Facts: Kyle John Kelbel was convicted of first-degree murder, past pattern of child abuse, in violation of Minnesota state statute section 609.185(5) and second-degree murder, in violation of Minnesota statute 609.19, subdivision 2(1). He was sentenced to life in prison for the death of Kailyn Marie Montgomery. Kelbel appealed, and argued that the district court failed to instruct the jury that it must find that the state proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the acts that constituted the past pattern of child abuse and he also argued that the evidence against him was insufficient to prove past pattern of child abuse against Kailyn. Kelbel testified that the head injury of Kailyn was inflicted by a cup thrown at her head by step brother Evan. Kelbel also testified that other injuries found on Kailyn were caused by Evan and that he is "rough" with her. Medical examiners ran an autopsy on Kailyn's body and determined that the injuries had been caused by blunt trauma and force caused by a knee or fist. Medical examiners testified that the injuries caused could not have been caused by a cup thrown at her head or by an accidental fall down the stairs. Kailyn's mother, Lindsey, also testified that Kailyn had previous injuries that she became concerned with. Upon retrieving a search warrant, police entered Lindsey's home to find further evidence. Police found a dent in the wall near Kailyn's bed. After Kelbel was eventually found guilty of the charges brought, Kelbel filed a motion for a judgement of aquittal and for a new trial on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. The district court denied the motion.…
Ashton reported that she and some of her friends went downtown Orlando for some drink, and ran into the unknown male (suspect). Ashton reported that she met him at Saddle and he began to flirting with her. Ashton reported that they had mutual interest for each other, so she wasn't alarmed. While they were talking the suspect asked to go back home to her place, so Ashton called an Uber from her phone. While at the home, inside of her bedroom, the suspect attempted to have sex with Ashton. She reported that he penetrated…
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This time there was actual evidence and proof that he beat his girlfriend up. His girlfriend had bruises and scratches all over her body. Because of that the NFL suspended him for the first 10 game of the 2015 NFL season. it was then switched to the first 4 games of the NFL season. Why? I don't know why. The NFL is just trying to protect their players and make up for their cases. The big problem with the NFL is how they're handling this situation. They can be more involved and look at the pictures to decide that he should be suspended the whole year. Instead once again they just try to brush off the situation and act like once again everything is…
On October 11, 1993 Brian Seamons, a high school football player for Sky View High School in Utah, was grabbed by his teammates as he exited the locker room shower and bound to a towel rack. Seamons was naked and his teammates taped him and invited his ex-girlfriend into the locker room to look at him. Brian…
The Murder of Cherica Adams, and the involvement of former NFL star Rae Carruth raised several issues. The case the prosecutor made was that former NFL star Rae Carruth conspired with three accomplices to trap and shoot Cherica Adams because she was pregnant with Carruth’s child. (Andrusko) (Fryer).…
In February 2014, Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice and his fiancée Janay Palmer (now wife) were arrested, charged and later released in Atlantic City on what was called simple assault charges. The details were not clear at the time. However, what was known was that Rice and Palmer got into a some form of an altercation inside the Revel Casino. Rice 's lawyer stated in was just a "minor physical altercation." Not long afterward video footage surfaced showing Rice dragging an unconscious Palmer out of an elevator. The Ravens organization as a whole defended Rice after he was arrested and reiterated he would continue to be the team 's running back. Steve Bisciotti, the team owner, praised Rice and his good character and noted that Rice had no prior off-field trouble. The charges against Rice were elevated to aggravated assault after prosecutors presented the case to a grand jury. At that point, the charges were dropped against Palmer for…
Struggling with belly fat? Want to get of your love handles? If so, it's time to try the Flat Belly Diet. With this plan, you'll lose several inches of belly fat and drop up to 15 pounds in one month. Based on the book with the same name, this program helped millions of people get in shape while eating delicious foods.…
In 2002, Brooks pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the woman and was sentenced to five years in prison, the Associated Press reported. But, according to the Alabama…
Thoroughly but simple Winston tells us about this young kids story who left to a cookout an the night ending into a tragic death and prison for years. Winston was very detailed about what the the kid had told him from that night of the incident. The kid told him exactly what he saw, who was there, when he took each beer, exactly how much he blew on the breathalyzer and nothing but the honest truth that he couldn't remember anything after he and his sister had left the party. Therefor Winston did everything in his hands to help this young fresh out of college kid out. Winston was precise about the calls he made, the amount of messages he left, whether his calls were returned or not an when they met up and every exact word the trooper and the witness said. The trooper was at the incident after everything had occurred. Trooper Johnson found the car flipped upside down with the girl in a mans arms, Holloway was the witness who pulled the girl out…
Alderman describes the problem with great success that gets the reader’s attention. She introduces the problem by explaining common causes of obesity, which are addressed in Michelle Obama’s campaign recently. Referring to the nation’s first lady to address her issue, Alderman intensifies the problem so the reader can “see” it better. She then quotes the Center for Disease Control and Prevention statistic that “one of three children in this country is overweight or obese.” The author also uses statistics and facts to dramatize the problem making the reader actually “feel” the problem, thus appealing to their pathos. She evokes a sense of anxiousness for the parents because they may feel surprised and worried if their children have the same problem with obesity. To inspire such pathos and to further convince the reader that the problem must be solved, she applies logos. She explains that if action is not taken, many kids are at risk for Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In addition, by referring to Michelle Obama and giving credit to a study and relevant sources, she also establishes her ethos. By creating pathos, logos, and ethos while describing the problem, Alderman is very effective in giving the problem presence.…
As everyone who has access to a television or the Internet knows, a lot of the major headlines today are dealing with the domestic violence problem in the National Football League. In the article written by Thomas Barrabi in the International Business Times, “NFL’s History of Domestic Violence Extends Beyond Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson Abuse Cases”, it addresses the discrepancies the NFL has displayed throughout the years when it comes to disciplining the players involved in domestic violence disputes. This article takes a look at the NFL’s position on the crime of domestic violence throughout the years and today and also what they have done to address the problem within their own organization.…
Controversies and conflicts are many ways to emphasize key characters and plots in many novels. Authors such as, Maryse Conde use change and the effects of change, to help the reader better understand the underlying themes. In the novel Segu, Conde does just this. The controversy of change in religion creates a fairly large civil conflict amongst the Bambara people. This same civil conflict eventually boils over into the controversy of change in people and trade. The effect of this change would later be described as the world's lowest point of society.…
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Manziel was caught signing autographs at a table, and was accused of profiting money off them.…