Facts Police observed Bridget Webb on Essex Street in Boston on the nights of October 28, 29, 30, and November 4. Prior to these dates, Police had no knowledge of Webb. On November 4, police observed Webb walking up and down Essex Street wearing a short mini skirt, a thin tank top, and stiletto heels, despite an outside temperature of thirty-five degrees. Several lone male drivers pulled over, sometimes on their own and sometimes after Webb flagged them down. On a few occasions, Webb ran into the middle of the street in an apparent attempt to “catch” the cars. Webb yelled loudly, whistled, and made obscene gestures in response to the men who pulled over, but police could not hear or observe what, if anything, the drivers said to Webb. Other drivers honked their horns as they drove by, causing Webb to get angry, stomp her feet, and yell obscenities. Though Essex Street was unusually quiet on the night of November 4, Webb’s actions created a disturbance for several patrons of nearby restaurants, causing them to look out the windows to see what was happening. Additionally, a few pedestrians stopped to see what was happening. Police arrested Webb as a “disorderly person.” The Commonwealth must now decide whether to charge Webb as a “disorderly person” or a “common night walker.” Question Should the Commonwealth charge Webb as a “disorderly person” or a “common night walker” for waiving down cars driven by lone males, yelling obscenities, and creating a general disturbance to the public? Brief Answer The Commonwealth should charge Webb as a “disorderly person” for running into the street with no legitimate purpose and creating a hazardous condition to drivers. Discussion Webb should be charged as a “disorderly person” for creatin... ... middle of paper ... ...ied upon. Nor is there explicit evidence that Webb had solicited illicit sex as King used to convict the defendant. Circumstantial evidence such as Webb’s clothing, police observations that Webb was on a street frequented by prostitutes several times over the course of about a week, and that Webb conversed with unidentified lone male divers, without any evidence as to the content of those conversations, is unlikely that the Commonwealth can convict Webb of “common night walking.” Conclusion Webb should be charged as a “disorderly person” for creating a hazard to the public by running into the street with no legitimate purpose, endangering her self and others. The Commonwealth should not charge Webb as a “common night walker,” because circumstantial evidence is not supplemented with more explicit evidence that she was attempting to solicit illicit sexual activities.
Casey was arrested on July 16th, 2008 and charged the following day with giving false statements to law enforcement, child neglect and obstruction of a criminal investigation. Casey was interviewed by officers regarding the disappearance of Caylee and claimed that she “felt that Caylee was still alive” (YouTube, 2008). Casey remained calm, emotionless and flirty throughout the interview with the police officer and continued to claim that she did not know the whereabouts of Caylee and insisted on disc...
Butler was one of many to be accused of a crime he didn’t commit. In 1993, a woman got
During the seventies in New Jersey created a program that could change life in society. This program occurred only in twenty-eight cities. Government and public officials were excited about this concept. Police officials were not so much. Foot patrol made officers walk in sleet and snow. Assigned foot patrol was a way of punishment for officers. State funding of foot patrol shut the mouths of some people. Silence stopped after the “Police Foundation”(Kelling) put foot patrol to the actual test. To contrary belief this rattled some arguments in the community an...
The basic rights of citizens in cities are challenged in order for officials to protect and maintain safety of the city. Law enforcement reform is an ongoing, popular, controversial topic in modern day politics and communities. Societal changes result from outcomes of solving and preventing crimes. Malcolm Gladwell introduces us to the Broken Windows Theory in the story “The Power of Context” as a resolution to prevent major crimes from being committed in urban cities. The Broken Windows Theory can be corroborated to different situations and scenarios. In the Myth of the Ant Queen, Beth Loffreda highlights how the epidemic of Matt Shepard’s murder began with the details of the crime, rather than the murder itself. This caused the details to
Fine, Michelle, et al. "“Anything Can Happen With Police Around”: Urban Youth Evaluate Strategies Of Surveillance In Public Places." Journal Of Social Issues 59.1 (2003): 141-158. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Jan. 2016.
Shortly after Reineke and Wilson’s arrest, Deonnia Sky Allen, 25, of Glendale, Ariz., and Jamie Lynn Knight, 35, of Avondale, Ariz., were charged with one count of each using a computer to advertise prostitution, and receiving or concealing money made from prostitution.
