Stacey Lannert Case Study

Karen Norman attempted to back her car up to turn around and she accidentally backed down a boat ramp into the water in Galveston Bay. Her passenger, Josel Woods, was not wearing a seat belt and was able to get out of the car by crawling out the passenger side window. As Woods was swimming toward the ramp she heard Karen yell twice for helping, stating that she could not get out of her seatbelt. Karen was found several hours later deceased in the back seat with blood-alcohol content of 0.17. Karen’s 1991 Honda Civic was equipped with an automatic seatbelt that was mechanically drawn up over the shoulder when the door was closed, fastening itself with no action by the occupant. The seatbelt was attached to a mouse that ran along a rail

jury ruled her not guilty, but I do not see how with all the evidence that they had. With the

The big day was March 1st, 2005. The verdict was reached and the decisions were made in the Rehnquist Court. The Chief Justice William Rehnquist ruled against Simmons, the defendant. Being a strict constructionist, or one that strictly adheres to the Constitution, this decision was consistent with his beliefs because nowhere in the Constitution does it say that the execution of minors is a cruel or unusual punishment. He reasoned that it was justified based on the defendant’s actions. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is also a strict constructionist, believing in loyalty to the original Constitution and also in judicial restraint, where she tends to support previous judicial rulings. In this case, she was somewhat consistent, since she voted against Simmons as well and voted to uphold the previous ruling (Stanford v. Kentucky), which ruled that the death sentence of minors was permissible. In fact, she even responded to the argument that many international laws have denounced execution of minors and death penalty in general by stating that international law should have no relevance on the supreme law of the United

On July 5, 2011, during all deliberations Casey was found guilty for false information that she was providing. However, she was found Not Guilty for 1st degree murder, Child Abuse,

With all of the information that I have gathered about this case, it seems that I still agree with the result of the trial. I do believe that the jury made the right decision and that Morgan should be placed in prison and not allowed parole for an extended period of time. However, I do believe that everyone should get a second chance in life and that people can change and this is where I also agree with the final verdict in that Morgan should be able to gain parole or freedom from prison after ten to fifteen years if she has her college degree.

This case is regarding Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz being wrongfully charged with murder of Debbie Carter. To better understand how these two were wrongfully convicted some background information is needed. Ron Williamson is from a small town in Oklahoma, Ada. Ron Williamson was born on February 3rd, 1953. He was the only son of Juanita and Ron Williamson. Growing up Ron’s family was very religious, going to church every Sunday. The Williamson family, although very religious, was not into sports until Ron found baseball. Ron loved the game; he played throughout his life all the way to the minor leagues. However, once he started pitching in the minor leagues he started to have shoulder pain and began to struggle to make the team. He began to bounce around team-to-team, due to his constant partying and drinking. Roy, Ron’s father, always tried to give his son the best chance to succeed often would call the teams Ron was on and begged to start his son. In off-season of 1972 Ron’s habits changed suddenly when he met Patty O’Brien. Ron was infatuated with her and within a year Ron was married and the partying stopped. However, after a rough spring training the Oakland A’s ended up cutting Ron and that 's when the friction started in the marriage. Ron would receive money from one of his sisters, Annette, and use it for beer, which Patty did not approve of. The marriage would soon collapse just after three years Ron was divorced, and just like his marriage Ron’s baseball

Leanne Tiernan, a 16-year-old girl had been reported missing on November 26, 2000 in Leeds, West Yorkshire while she was walking back home after a day of Christmas shopping with her friend. Tiernan had taken a short cut home after a trip into the city and after departing ways with her friend, she was never heard from again. Police were desperate to locate the whereabouts of Tiernan as more than 1000 properties were searched, a 3 mile stretch of a canal was drained and garbage collections were stopped. Things were looking grim for the investigators as their only leads came from witnesses that said they saw a man walking his dog several times near the area where Tiernan had disappeared from. It wasn’t until nine months later, on August

uniors Angelique Scott and Jessica Chavis were perceived for exceeding expectations in their first administration parts at VCU and for the distinctions they've made on grounds and in the group.

After being a part of the mock trial, I think that the verdict was not the right one because even though Leah and Jared harmed Ms. Cullen’s reputation, they were not charged for it. Telling from Scratchy, Mona, and Jock the teacher’s evidence, I can support that Leah and Jared harmed Ms. Cullen’s reputation. They all think that her reputation was broken due to the blog that Leah and Jared created on Facebook and what the kids from the school said about her.

There are many issues this particular case, some obvious issues that are detrimental to the fair punishment of both Allen and Helen. The issues really started with the crucial mistake of police in performing an unlawful search and seizure-- without a search warrant-- of the house where Helen and Allen were hiding. This would completely rule out any evidence that would aid in the prosecution of either

The Recreation and Engagement team have engaged Mrs. Lowe in a one on one weekly interventions 2 times a week for 30 min. To determine which interventions will be successful an initial assessment was done to enhance her quality of life.

We would like for the three of you to work the following denials for the next week. Laura Teri will be sending you a spread sheet for the 181/182 denials as they may need to be sent to coding. If you complete your work on these denials prior to the week being up just go back to your normal workflow but let Teri know.

The myth of battered women syndrome claimed that these women have the ability to leave whenever they wish, and could have avoided the situation. Therefore, it is the women’s fault for killing their intimate other. The abuse prior has nothing to do with it (Herrera 2013). The prosecutors also hid the fact they used a paid informant and he was a drug customer of Oliver. There were so much resistance from DA and parole board because they are trying to hide the misconducts of the investigation. The prosecutors at the time coerced the main witness to testify and lie against Deborah. Lael Rubin in the appeal court revealed this case; she was angered by Deborah’s new attorneys for going over her head. She was the lead prosecutor she the McMartin preschool embarrassment. In which she relied on imaginary evidence then, and did it again to Deborah (Potash 2011). It is amazing that Lael Rubin still had a job after the McMartin trial. It was the most expensive trial to date; it ended with zero legitimate arrests, scarred the lives of hundreds of children, ruined many lives, added fuel to child abuse, and caused many more false child abuse cases in the future.

In her lifetime, she has been incarcerated 12 times, serving a total of five years, receiving her first prison term in 1966 for theft. She began selling drugs and prostitution in the 1970’s. She has had numerous incarcerations for a variety of charges ranging from sale of drugs, possession of drugs, prostitution, shoplifting, theft, and others. She is currently involved in legal proceedings related to a theft charge as well as two of her children are also facing unrelated charges. As a result, her life has been a persistent labyrinth of poverty, drug abuse, hospitalizations, and periodic incarcerations that are the result of her criminal behavior, both petty and violent. Her family, with the exception of two of her sons, has also been multigenerationally involved in the penal system, not only her children but her grandchildren as well. Many of her children, and grandchildren, have learned their criminal behavior directly from Rosa Lee’s tutelage.

After close review and careful analysis of the case of Andrea Yates and the circumstances which led to the drowning death and murder of her five children, I first would like to state my personal opinion on the conclusion of the case which was the majority consensus at the time of her trial and sentencing. She was guilty of a horrible murder and although certainly had mental problems, which is apparent by her actions that most completely rational thinking human being and mother would be incapable of committing, and expertly