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1. R. v Braith waite (Ezekial).

Author

Hargreaves, David

Subjects
APPELLATE procedure, MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits, MURDER trials
Abstract

The article presents the court case R. v Braithwaite (Ezekial), in which the British Court of Appeal rejected the defendant's appeal for his conviction of murder and unlawful act manslaughter.

Published
2019

2. R. v Shah (Amar Abbas).

Author

Harris, Lyndon

Subjects
MURDER trials, MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits
Abstract

Murder-manslaughter-historic offences-non-recent offences-Jogee-culpability-knife [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018

3. R. V Brennan (Michael James).

Subjects
MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits, MURDER trials, HOMICIDE laws, CAPACITY (Law), EXPERT evidence, ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

The article reports the decision of the Great Britain Court of Appeal Criminal Division in case R. v. Brennan (Michael James), in which defendant Michael James Brennan was convicted of murder. Topics discussed include conviction of Brennan for manslaughter under Great Britain Homicide Act 1957, diminished responsibility issues and uncontradicted expert evidence.

Published
2015

4. Lawless and Unpunished Private Defense Contractors Spiraling Out of Control.

Author

Jung, Cindy

Subjects
*MASSACRES, *MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits, *MURDER trials, *ORGANIZATIONAL name changes
Abstract

The article reports on the conviction of three Blackwater guards on counts of manslaughter and one to life in prison for murder over the Nisour Square Massacre in 2007. It mentions that Blackwater USA now called "Academi" after the company changed its name in the hopes of purging its tainted image is best known example of a private military gone wild due to inadequate regulation of its activities by employer states.

Published
2016

5. Kit Carson, Jr. and the Double Jeopardy Clause.

Author

Gibbard, Frank

Subjects
SCOUTS (Reconnaissance), DOUBLE jeopardy, MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits, MURDER trials
Abstract

A biography of the scout, explorer, and soldier Christopher (Kit) Carson Junior is presented. Topics discussed include Carson's birth in Taos, New Mexico on June 13, 1858, the challenges faced by him in his legal career, and his views on the double jeopardy clauses. It further discusses the claims of involuntary manslaughter along with the claims of murdering his mother-in-law.

Published
2014

6. In Kenya Colony.

Subjects
MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits, MURDER trials
Published
1934

8. Law Student Kills Medical Student: The Trial of James Clark Thornton III.

Author

PAINE, DONALD F.

Subjects
*MEDICAL students, *MURDER trials, *CRIMINAL procedure, *REMAND (Venue), *MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits, *PREMEDITATION (Law), *CRIMES against students, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

The article discusses the murder trial of Memphis State Law School student James "Jim" Clark Thornton III in June 1984 for his alleged role in the shooting death of medical student Mark Allen McConkey, focusing on Tennessee criminal procedure and sentencing rules. Other topics include life sentences, the murder-related element of malice, and premeditation under the Tennessee Code Annotated. It states that upon remand, Thornton was sentenced to four years for voluntary manslaughter.

Published
2014

9. Freddie Gray.

Author

Shatz, Adam

Subjects
*POLICE brutality, *MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits, *MURDER trials
Abstract

The article focuses on the killing of Freddie Gray, a 25-year old African American in Baltimore, Maryland by 3 police officers who placed him in the back of a police wagon without a seatbelt. Baltimore city attorney Marilyn Mosby gave a clinical detail of Gray's killing and charged 6 police officers with crimes ranging from murder to involuntary manslaughter during a press conference on May 1, 2015. It cites the violence that erupted after Gray's death and as an expression of despair.

Published
2015

10. An anniversary the media would rather forget: the conviction of abortionist Kermit Gosnell.

Author

Gallagher, Maria

Subjects
*LEGAL judgments, *ABORTION, *FETAL death, *MURDER trials, *MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits
Abstract

The article discusses the one-year anniversary of the conviction of abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell for three counts of first-degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter. Topics covered include the media's response to Gosnell's conviction on May 2013, the highlights of the article "We've forgotten what belongs on Page One" by Kirsten Powers published in 2013 in "USA Today", and details relating to the lessons learned from Gosnell's conviction.

Published
2014

12. Pistorius given 6-year jail term.

Subjects
PRISON sentences, MURDER trials, MANSLAUGHTER lawsuits, JUSTICE administration, ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

The article reports on the sentencing of South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius to six years imprisonment for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Topics discussed include the previous sentence of five years for the manslaughter conviction in 2014 and the decision of High Court Judge Thokozile Masipa stating that a long term imprisonment for Pistorius would not serve justice. Rights groups accusation of preferential treatment towards Pistorius is also mentioned.

Published
2016

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