Nigel Covington, editor of The National Report gives a brief summary at the end of his article stating that James Holmes, who murdered twelve people in a movie theater, will only be charged with illegally parking his car in a handicapped parking spot when he murdered the victims. After already dropping the charges because Holmes is white, it turns out he is not above the law and will have to pay an eighty dollar fine for parking in handicap parking (Covington). Covington makes a mockery about the fact that the only punishment a man who killed twelve people will get a measly fine for parking in the wrong
On January 17, 1982, her body was found in the wardrobe of her bedroom by a neighbour, Jimmy Holloway. He had been given a key to her home by Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards had been wounded to death. Whether she had been sexually attacked would remain a subject of some difference (Berkeley Law School Death Penalty Clinic, 2012; Bonner, 2013; Grinberg, 2014; Law Book Review: Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong by Raymond Bonner, 2012; Van Horne,
For example, in Albaugh’s, Deputy Sheriff Dale Maxie arrested William E. Albaugh (“Albaugh”) for driving while intoxicated. Albaugh left his home in his pickup truck and within a quarter mile from his home had it break down. He then turned on his hazard lights and left it on the edge of the road. After walking home, Albaugh decided to drink alcohol with his girlfriend, while the weather was rapidly deteriorating due to snowfall. Shortly afterwards, Deputy Sheriff Dale Maxie (“Deputy Maxie”) and Jailer Barry Bischoff arrived at his home after finding his vehicle on the side of the road and subsequently running the license plate. Deputy Maxie wanted Albaugh to immediately remove his vehicle, claiming it was a road hazard. Mr. Albaugh attempted to persuade the officer that due to inclement weather moving his
According to s. 163 of the criminal code obscenity is the “undue exposition of sex or sex that includes crime, horror, cruelty and violence”. In the trial court, the judge concluded that by interpreting s. 163 and its definition of obscenity, it violated our s. 2(b) right of freedom of expression guaranteed in Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The trial judge believed that we must hold the Charter paramount if any law contradicts it, and this doesn’t necessarily mean we have to strike down the contradicting law. Therefore Butler was acquitted of his 242 counts under s. 163 of the criminal code. In regards to the remaining 8 charges, they were related to 8 films, which contained material that was legitimately prescribed under s.1 of the Charter (the justification for the violation in the Charter was demonstrably justifiable). Therefore he was convicted on those 8 counts
If an individual is familiar with their surrounding “they are more likely to help” (Altruism and Helping Behavior. Print). In the essay, the authors state “the scene of the crime, the streets, in middle class society “represents all the vulgar and perilous in life” (Milgram, Stanley, and Paul Hollander. Paralyzed Witnesses: The Murder They Heard. Print.). In society, the streets, especially at night, represents the dangerous and negative sides of society due to the crimes and chaos that occur on the streets (gangs, drive-by shootings, robberies, murders, large crowds walking, etc.). The crimes and dangers of the streets cause many people to fear being on the streets alone which leads to external conflicts. When the murder was occurring, the witnesses’ attitudes of the streets prevented them from calling the police due to the fear of the streets and since the witnesses were middle-class, they believed that Genovese was poor, a criminal, or someone who has nothing else to do and was expecting for the=is to eventually
Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you for your attention today. [Slide #2] I would like to assert that separation is not the end of a relationship. Divorce is not the end of a relationship. Even an arrest is not the end of a relationship. Only death is the end of a relationship. In the case of defendant Donna Osborn, her insistence that ‘“one way or another I’ll be free,”’ as told in the testimony of her friend Jack Mathews and repeated in many others’, indicates that despite the lack of planning, the defendant had the full intent to kill her husband, Clinton Osborn.
The Andrea Yates murder trial was one of the most highly publicized cases of 2001. Perplexing and complicated, it appealed to the public audience for various reasons. A mother methodically, drowns her five children in the family bathtub after her husband leaves for work. Was this an act of a cold calculating killer, or was this the act of a woman who lost touch with reality. Is this a case of medical neglect, and psychological dysfunctions, or is this a battle of ethics and deviant behavior exploiting medical and legal loop holes?
Bittner (1967) describes skid row as “the natural habitat of people who lack the capacities and commitments to live ‘normal’ lives on a sustained basis (Bittner, 1967, pg 705).” Skid row is the area where those who have nothing less to lose come together. Police officers assigned to skid row are usually assigned for long periods of time so they get to know the population they serve. The police officer assigned to skid row allows particular crimes to continue to protect those on skid row from each other and more severe crimes. It is because the police officer assigned to skid row allows disorder to continue, but continue contained, that reduces the chances of serious crime against the general public and the inhabitants of skid row (Bittner,
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