Sacco and Vanzetti

Scarpelli pleaded guilty to armed robbery in July 1965 in Wisconsin. Scarpelli was then sentenced to fifteen years in prison, but the judge suspended the sentence and Scarpelli were placed on probation for a period of seven years. Then about a month later on August 6, 1965, Scarpelli and another man were caught in the process of committing burglary of a home (Gagnon v. Scarpelli. (n.d.). Scarpelli’s probation was revoked by the Wisconsin Department of probation for associating with known…

involving Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, all of these fears came into place. Acording to the documentary, “(A.H.F.) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti” this case did not come to justice in our court system back then. Commentators in this documentary know that these two men’s ethnicity and what they beleieved in played a big role in deciding weather they should live or die. All the evidence that was…

A death, a life of a teammate, a twitter account, and a note . These are the points that this case revolve around. First the death. On May 15th 2014 Lee Valdez and Sam Spencer were sent to investigate a car theft. While Spencer stayed Valdez went to look for suspects down the east block Lotus Avenue[Gesture to lotus avenue]. Valdez found a suspect, Casey Barns, and immediately began to choke him. Meanwhile Jamie Hayes went to outside to find that Casey was getting choked, so he grabbed the…

On March 2, 1986, two men named Anthony Salerno and Vincent Cafaro were arrested and indicted on 29 counts of RICO or racketeering influenced and corrupt organization act violations, mail and wire fraud, criminal gambling, and fraud. The violations of the RICO act included 35 acts of extortion, gambling, fraud, and conspiracy to commit murder. The Government’s case painted Salerno as the boss of a crime family organization called the Genovese crime family of La Costa Nostra and Cafaro was…

There is a famous court case called The Sacco-Vanzetti Case. This case is one of the most interesting court cases in the history of court cases. Why is it interesting? It is interesting because it deals with a thing called the capitol punishment. This is when a criminal is put to death be the state. Also, the case was brought up to trial for more than six years. In this research paper I will be talking about what happened in the trial. Also, I will talk about the criminals and the things they…

unions. “Red Scare” was important, because it led to violations of individual’s rights. Sacco and Vanzetti Case Nicola Sacco, a shoe-factory worker, and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, a fish peddler, were convicted in 1921 of the murder of a Massachusetts paymaster and his guard. The jury and judge were prejudiced in some degree against the defendants because they were Italians, atheists, and draft dodgers. Sacco and Vanzetti Case was important, because it made the public suspicious about the concept of…

Professor Harris Composition II (1002-40615) 3 October 2014 Where’s the Improvement? It is almost impossible to abide by any motto set by humans because humans are given choices, and choices are associated with emotions and feelings whether they are realized or not. Granted the option of choice, sometimes people do not select the best judgments. This is the flawed and imperfect nature within humans. We can learn from these flaws to avoid future blunders; however, racial profiling is a trend…

The West Memphis Three were three teenages: Jason Baldwin, Damian Echols, and Jessie Misskelley. These three teens were accused of murdering three little boys along the bank of a creek. The West Memphis Three and Sacco and Vanzetti are two different crimes of murder. Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of robbery and murder of two police officers. Justice is something that changes people’s lives for better or worse, and isn’t something…

“Nicola Sacco was born in the Italian town of Torremaggiore on 22nd April, 1891. He emigrated to the United States when he was seventeen. Sacco found work in a shoe factory in Stoughton, Massachusetts. He got married and started a family. Sacco also became involved in left-wing politics ”(source 6) This was very common for lots of immigrants in the 1920s. They would come over and work in a factory . “Bartolomeo Vanzetti was born in the Italian town of Villafalletto…

Not So Wonderful Nonsense in the 1920’s The 1920’s were a time of many hostile issues in the United States. Murders, robberies, and scientific testing were all a result of the KKK, Sacco and Vanzetti, and the eugenics movement. These three significant events were often the headline of many newspapers in the 20’s. The KKK, also known as the Klu Klux Klan, was a cult created by white men who were against immigrants, most races, and religions other than their own. William J. Simmons, a former…