People v. Goetz‚ 1986 New York Court of Appeals Chief Justice Sol Wachtler Facts: On December 22‚ 1984‚ Darryl Cabey‚ James Ramseur‚ Troy Canty and Barry Allen were on the same subway car with Bernhard Goetz. Canty approached Goetz and demanded five dollars. At this point‚ Goetz stood up‚ pulled out an unlicensed .38 pistol and fired four shots at the four boys‚ establishing a “pattern of fire.” None of the boys displayed a weapon or otherwise threatened Goetz. Goetz fled the scene but
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Case Name Continental Airlines‚ Inc. v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation‚ 216 Cal.App.3d 3888‚ 264 Cal.Rptr. 779 [1](1990) Court of Appeals of California. Statement of Facts At Los Angeles International Airport‚ a horrible accident by a continental DC-10 took place On March 1‚ 1978. According to some continental airlines experts the reason behind the accident was “two tires burst on the left landing gear”1. Despite the efforts of the captain to stop the plane‚ it was too late to control a
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State v. Metzger 319 N.W.2d 459 (Neb. 1982) History Douglas E. Metzger was convicted in the municipal court of the city of Lincoln‚ Nebraska‚ of violating statute 9.52.100 of the Lincoln Municipal Code. Metzger appealed to the Nebraska Supreme Court. Facts At about 7:45 a.m. on April 30‚ 1981‚ a man was pulling into a parking space directly in front of Mr. Metzger’s open front apartment window. While doing so he witnessed Mr. Metzger standing in the window completely nude from the thighs
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Bernhard Goetz is a Subway Vigilante. On December 22‚ 1984‚ Bernhard Goetz left is apartment in Manhattan and went to the IRT subway station on 14th street and 7th avenue. At the subway station ‚ he took the #2 downtown express and sat next to 4 young black men. Two of the young men‚ Troy Canty and Barry Allen walked up to Goetz and asked him for $5.00. James Ramseur‚ the third youth‚ gestured toward a bulge in his pocket that looks suspiciously like a gun. He later stated that Canty’s eyes were
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Saibhang Khalsa BA453 Marie Mayes April 15‚ 2010 Zappos.com Case Briefing Zappos.com is an online retailer who began selling shoes out of a house in San Francisco in 1999 and has grown to an online superstore with sales of over $1billion. They claim that their success is due to their commitment to customer service and their positive internal culture. Their growth strategy is unconventional. They reinvest most of their earnings into improving service for customers‚ rather than spending
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U.S. Supreme Court Gregg v. Georgia‚ 428 U.S. 153 (1976) FACTS The defendant‚ Troy Gregg was charged with committing armed robbery and murder. The defendant challenged the imposition of the death sentences in this case as "cruel and unusual" punishment in violation of the Eighth and the Fourteenth Amendments. 423 U.S. 1082 (1976). ISSUE Is the imposition of the death sentence prohibited under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments as "cruel and unusual" punishment? Result No. In a 7-to-2
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Team Brief Guidelines CONTENTS • Introduction • What is team briefing? • The benefits of team briefing • The team briefing process • The team briefing calendar • Guidelines for managers with a responsibility for delivering a team briefing • Feedback and follow up • Guidelines for those receiving a team briefing • Monitoring the team briefing process • Frequently asked questions WHAT IS TEAM BRIEFING? In simple terms‚ team briefing brings managers together with their teams on a face-to-face basis
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Jessica Feeney Paralegal 246 Monday / Wednesday 7 – 10:10pm People v. Green 163 Cal.App.3d 239‚ 205 CalRptr.255 (Cal App 2 Dist. 1984) Facts: The defendant Vencil Green was charged and convicted of 12 felony offenses. The defendant used a gun to commit robbery and kidnaping for the purpose of robbery. At trial court the defendant presented expert testimony that the defendant’s history of heavy usage of PCP and other illicit drugs that has affected his brain and his ability to have committed
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Power of context In the 1980s‚ the City of New York was a City polluted with waste and graffiti‚ where people would always get away with committing a crime. In Malcolm Gladwell’s essay “The Power of Context: Bernie Goetz and the Rise and Fall of New York City Crime” gives us a probable explanation of how a change like this can happen. The essay is an environmental argument‚ with varying kinds of a seemingly endless amount of verification‚ which suggests that crimes can be prohibited depending on
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Team Briefing Guidelines A guide to team briefing at the University of Limerick Approved July 2011 Contents INTRODUCTION 3 What is team briefing? 3 The benefits of team briefing 3 The team briefing process 4 The team briefing timeline 4 The team briefing calendar 2011/12 5 Guidelines for delivering team briefings 5 Guidelines for receiving team briefings 7 Monitoring the team briefing process 7
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