Hunterdon County

the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping case, the court system is seen when Hauptmann has his first appearance in the courts and is indicted by the Supreme Court on charges of extortion of $50,000 from Charles Lindbergh. In a preliminary hearing at the Hunterdon County Courthouse in New Jersey, grand jurors unanimously voted to indict Hauptman for murder in 1934 (Linder, 2017). Two weeks after being charged with extortion, Hauptmann learned at the arraignment about being charged with murder as…

On October 8, 1934 he was indicted for murder. Finally, on October 19, 1934, he was moved to the Hunterdon County Jail in New Jersey, to await trial. (FBI, n.d.) The trial began on January 3, 1935, at Flemington, New Jersey. The case was based on circumstantial evidence. Among the evidence, already discovered in the investigation, was the ladder that…

for this case to go to trial. The trial in New York he was charged with extortion in September 1934 and in October 8, 1934 he was indicted for murder, so the Governor of NY granted the Governor of NJ request to transfer Hauptman back to the Hunterdon County Flemington New Jersey to wait for the trial. The Trial The trail in Flemington, New Jersey for the Lindbergh case against Hauptman lasted only five weeks. The evidence was circumstantial – based on the match of the marks on the ladder to…

Technology and Social Interactions Technology is starting to revolutionize every aspect of life from the smallest of ways to the largest ways. With this comes changes in how we are socializing and communicating with those closest to us and with businesses. From checking in early to appointments all the way to sending your order to a restaurant before arriving, we are experiencing a technological revolution. But, what are these increases of technology use doing to our social aspects of life? The…

opioid overdoses. While not explicitly saying it, this bill is focusing on treatment of drug addiction instead of punishment for it. This bill was passed just prior to the heroin epidemic of Ocean County, New Jersey. The bill was a bipartisan effort however…

The Iditarod Is Mush Twenty-one dogs died in the Iditarod Dog Sled Race from 1990 to 1995 (Derr, “The Perilous” 119+). That is just over a span of five years. Now take into account that the Iditarod started in 1973. Innocent dogs were harmed when the race started and innocent dogs are continuing to be harmed today. Some people say that the Iditarod is an important part of Alaska’s history and that everyone involved loves it, but scientific studies have shown that dogs receive many injuries and…