Case Citation: Nix‚ Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary v. Williams‚ 467 U.S. 431‚ 104 S. Ct. 2501 (1984) Parties: Nix‚ Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary/Petitioner Williams/Respondent Facts: On 24 December 1968‚ in Des Moines‚ Iowa‚ a ten year-old little girl by the name of Pamela Powers‚ went missing while she was accompanying her parents to watch an athletic event at the local YMCA. An individual‚ later identified as Williams‚ was witnessed by an unknown 14 year-old boy carrying
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Cherry sentencing courts. The article shows the outline and decisions made for every individual who was sentenced on the said day. After reading through the long list of hearings‚ I chose one in particular to report on; A 25 year old male has been currently incarcerated at a correctional institution where he has been awaiting sentencing. At this said hearing‚ the defendant was brought in front of the honorable Judge Cherry to be sentenced on numerous charges. The defendant faces sentencing for two
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STATE v. PRANKCUS Facts: Judd approached the defendant in an attempt to calm him. The defendant then punched Judd in the face. A brief fight ensured between Judd and the defendant during which a shelf with ceramic mugs fell on the floor and shattered. Doucette‚ Anderson and Potkaj attempted to break up the fight. Anderson and Potkaj grabbed Judd by his arms to restrain him while Doucette came up behind the defendant and wrapped his arms around him to stop the fight. The defendant broke free from
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Sentencing Paper Toska Reed Introduction of Corrections/CJA234 February 02‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Online Professor John Eckert Sentencing Paper In this paper will describe how the system analyzes the principal objectives of punishment within the United States correctional system. It will also describe how the state and federal systems goals of punishment. How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall and I will explain and support my answer? Also‚ this paper
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Parole and Truth in Sentencing paper To understand parole one needs to know what parole is and what it means. Parole is the status and early release of a convicted offender who has been conditionally releases from prison by a paroling authority before his or her sentence is expired. Parole and Probation have similar conditions. While an offender is on parole they have certain rules they need to follow. There is another form of parole which is Federal parole. Federal parole was determined by the
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Robert Munoz Jr CJAD 350 25 January 2015 Professor Carden Rapid Changes in Sentencing Structures Judges in the United States used indeterminate sentencing for nearly 45 years. This type of sentencing has a set limit of incarceration that a convict may serve for the crime committed. If the judge gives an offender two to five years imprisonment‚ then that offender will serve a minimum of two years but will serve no more than five years. This system was put into place to make the offender
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Sentencing Paper CJA/234 02/12/2014 Instructor: Mr. Mitchell Punishment may sound like painful word‚ but in fact it is nothing more but a consequence given to a criminal offender. The state and federal correction system have similar objectives for criminal offenders as a form of punishment. Due to request for harsher punishment‚ sentencing affects both the state and federal correction system. Upon pleading or finding an offender guilty‚ 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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burned by acid‚ revealing a ominous separate personality of the man that was buried deep within him. That man was District Attorney Harvey Dent‚
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‘The law is an instrument of the ruling class.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (21 marks – 30mins) Traditional Marxists would argue that law making and law enforcement only serves the interests of the ruling class. Chambliss argued that laws to protect private property are the cornerstone of capitalist society. His argument was in regards to a case studied in Britain’s east African colonies. The British introduced a cash tax that if unpaid was a criminal
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