Barbara Dawson Case Summary

Annie Harper was not allowed to register to vote in Virginia because she wasn’t able to pay the state’s poll tax. Virginia law required voters to pay $1.50 tax to register, with the money collected going to public school funding. Ms. Harper sued the Virginia Board of Elections, claiming the poll tax violated her 14th Amendment right to equal protection. Note: The 24th Amendment to the Constitution already banned poll taxes in federal elections, but not in state elections. The U.S. District Court dismissed Ms. Harper’s suit in favor of the Board of Elections. She then asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case.

Jamina Briggs is a 32-year-old African American female initially admitted to Memphis Mental Health Institute (MMHI) August 1, 2013, pursuant to provisions of T.C.A. §33-7-301(a) for an evaluation and assessment of competency and mental condition at the time of the alleged offenses of two counts of first degree murder of her children. She was discharged on September 26, 2013 as not competent and a recommendation for commitment. On November 11, 2013 Ms. Briggs was admitted to Western Mental Health Institute (WMHI)for continued treatment and competency training pursuant to the provisions of T.C.A. §33-7-301(b). On April 4, 2015 Ms. Briggs was discharged from WMHI as competent with support for the insanity defense. Following the court’s decision of not guilty by reason of insanity, Ms. Briggs was evaluated by West Tennessee Forensics, an outpatient provider, and subsequently admitted to WMHI pursuant to provisions of T.C.A. §33-7-303(c). Aggressive and assaultive behaviors while at WMHI

MILLERSBURG — Arrested Saturday, a Millersburg woman has denied criminal charges she assaulted her boyfriend.

At 5am Officer Singh called SA Lyn Brumaire who was on duty at Coral Tower because Jordan Horvat was worried a resident of 902, Stephanie Lee, was missing. Upon keying into the room with PSO Tabiri, the resident in questions, Stephanie Lee was found to be missing from her apt. Officer Tabiri then decided to take a statement from SA and resident Macayla Caso. Ms. Horvat was also not present in the room. Ms. Caso was under the assumption that Ms. Horvat had gone home since she was packing earlier in the day and the sheets were stripped off her bed.

In the case involving Marianne Stanley vs University of Southern California, Marianne Stanley signed a contact with University of southern California on July 30, 1989 to serve as the head coach of the women's basketball team for four years. Stanley's contract expiration date was June 30, 1993, Stanley's contact provided an annual base salary for 60,000 with a 6,000 housing allowance. Around April of 1993, Stanley and Michael Garrett who’s the athletic director, started negotiating on a new contract. However, the confirmation is in debate with regards to the statement made by the Stanley and Garrett. Stanley claims in her statements that she informed Garrett that she was entitled to be paid the same amount as George Raveling, who’s the head

The underlying issues in both cases are racial discrimination. For Cheryl Boulden in the affirmative action case the issue is being “an African American woman among the good ol’ boys in Indiana.” She was recruited because of race and her permanent handicap was seen as an asset for a diversity program lacking any. Yet these qualities made her a target of racism. Susan Finn’s ethnic discrimination presents a dilemma of how to deal with a contract physician’s abusive behavior “toward Hispanics and female staff as well as patients” (Reeves, 2006, p. 79). While the issues of racial and gender discrimination is not unusual, the failure of these agencies to address multiple complaints is.

In the case dealing with Jessica Williams v. The state of Nevada. Jessica is convicted of killing six teenagers with her car on March 19, 2000 at 1:40 pm on highway I-15. Jessica is convicted of six counts with a prohibited substances in her blood. The prohibited substances include marijuana and ecstasy. Jessica says that she fell asleep at the wheel, which resulted in the accident. The victims were six teenagers who were assigned to pick up trash on the road by the Clark County Juvenile Services (Knapp, 2000). The victims include Anthony Smith (14), Scott Garner Jr. (14), Alberto Puig (16), Rebecca Glicken (15), Malena Stoltzfus (15), and Jennifer Booth (16) (Ritter, 2001). Jessica’s blood was found to

Stacy and Kathleen Peterson were murdered by Drew Peterson but the fear they felt towards Drew tortured his murder trial and proved crucial in his conviction of their murder. Their words came to life through three witnesses who conveyed Stacy's and Kathleen's remarks to jurors. Hearsay evidence, or what one person tells another outside a courtroom setting. Kathleen once told her sister Sue Doman that Drew said, “he will kill her and make it look like an accident”. Months later Kathleen was found dead in her bathtub, medical examiners ruled it to be an accidental death at first but then changed their ruling to it being a homicide once further investigation went into the case. Pastor Sherry took the stand for Stacy. Stacy told their pastor that

Mrs. Braxton was referred to Inpatient Alcohol Rehab Center, in Marksville LA. Miss. Braxton is a 40-year-old, African American, single female. She was referred to the clinic on a court order after violating her probation. Before the interview took place, Miss. Braxton and I discuss the importance of confidentiality She lives in an apartment with daughter and a son. She is currently employed at Wal- Mart Super Center, in Marksville, LA. She has been employed for the same company for 15 years. Mrs. Braxton stated that she excessively drinks alcoholic beverages, preferably Gin due to her constant struggle of being a single and trying to make ends meet.

A petition attached to the home study request dated May 20, 2015 indicated that the mother, Amanda Chamberlain was originally investigated on February 20, 2015 for neglectful supervision, physical abuse, and physical neglect. The child being placed, Izaiah Chamberlain was found to have four belt marks on his body. Izaiah indicated that one of his mother’s roommates hit him when he could not find a pencil to complete his homework. The mother was later arrested for drug and weapon charges. The mother failed to show up for a court hearing, and is currently on the run from law enforcement. The child was removed from the home and placed in the custody of his grandparents, the Drinkwines. Mrs. Drinkwine was

Denise Morgan has made a request to our office to represent her in a family court involving modification of a child support order. My supervising attorney delegated the task of reviewing the facts to determine the strengths and weaknesses of Denise Morgan’s case as well as determining if David Morgan’s motion to vacate will be granted.

SSCM Gilmore made an unannounced visit to 304 Merrymont drive Martinez Ga 30907. Carolyn Brown (Bmo) was the only person present at the home. Carolyn reported that she is a stay at home mom, while dad works for Tucker Material at a dispatcher/truck driver. SSCM addressed the allegations that were listed in the report. Bmo denied allegations in the report, and provided information she knew about the bruised eye. Carolyn reported the first black eye resulted from him and Logan were playing, and Logan hit him in the eye. Carolyn, reported on the day of the second black eye. She was in the kitchen cooking. Matthew Jr, was being disrespectful and threating to harm her, and Matthew Sr went to address his behavior in his room. She reported that Matthew

Your patient Darlene Fernandez was referred by Dr. Laura Verra to the Asthma Self-Management program; Putting on AIRS upon her discharge from Yale New Haven Hospital on February 22nd.

On July 22, 2015 at approximately 10:22 PM, I Deputy Bowring, was dispatched to 650 County Road 1858 Yantis, Texas, regarding a possible structure fire.

Karen Johnston is a director of a health planning agency which employs approximately 18 staff members and also serves on the Community Advisory Board (CAB). This program typically incorporates two student interns from her health planning agency. The CAB is a vital program as it advises the program faculty on issues that concern curriculum, internships, job placements, and scholarships.