Professor Swenson Criminal Law November 27‚ 2012 McCleskey v. Kemp Mr. McCleskey was a Black man‚ that was convicted of two counts armed robbery and one count of murder in the Supreme Court of Fulton County‚ Georgia. His convictions were due to the robbery of a furniture store and the killing of a white police officer while the robbery was occurring. There was evidence presented at trial that proved one of the bullets to be from a .38 caliber Rossi revolver‚ which fit the description of
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Kathryn Myrick Business Law 1 Professor McDonnell Case Brief A.5 Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine Inc.‚ 968 F. 2d 1110 (11th Cir. 1992) FACTS: In 1985 Michael Savage placed an ad in the Soldier of Fortune Magazine (“SOF”) advertising “Gun For Hire”. The ad ran from June 1985 to March 1986 generating an average of 30-40 call per week for jobs ranging from murder‚ kidnapping‚ assault and other criminal activity. After three previous failed attempts on his business partner Richard Braun’s
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Marriot Case Brief 1. What is the weighted Average Cost of Capital for Marriot Corporation? WACC for Marriott Corp is 11.89 WACC of divisions: Lodging 10.29‚ Restaurant 13.49‚ Contract Services 13.615 a) What risk-free rate and the risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? We used 8.95% as the risk free rate (LT Government Debt) and the MRP we used was 7.43%‚ which means are expected market return is 8.95+7.43=16.38% b) How did you measure Marriott’s cost of debt? We added
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Case Brief A.4 GNAZZO v. G.D. SEARLE & CO. 973 F.2d 136 (1992) U.S. Court of Appeals‚ Second Circuit Pierce‚ Circuit Judge Facts: On November 11‚ 1974‚ Gnazzo had an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted in her uterus for contraceptive purposes. The IUD was developed‚ marketed and sold by G.D. Searle & Co. (Searle). When Gnazzo’s deposition was taken‚ she stated that her doctor had informed her that “the insertion would hurt‚ but not for long‚” and that she “would have uncomfortable and probably
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Texas Instruments Facts: * The company was founded in 1930 as Geophysical Service Inc. * GSI used seisms signal processing technology to search for oil. * GSI was sold to four of its mangers eleven years after its formation. * Texas Instruments Incorporated is headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas. * The company has manufacturing‚ design and sales operations in more than 25 countries. * It has three separate business segments: (1) Semiconductor 85%. (2) Sensors & Controls
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Fisher v. University of Texas case main issue is the automatic admission of the top 10% of the high school class has the effect of privileging moderately bright students at a school full of poorly performing students over moderately bright students at schools full of excellent performers. Diversity is not a word that alone stands for concept of race. Rather the concept of diversity should be applied in regard to race‚ gender‚ and income. At an essential level colleges and courts should look at the
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Le Barron v. State 145 N.W. 2d 79 (Wis. 1966) History David Le Barron was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted rape. He appealed and the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the conviction. Facts Jodean Randen‚ a housewife‚ wass walking home when she crossed paths with the Le Barron. He grabbed her and demanded her purse. She gave him the purse and started quickly walking away. When he discovered the purse was empty‚ he went after her‚ grabbed her‚ and told her not to scream. He then
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..Problem Statement: How can Texas Instruments maintain market share and profitability while other companies are conforming to global pricing systems? Company Assessment: Financial Assessment: Throughout the 1980’s‚ Texas Instruments was the leader in sales for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. In 1980‚ TI recorded sales of $1.453 million. However‚ by 1985 competition became more intense and Motorola (along with NEC) became the industry leaders in the semiconductor market. By 1992
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Texas A&M University-College Station 401 Joe Routt Blvd College Station‚ TX 77843 (979)845-3211 http://www.tamu.edu Statistics Texas A&M is located in a city named College Station where it has a population of 100‚050 people. Tuition Expenses • In state- $9‚522 • Out of state- $26‚356 Other Expenses • • • • Cost for room and board- $9‚522 Textbooks and supplies- $1‚000 Others (food‚ spending money ect.)- $2‚100 Total = $22‚470 Estimated cost • In state- $126‚600 • Out of state- $195‚304
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SPM 333 Facility Negligence/Crowd Management BOYER v. IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSN. The case against Iowa High School Athletic Association was created by Marian Boyer. Marian Boyer attended a basketball game Roosevelt Junior High School in Mason City‚ Iowa. Boyer‚ her husband and two other witnesses‚ Mr and Mrs Garland‚ sat together at the tow row bleachers. According to the case brief when the bleachers are not in use they are pushed back toward the wall. It takes
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