midnight and 8:00am‚ he broke a door‚ smashed a cigarette machine and a record player‚ and stole money from a cash register. Based on a witness’s account‚ police arrested Gideon and charged him with breaking and entering with intent to commit petty larceny. When Gideon went to trial‚ he requested an attorney to represent him. The judge of Florida denied his request because under the existing state law‚ the court could only appoint counsel to represent a defendant was when he was charged with a crime
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Death Penalty It is the Ultimate Warning Nevertheless‚ if would-be criminals know undoubtedly that they will be put to death should they murder with premeditation‚ very many of them are much less inclined to commit murder. Whether or not would-be criminals are wary of committing the worst crime is an important—and probably impossible—question to answer. Murder still happens very frequently. So some criminals disregard this warning for various reasons. But the fact does remain that many criminals
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Texas State University eCommons@Texas State University Applied Research Projects‚ Texas State University-San Marcos Public Administration Program 4-1-2009 An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans‚ Louisiana Kevin L. Bailey Texas State University-San Marcos‚ Dept. of Political Science‚ Public Administration Program‚ kevinbailey444@hotmail.com Recommended Citation Bailey‚ Kevin L.‚ "An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New
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appeared to be clothing. Once the officer reached the location of the woman‚ he recognized her—Mary Jones—as being an individual he had arrested several times before for public drunkenness‚ resisting arrest‚ possession of a controlled substance‚ felony larceny‚ and prostitution. Officer Marconi anticipated that this could be a very challenging situation because Jones did not like law enforcement‚ tended to be aggressive‚ and had‚ in the past‚ run as soon as she saw a police cruiser. Marconi called for backup
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5. Issue: The issue is whether Kramer can file suit with Monk’s Café for punitive damages for the burns he suffered on his groin from the coffee he bought at Monk’s Café. Rule: “The jurors say their punitive damages award was based on the fact McDonald’s had received more than 700 prior complaints about the scalding water in its coffee‚ and while many caused injuries‚ the company had done nothing about it” (’HOT COFFEE’). Punitive damages are defined as‚ “damages awarded in cases of serious or
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property crimes that happens includes larceny-theft‚ home burglary‚ home invasion‚ grand theft auto‚ forgery‚ and arson. These types of crimes may be caused by factors such as high school dropouts‚ the population density per square mile‚ and people living in urban areas. The paper will focus on the crimes against properties such as larceny-theft‚ home burglary‚ and grand theft auto‚ not a person. Crimes of property happen more often than other crimes. Larceny is a type of theft when someone takes
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Reporting Program is maintained by the Federal Bureau of investigation and is used by law enforcement nationwide. Data is gathered from eight different types of crimes such burglary‚ robbery‚ automobile theft‚ assault‚ homicide‚ rape‚ arson‚ and larceny more than 50 dollars. This information enables law enforcement agencies to distribute security‚ staff‚ and surveillance to locations with high crime rates. The following research will be discussing the crime rates from Detroit‚ Michigan‚ and Miami
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that took place. | Scenario 1 While passing Makoto’s house one night‚ Sarah see a laptop computer left unattended on Makoto’s porch. Sarah takes the computer‚ carries it home‚ and tells everyone she owns it. In this scenario the crime is larceny. Larceny is the unlawful taking and carrying away of someone else’s property with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of their possession. (Roger LeRoy Miller‚ 2008) It would not be like burglary because there was no breaking and entering involved
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Essay Over the importance of following instructions One repurcution to not following orders is a ucmj which according to the U.S. military is any one of these things which is why at all times you want to follow instructions down to the tee. Courts-martial [edit] Courts-martial are conducted under the UCMJ and the Manual for Courts-Martial United States. If the trial results in a conviction‚ the case is reviewed by the convening authority – the commanding officer who referred the case for trial
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Student Name: Wendell Ballantyne Student Identification Number: AC1210069 Course Number and Title: JO2.V.2.1 Criminal Law Assignment Number and Title: Assignment 6_06 Criminal Law Date of Submission: May 8‚ 2014 The offence of Burglary has gone through significant changes over the years in terms of its meaning and what constitutes the offence. Under common Law‚ burglary is defined as the breaking and entering of a dwelling at nighttime‚ with the intent to commit a felony inside. The elements for
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