right to use deadly force if needed to protect yourself or a loved one. The reason for this is because you never know what the intruder’s intentions are whether it is to steal or to cause harm. Also retreating to your own home may put you at risk. For example, let’s say an intruder broke into your home and you decide to hide in your closet you are potentially leaving yourself in greater danger because you’re not able to contact help from your location and if discovered by the intruder you’ll be in a disadvantage to react because of the limited space you’re in. Also if we didn’t have the choice to use deadly force you could set yourself for future attacks. As we learned in class those that have been victimized are most likely to be victimized again. This is what happened with Byron Smith his house had been the target for repeated robberies maybe because it went around that his house was unprotected. Byron Smith had the right to use some type force to stop the victimization however, in his case he killed the intruders when it was clear they did not provide a threat after the first shot.

Jillian Weise was born in Houston, Texas in 1981. Her first collection of poetry was The Amputee’s Guide to Sex which was published in 2007. This collection of poetry is very fitting for Weise because she herself is an amputee. Weise was born with a birth defect which then made her an above the knee amputee. This idea of disabilities and being disability advocate can also found in many of her other poems.