other scattered only 10 states. “ Graham Was arrested for the robbery attempt. Under Florida law‚ it is within a prosecutor’s discretion whether to charge 16 and 17-year-olds as adults or juveniles for most felony crimes. Graham’s prosecutor elected to charge Graham as an adult. The charges against Graham were armed burglary with assault or battery‚ a first-degree felony carrying a maximum penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. And attempted armed-robbery‚ a second-degree felony carrying a maximum
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people are being pushed to gang life out of a need or desire to fill an emotional or physical void and these underlying desires have permeated the subculture and have become the norm instead of the exception. There are several theories which have attempted to explain the reason teenagers turn to deviant behavior‚ however‚ for this context we will be discussing only two; the first is the theory of Social Control‚ which is the way a society attempts to prevent and discourage behaviors that violate norms
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involve murder‚ kidnapping‚ and robbery. When convicted of a felony you are more than likely going to be in prison for a very long time. Lastly is a misdemeanor. Misdemeanors are the less serious crimes that consist of things such as shoplifting and DUI’s. These usually have a fine and possible jail time. The FBI classifies major felonies into two categories: Violent crimes and property crimes. Violent crimes include murder‚ rape‚ criminal homicide‚ armed robbery‚ and aggravated assault. Property
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Joel Lebron vs. Florida ABSTRACT The Joel Lebron vs. Florida case was a complete tragedy of Ana Maria Angel and her boyfriend Nelson Portobanco. Ana Maria and Portobanco were both kidnapped and robbed by 5 Orlando men. Ana Maria was gang raped in front of Portobanco as Portobanco was stabbed multiple times‚ then the couple was soon executed on the side of I-95 in Boca Raton. There Ana Maria’s life was taken as a straight bullet to the head and her witness‚ Portobanco played dead and luckily
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Gun Control Imagine a world where there were no laws controlling who could and couldn’t buy guns. Imagine that a felon who had committed armed robbery could walk into any store and buy a gun along with the ammunition that is needed for that gun. It would be a scary would if anybody and everybody were able to buy a gun. If there were no laws for gun owners this situation could happen these laws are put into place to protect not only citizens but to protect the gun owners. Thankfully we live in a
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the home invasion of Florence McKay. The same street gang that got her first-degree robbery‚ burglary‚ torture‚ aggravated mayhem. Now at that point in Asia life‚ it would have been nice to know she could have depended on the law. However‚ due to a poor decision and being illiterate to his rights this is the outcome. Asia Davis is being held on $1.5 million bail and charged with six felonies‚ including attempted murder‚ torture and participating in a street gang. How about the Chicago Police Department
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made a delinquent by learning how to fight for what he wanted‚ his parents were divorced‚ he started running with the bad crowd‚ at 13 years old he developed an addiction to cocaine. He stopped attending school‚ his low point was 16 charged with attempted murder for beating a Vietnamese refugee with a metal hook leaving the victim blind. Another celebrity
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2000 CASE DIGESTS C R I M I N A L L A W SUMMARY OF DOCTRINES JUSTIFYING CIRCUMSTANCES Self-Defense The invocation of self-defense is an admission of the killing and its authorship. By this admission‚ the burden of proof shifts to the accused who must establish all elements of the justifying circumstance. The nature and number of wounds inflicted disprove the plea of self-defense because they demonstrate determined effort to kill and not just defend himself. (People v. Magayac
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Chapter 9 Wrongful Deaths Homicide numbers decline from 2009 to 2010 Peaked in 2001 4.8 offenders per 100K 88% know each other (victim and offender) Officers Killed * 48 nationally * 45 by firearm * 47 male * 19 with firearm within 5 feet Officers assaulted * Underreported * 57 thousand * 10 per 100 officers Modes of Death Accidental * Car crash * Fall * Industrial accident * Work related accidents Natural
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took place in a tavern. Several men held Sarah Tobias‚ a young woman with a reputation for promiscuity‚ down on the pinball table and took turns at having sex with her while she was held down. Around them is a crowd of onlookers. None stopped‚ or attempted to stop‚ this from happening. In fact‚ a crowd gathered around these men who were raping Sarah and were cheering them on and encouraging others to join in. The District Attorney Kathryn Murphy assigned to the case wanted to drop the case completely
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