Case Study: Graham V. Florida

The trial court denied Harris’s motion to suppress evidence that was found when Officer Wheetley performed a search, and the court found that Wheetley had probable cause to search Harris’s vehicle. The defendant entered a not guilty plea and appealed to the intermediate state court. The intermediate state court affirmed the trial court's ruling. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the decision stating that Wheetley lacked probable cause. When the case was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court, they rejected and reversed the decision that the Florida Supreme court made, and they upheld the decision of the trial court.

The result from Gideon. V Wainwright court case affected the decision of the betts. Bradley which eventually was overruled. Also that justice black associated who wrote the pinion for the court called this an “obvious truth” where that a fair trial for a poor defendant could not be guaranteed without the assistance of counsel.

Maria A. Cardona, write this opinion to support the majority opinion on the case of T.M v. State of Florida.

Factual History: In Los Angeles, California during the month of October and year of 2009, Abel Lopez was attacked and robbed by a man with a knife, he later identified as Walter Fernandez. During the confrontation between Lopez and Fernandez, Fernandez informed Lopez the territory in which Lopez was ruled by the “Drifters” After Lopez placed a call to 911, a few minutes after the attack, police and paramedics arrived on the scene. Two Los Angeles police officers, Detective Clark and Officer Cirrito, drove to a nearby alley that was often contained members of the Drifters gang. Here in the ally, a witnesses told them that the suspect was in an apartment in a house located off the

In Nashville on September 8, 2016 a man has been found guilty for robbery and shooting of a drug dealer. According to the WSMV website, the man by the name of, Montrez E. Duncan, “was convicted for committing Hobbs Act Robbery, Robbery and carrying, and brandishing and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. A trial done in September 26, 2016, it was stated that Duncan and a few suspects followed the person home. They then entered the home, tied him up and threatened to kill him. The robbers stole some cocaine and cash from the victim and forced him to contact others to take more cash and drugs from them. When they felt the victim was of no value to them, they attempted to set him and the vehicle on fire. The victim was able

Furman v. Georgia was a murder was committed at August 11, 1967. Mr. William Henry Furman was a poor man that dropped out of school at the sixth grade. He was a 26 year old man without a job living on the streets with the intent of commenting theft. The suspect came into the home of and William Micke in Savanah, Georgia, and started to break everything looking for valuables to steal. While rummaging through the house William Micke surprised Furman and he took off running. While attempting to escape the house he accidently (according to him) dropped the gun and killed the unknown house owner.

Facts: In 1974, Ehlich Anthony Coker, who was serving a number of sentences for murder, rape, kidnapping, and assault, escaped from prison. He broke into Allen and Elnita Carver’s home, raped and kidnapped the woman, and stole their car. Coker was convicted of rape, armed robbery, and the other offenses. The Georgia courts sentenced him the death penalty.

On 03/31/17, Mr. Plaches was charged with Violation of Probation and sentenced to 24 Years at supervision level 5 with credit for 64 days previously served balance of sentence is suspended for 1 year level 4 Home Confinement, followed by 7 years at supervision level 3 (CRA#VS100079404).

felony for burglary, then he was convicted of another burglary charge and he was sent to a

In separate cases two men whose names are Nicholas A. Kurchock and Jeremy M. Shafer. They returned to prison and their judges revoked their paroles and probation. Kurchock could remain in prison until March 7, 2018 and Shafer could remain in prison until Dec. 18, 2018. Kurchock violating his parole and probation by not reported to his supervising officer for 2 months, moving without permission, failing 2 drug tests, not finishing alcohol highway safety school, and song other stuff. He pleaded guilty on June 7 to, driving under the influence, stop sign violation, failure to obey traffic control devices, careless driving, and possession of a small amount of marijuana. He was sentenced to serve 5 days to six months in prison, 12 months on probation

The court rejects the previous test used to decide Free Exercise cases, the Sherbert test. The state no longer had to prove a “compelling interest” for legislation nor that it was the “least restrictive means” of regulation.

Rachael Anderson was found guilty and was sentenced to one month in prison. However, that was sentence was reduced to one week due to a massive amount of protest.

The 33-year-old is serving a left sentence with parole for the murder and dismemberment of his boyfriend

I do not feel sympathy for Graham because many times the court, adult mentors, and youth reach out programs tried multiple times to make him change his life for the better. The first time he got arrested he could have received life without parole but the first judge overseeing the case denied his sentence and made him do one year in prison and required three years of probation. This was the moment for graham to actually change his life but he did not. Instead, he continued his old life style and started to get involve with more serious crimes such as home invasions. Graham stood in the trail court on his first arrest and told the people of the court that he will no longer get in trouble and create a better life for himself, but in reality it

drove him to steal a loaf of bread for this crime he spent 19 years in prison. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment!