Gerald Scarpelli‚ pleaded guilty in July 1965‚ to a charge of armed robbery in Wisconsin. The trial judge sentenced him to 15 years’ imprisonment‚ but suspended the sentence and placed him on probation for seven years in the custody of the Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare. At that time‚ he signed an agreement specifying the terms of his probation and a "Travel Permit and Agreement to Return" allowing him to reside in Illinois‚ with supervision there under an interstate compact. On August 5
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April 20th‚ 1871. According to Fahs et. al (2010) this act “gave the president power to suppress the writ of habeas corpus and send in federal troops to suppress armed resistance to federal law” (p. 600). Because of this act‚ African Americans in some counties were able to safely visit the voting polls for the first time. Fahs et. al (2012) do admit that Grant “suspended the writ of habeas corpus in only nine South Carolina counties” (p. 600). Admittedly he could have expanded the Act’s reach to many
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When acknowledging case at the Supreme Court level it must be a case worth the argument to continue it. The Supreme Court is the highest court that a case can reach and doesn’t give the decision of the case but gives an opinion on what they believe is right and the lower court from which it came from decides what happens to the case. The Supreme Court deals with the highest level of cases and is the only court listed in the constitution (Federal Court Concepts). The Supreme Court is known for decisions
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question of whether the detectives had not acted in good faith‚ to obtain incriminating statements and the location of Powers’ body‚ could not be proven‚ thus‚ reversing the appellate court decision. Decision: In 1980‚ Williams‚ seeking a writ of habeas corpus in United States District court was denied but eventually reversed by The Court of Appeals‚ in that the state failed to prove that the detectives acted in good faith. The United States Supreme Court reversed and remanded the decision‚ expressing
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Maria Ramirez Period 7 Word count 602 The Amistad The Amistad was a significant historical event that eventually led to important outcomes like the awareness of slavery and the encouragement of public opinion. The Amistad was a Spanish slave ship used in the 1800’s. On June 27‚ 1839‚ The Amistad left the port of Havana‚ Cuba with Captain Ransom Ferrer and two passengers‚ Jose Ruiz and Pedro Montez. Along with fifty-three African American slaves from the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone‚ “Ruiz had forty-nine
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Capital Punishment Matt Meeks Political Science Mr. Lawrence 16 November 2011 Matt Meeks 14 Mr. Lawrence POLS 1113 16 November 2011 Capital Punishment The justice system is a complicated area of government; not all states enforce the death penalty‚ because criminal punishment is a subject left for the states to decide (Banner‚ 2002). There are multiple methods of execution available to enforce the death penalty; different states enforce different methods‚ even
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Abraham Lincoln and Slavery Andrew Martin 11-17-2012 Abraham Lincoln‚ the sixteenth president of the United States of America‚ was a virtuous man who wanted only good for his country. There have been many opposing views on his presidency‚ some saying he was not fit and others saying he was one of the greatest. These are just opinions‚ and as everyone thinks differently from everyone else‚ there has and will always be opposing views. One thing that cannot be disputed
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How close to revolution was Great Britain in the 1790’s? The 1790’s wasn’t the easiest of times for Britain. Revolution overthrowing the monarchy in France caused working-class civilians in Britain to entertain the idea of revolutionizing. This‚ among other aspects such as the war with France and food supply‚ meant that Britain‚ led by Pitt‚ had to fight off the threat of revolution. It would be a fair statement to make that although Great Britain had big enough threats and factors for revolution
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Schindler’s List World War II was a very bad time for everybody. The world was going through a rough period of time. It was so bad that they gave it a name. We now call that period the Great Depression. Sounds depressing‚ I know. Adolf Hitler saw the Great Depression as a great opportunity to rise in power. He began telling the people of Germany exactly what they wanted to hear. Everybody believed him and Adolf Hitler joined a party called the Nazis. He saw this party as a great way to reach his
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