Should the death penalty be applied to juveniles? I. Simmons and friends murder Shirley Cook In the 1993 Missouri court case Ropers v. Simmons‚ Christopher Simmons (17 y/o)‚ accompanied by his two friends Charles Benjamin and John Tessmer‚ devised a plan to kill Shirley Cook. The full plan was to commit burglary and homicide by breaking and entering the residence‚ tying up the woman‚ and tossing the victim off a bridge (We the People). The night of the murder the three met at midnight‚ Tessmer later
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Running head: Terry v. Ohio‚ 392 U.S. 1 Case Brief of Terry v. Ohio 392 U.S. 1 October 4‚ 2014 Facts At approximately 2:30 in the afternoon‚ while patrolling a downtown beat in plain clothes‚ Detective McFadden observed two men (later identified as Terry and Chilton) standing on a street corner. The two men walked back and forth an identical route a total of 24 times‚ pausing to stare inside a store window. After the completion of walking the route‚ the two men would
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Christopher Simmons age of 17‚ and Charles Benjamin age of 15. The victim was a neighbor of Christopher Simmons. Her name is Shirley Crook age of 46. Christopher Simmons and Charles Benjamin had tied up Shirley Crook to the chair and thrown her in the St. Louis Meramec river. Drowning her at the age of 46 . Christopher simmons primarily had been trialed in the District Court of St. Louis in the same year of the crime which was 1993. The District Court of St. Louis had sentenced Christopher Simmons to death
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Hassan Chaalan CRJ 251 P.Cravens 09/10/2013 CRJ 251 METZGER BRIEF STATE V. METZGER 319 N.W.2d 459 (Neb. 1982) FACTS: Defendant was seen naked with his arms at his sides from the thighs on up at his apartment window by another resident. Resident notified police on the act. The officers testified that they observed Metzger standing within a foot the window eating a bowl of cereal and that they also‚ seen that his body was nude from the mid-thigh on up. The defendant’s case was dismissed
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McCulloch v. Maryland Brief Fact Summary. The state of Maryland enacted a tax that would force the United States Bank in Maryland to pay taxes to the state. McCulloch‚ a cashier for the Baltimore‚ Maryland Bank‚ was sued for not complying with the Maryland state tax. Synopsis of Rule of Law. Congress may enact laws that are necessary and proper to carry out their enumerated powers. The United States Constitution (Constitution) is the supreme law of the land and state laws cannot interfere with
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Blaustein V. Burto Brief Action: The plaintiff (Blaustein)‚ was looking to receive payment for the usage of his movie idea which resulted in the exhibition of a movie. Facts: Based on a movie idea‚ Mr. Blaustein the plaintiff‚ met with Hugh French‚ the agent for Richard Burton‚ Marting Gang‚ Mr. Burton’s Attorney‚ and Burton himself June 30th 1964. During that meeting‚ Mr. Blaustein pitched his idea to develop a movie based on Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew. He went into detailed
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The aim of this essay is to demonstrate the assessment process of a patient using the Roper Logan and Tierney (RLT) model of nursing framework and to show how the nursing process works alongside this model. This will be shown by a holistic history of the patient being shown‚ followed by how the RLT model is applicable to this patient. This is then followed by one nursing intervention being discussed showing how the nursing process is applied to patient care. The patient will be referred to as
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CASE BRIEF FOR THE WINDSOR V. STATE OF ALABAMA WINDSOR V. STATE OF ALABAMA 683 So. 2d 1021 (1994) Judicial History: Harvey Lee Windsor was convicted of capital murder under § 13-A-5-40 (a)(2)‚ Code of Alabama 1975. The jury unanimously recommended the death penalty and the trial court accepted the jury’s recommendation and sentenced the appellant to death by electrocution. Windsor then appealed the conviction and sentence to the Court of Criminal Appeals. Facts: Harvey Lee Windsor and Lavon Gunthrie
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Robey v. Hinners Facts: In 2005‚ Robey who runs his business in Sikeston‚ Missouri sold a used 2002 Cadillac Escalade to a Kentucky resident‚ Hinner‚ over ebay auction. As Robey advertised‚ the car was “clean‚ better and average” and with an “ 1 month/1‚000 mile Service Agreement”. After Hinner bought the car‚ he realized that the car was not as advertised. Robey argued that since he was not a resident‚ and the lack of personal jurisdiction that he should be dismissed. Issue: Even though
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i. Case Citation Goss v. Lopez‚ 419 U.S. 565 (1975) ii. Facts Public school students from Columbus‚ Ohio brought this suit. They claimed that their constitutional right to due process was violated. The students were suspended without hearing prior to their suspension. They were suspended for destroying school property but principals can only suspend up to 10 days or expel them. If suspended they must notify parents without 24 hours and give the reasons. Students may appeal to the
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