Procedural History : A reviewing court vacated both convictions‚ and Thompson was found not guilty in a retrial on the murder charge. Thompson then filed suits aginst the district attorney’s office. District court : - Brady violation : Brady disclosure consists of exculpatory or impeaching information and evidence that is material to the guilt or innocence or to the punishment of a defendant. a the supreme court they decided this … at the … they decided this …. Facts : Thompson has been convicted
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the story diverge. The most plausible and believable of the both stories is that of the people and militia themselves. They state in the account of John Parker that the troops had rushed in and began firing upon them with out notice. According to Samuel Winship‚(source 5) no discharge or arms was done on either side until the order was given to‚ and order only done by a commander‚ more specifically a commander of the British troops as seen by the picture on (source
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resistance organization‚ that was made up of men and women (known as the daughters of liberty) from the New England colonies that protested the acts that the British government put on them. Some out front members of the organization were Paul revere and Samuel Adams. Most of the members came from middle to upper class families‚ so they had money. They relied on public demonstrations to get support on their positions against the British government. Mostly nonviolent acts‚ such as boycotts on taxed goods
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disguised as Native Americans‚ destroyed large shipments of British tea to protest the Tea Act. The tea‚ which was thrown into the Boston Harbor‚ was owned by the British East India Company and thus went against the liberties of the American colonists. Samuel Adams‚ the founder of the Sons of Liberty‚ argued that the Boston Tea Party was not the result of a lawless mob. Instead‚ it was a virtuous protest that was a necessary evil for the people to defend their natural rights.
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The Haymarket Affair For many‚ America is not just the country they happen to live in but also it is a place of freedoms‚ liberties and independencies and even a refuge for some people. In 1886 though‚ a group of people attempted to share their opinion in Haymarket Square‚ Chicago‚ which led to a dangerous riot and a series of trials with convictions and executions. Throughout the affair‚ innocent lives were lost‚ people were wrongly accused‚ and the judicial system was revealed as flawed. Throughout
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was an eminent biologist who heavily supported Darwin’s theory of evolution. He based his argument upon scientific knowledge and belief‚ as well as suggesting he ‘would rather have been descended from an ape than a bishop who obscured the truth.’ Samuel Wilberforce‚ Bishop of Oxford‚ was outraged‚ particularly by the idea of a heritable link between man and apes. He believed that implying humans were descended from apes was against the Christian Doctrine. Wilberforce argued that if Darwin’s ideas
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Chapter 6 1. Samuel de Champlain a. Soldier and explorer whose energy and leadership earned him the title “Father of the New France” b. He entered into friendly relations with the nearby Huron Indian tribes and at their request‚ he joined them in battle against the federated Iroquois c. After two volleys from the rifles‚ they scared off the terrified Iroquois and thus earned the enmity of the Iroquois 2. Quebec d. Granite sentinel commanding the St. Lawrence River
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In Exodus 22:18‚ it proclaims‚ “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live!” In 1692 Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ the Puritans believed every word that the Bible said‚ causing the death of twenty people because they were accused of witchcraft. What caused the panic and alarm that lead to the death of twenty people in Salem? There were three causes: conflict between young girls and older women‚ lying teenagers‚ economic and political power divided between two sides of town. One possible cause could be the conflict
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Zinn Chapter 4: Tyranny is Tyranny Main ideas: • By 1760‚ the American colonies had undergone 18 different types of rebellions all aimed at overthrowing colonial governments. By the 1760’s the colonies had birthed capable and educated leaders‚ leaders that would direct the rebellious energy coming from the colonists towards the British. • After the French and Indian war was over‚ the English were more in need of the monetary value that colonies provided‚ and the colonies were less in need of
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basic American history course. They learn about the witchcraft trials‚ and the hangings that followed. They learn about Increase and Cotton Mather‚ father and son on opposite sides of the issue of witchcraft. If they are lucky‚ they learn about Rev. Samuel Parris and what led some to like him and his judgments‚ and others to despise him. But they do not typically learn about the Porters and the Putnams‚ the two big families of Salem Village. They do not learn about the Anti- and Pro-Parris groups
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