1. Name of Case Texas v. Johnson 491 U.S. 397, 109 S.CT. 2533 (1989) 2. Facts of Case Gregory Johnson joined a protest in Dallas, Texas during the 1984 Republican Convention. During the protest Johnson burned a flag as others chanted.…
ISSUE PRESENTED Whether Orenthal James Simpson is guilty of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Facts and Proceedings A. OJ Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, 35, and Ronald Lyle Goldman, 25, are stabbed to death. Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Lyle Goldman were found murdered outside of Nicole’s house in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, California. Both victims had been stabbed multiple times throughout their bodies, Brown showed defensive wounds on her hands.…
LAWSUIT FILED OVER PUBLIC DEFENDER A Eureka criminal defense attorney on Friday filed a petition with the Humboldt County courthouse asking for a court order to fire the public defender that started in February. Patrik Griego, an attorney with the Janssen Malloy law firm, petitioned the court to compel county officials to fire David Marcus on the grounds the public defender is unqualified. Griego also asked for a judge to declare the county’s hiring process for the county’s top defense position is unlawful.…
On June 12, 1994 at about 10:15 pm (Courier Post Online, 2016) Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally stabbed to death in the front yard of Nicole’s home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, all while Nicole’s two children were still asleep in the house. After the bodies were discovered, the next of kin for both families needed to be contacted. Officers were sent to the home of O.J. Simpson to notify him of his ex-wife’s death. When officers arrived at his house, they attempted to make contact with him, but no one was answering the door.…
After reviewing Mr. Johnson’s medical history and medication list the best prescription for his diagnosis would be for Tamsulosin. According to the history, Mr. Johnson has orthostatic hypotension. With this in mind, Tamsulosin will work best for Mr. Johnson because it does not have an effect on vascular smooth muscle and will not further drop his blood pressure. Mr. Johnson may not respond to 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, Dutasreride and Finasteride, because he only has a mild enlargement of his prostate.…
Police conduct during the Carter murder investigation was far from ideal. The police did not follow appropriate procedures when conducting interviews and interrogations and they harassed Williamson and Fritz for four years when, at the time, they did not even have fabricated evidence. The prosecution and police then fabricated evidence against the two men, implicating them in the rape and murder when no true evidence pointed to them and, in fact, much of the evidence pointed against them. in regards to confessions, police conduct was unprofessional at best and illegal at worst.…
O.J Simpson was an upstanding citizen, ex-football player, husband and father until June 12 1994. On this day 21 years ago, O.J Simpson’s wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman were brutally murdered at the Simpson family home. Simpson was brought in for questioning and this started the lengthy court process which was televised for a total of 134 days ending on October 3rd 1995. Simpson was ultimately found not guilty of all charged by a jury of 10 women and 2 men (Linder, 2000). However in October of 2008, Simpson was arrested for 12 counts of armed robbery and kidnapping with an accomplice.…
January 24, 1995 marked the first day of the events that produced what was nicknamed “ The Trail of the Century” . The first official day of the trial of Orenthal James Simpson versus The People took place in June of 1994 in Los Angeles California when Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found dead outside of Brown’s home. Brown's ex-husband O.J was the first to be notified and questioned upon his return from his Chicago trip. Soon after Nicole’s funeral Simpson failed to surrender to the charges and lead police on a high-speed chase down the 405. After the chase, and much pleading and debate, Simpson “peacefully” went into custody.…
The October of 1998 in North Dakota was the start of a string of murders. The victims were women of ages ranging between 22 and 29, with petite frames, blond hair, and fair skin. Most of the women were regulars at local bars and were known to be of the wanton sort. The suspect’s profile can be built based on the crime scenes. Family Background…
America is based on freedom and opportunity, for years the wonderful thing we live on, which we call earth has been fought on and distributed into countrys. In March 21, 1989 the U.S. was offended when Gregory Lee Johnson decide he was going to burn the American flag in protest. Johnson would have a day in court to disscuss his actions, while in court Johnsons actions ended up being a protected form of speech under the first Amendment. Gregory Lee Johnson was a member of the Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade, he also took place in a political demonstration called the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas in 1984.…
Is Orenthal James Simpson guilty of committing the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown? If you think they are, you agree with the 83 percent of white people and 57 percent of black people who believe OJ Simpson is guilty for the deaths of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman (Ross). Orenthal James “OJ” Simpson also known as the “The Juice” was a player in the NFL who played for the Buffalo Bills. Simpson was tried for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and Ron Goldman, a friend of Nicole. Years later, Simpson was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping.…
To illustrate, suppose J. Doe is a randomly chosen American who was alive on January 1, 2000. According to the United States Center for Disease Control, roughly 2.4 million of the 275 million Americans alive on that date died during the 2000 calendar year. Among the approximately 16.6 million senior citizens (age 75 or greater) about 1.36 million died. The unconditional probability of the hypothesis that our J. Doe died during 2000, H, is just the population-wide mortality rate P(H) =…
On the 13th of July 2015, Sandra Bland a 28-year-old black African American was discovered hanging in a cell. Police officials have ruled the death of Sandra Bland as a suicide. However, black citizens refuse to believe this claim. Black citizens accuse the police of racially and sexually abusing Sandra Bland. Three days prior, Sandra Bland was stopped by the police officer Brian Encinia over a minor traffic incident.…
I decided to do option #2 major case observation and analysis. The online case I decided to do my research on was the Jodi Arias case. I believe the reason I picked this case over the others was this case was very interesting to me. Sure the O.J. Simpson case was a big one, but we all know he got away with murder. The George Zimmerman’s case didn’t last that long, and I felt that I would just find the same information in my research.…
In 1995, the cost of a gallon of gas was $1.09, a dozen eggs were 87 cents, a loaf of bread was $1.15 and the average cost of a new car was $15,500 (The People History). Timothy McVeigh caused an upset that would be known as the biggest terrorist attack at the time. The O.J. Simpson trial will be one of the most famous verdicts in history. Windows 95 and EBay were invented and became popular quickly. 1995 was a year of homegrown terrorism, the shock of the century and computer advances that changed the computer world forever.…