David Peterson will likely not be held liable for the actions of his son. Courts have determined that a person should not be held liable when an event is not reasonably anticipated. In Smith v. Allen, a child, age eleven, injured the plaintiff, age nine, while swinging a golf club that was left in the backyard by his father. The plaintiff claimed that the father was negligent and liable due to knowing the club was left outside, that his child would play with it, there was no warning against using the club, and improper use could lead to injury. The father demurred claiming the complaint was not sufficient. This demurrer was later sustained as the court held that the action was “not reasonably to be anticipated at all” making the father not
The man charged with the decapitation murder of Broadwater's Edward 'Ned' Kelly has been committed to stand trial. Jonathon Stenberg appeared by video link at Lismore Local court this morning. Stenberg did not enter a plea or apply for bail. By doing so Stenberg waived his right to have a committal hearing to answer the charge of murder. Magistrate R Denes committed Stenberg to stand trial in the Supreme Court in Sydney on June 7.
Officers responded to North Scott Hall to investigate the report of a 19 year old male UW Oshkosh student checking in with an odor of marijuana on him. The male admitted to smoking marijuana and drinking alcoholic beverages. He was warned for Use of Marijuana and cited for Underage Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages (2nd offense).
Drew Peterson is well-known around the Chicagoland area. His trial was well publicized across the country, but the people in and around Chicago are particularly vested in his fate. Peterson was a Bolingbrook police officer who was married four times. His third wife died under suspicious circumstances and his fourth, much younger wife simply vanished.
P alleges assault and false arrest. P claims he was a guest at a party when MOS arrived and recovered a firearm on the ground. P claims that he was not in possession of a firearm. P alleges that he was falsely arrested for criminal possession of weapon, sprayed with mace, and assaulted by MOS. Defendant MOS states that they were responding to a radio run for shots fired and a vehicle fleeing the scene. While canvassing the area, MOS observed a party in a yard which had very loud music playing and people were drinking in the street. Sgt. Arquer entered the party through the main entrance to shut down the party, and MOS Mayer entered through the side gate. As Sgt. Arquer was speaking to an individual, MOS Mayer observed P walking in his direction
This case involves a robbery in which the respondent, Pat Purple, attempted to forcibly steal a cell phone from a young woman. The respondent is being charged with the following: robbery, grand larceny, attempted assault, and possession of stolen property We are here to ask you, Your Honor, to make sure that Pat Purple is convicted and found guilty.
On 02/06/2017, at approximately 1715 hours, while I was conducting meal distribution and ID Headcount in Durango Jail, 3225 W. Gibson Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85009, Housing Unit D-3, Pod D. When Inmate Peterson, Jordan T324870, cell 57-2 received his meal tray, I noticed he had dried blood stains on his shirt, his left eye, left cheek and left corner of his lip were bruised and swollen. At that time I asked the inmate what happened and he replied, "It’s nothing." I told him to step out of the pod and have a seat in the multipurpose room of the housing unit.
The principal of a public high school in Texas has agreed to dissociate himself from the “See You at the Pole” school prayer event after complaints from an anti-religion organization.
Since 1776, independent nation of the United States encountered countless of political, economical, as well as territorial obstacles. The Civil War in 1861 ranked highest among the numerous historical turns in America. Although, many debates and disputes foreshadowed this tragedy of internal split, the issue of slavery proved to be one of the major cause of the war. Despite the fact that the Kansas-Nebraska Act has already passed, the case of Dred Scott drifted the nation even further toward disunion. On March 6, 1857, this simple case turned into a complex political issue, arguing the rights of the black slaves. At the same time, Dred Scott case resulted in an unexpected decision over the territorial slavery issue in the United States.
Mr. Saunders is a 60 year old male who presented to the ED via LEO under petition by his niece, Rachelle, for allegedly putting a gun into his mouth, him putting a gun in another individuals mouth called "legs", and increasing alcohol consumption. At the time of the assessment Mr. Saunders is calm and cooperative. He denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. Mr. Saunders reports he has been depressed for several months and has been binge drinking alcohol. He reports relational issues with his wife has been the primary stressor contributing to his distress. He express feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, irritability, and isolation. He does admit to informing a friend, William, he see no reason to leave if he can not be with his wife. Patient does not appear to be exhibiting signs of agitation,
As we have learned in the first module, in every state in the US, the law allows parents to use “reasonable” corporal punishment against their children as long as they do not inflict dangerous, long-term physical damage. We also know that each state has their own child abuse statues. After doing some research, the Texas statue states that parents have a legal right to “responsibly discipline” their child as long as the force is reasonable. However any intentional physical contact that causes bodily injury or extreme physical pain to a child can be prosecuted as a criminal act. Based on the information provided in the case study, I do not feel that the punishment was appropriate. A child, who is 4 years old, developmentally is still learning how to manage and express his emotions. Mr. Peterson reported that the incident was consistent with his parenting style and as an appropriate means of teaching his children right from wrong. Mr. Peterson’s son was arguing over a VIDEO GAME with his brother, a common behavior that most kids engage in at that age. I certainly do not feel that a severe beating with a switch constitutes reasonable discipline for this type of “normal behavior” of a 4 year old. I feel that Mr. Peterson’s behavior was demonstrating to both children that how you handle arguments is through violence.
Nova Scotia politician Steve Sampson, a member of Richmond County council says that he has been blackmailed over a mail escort. Sampson says that he recently received an anonymous letter that shows a call from his hotel room to a male escort agency. In the letter, the blackmailer had written that they will release a copy of a hotel bill from February 2014, unless Sampson resigns from his position and promises not to run for office again. Sampson had later confirmed that the bill included a phone call to a male escort service, incurred while he was on county business in Seattle, Washington. Sampson said that he trusted local residents to weigh the motives of the blackmailer against his conduct during twenty-five years as a councilor. He said
Analysis: Michael Hardwick was observed by a Georgia police officer while engaging in the act of consensual homosexual sodomy with another adult in the bedroom of his home. After being charged with violating a Georgia statute that criminalized sodomy, Hardwick challenged the statute's constitutionality in Federal District Court. Following a ruling that Hardwick failed to state a claim, the court dismissed. On appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded, holding that Georgia's statute was unconstitutional. The court stated that fundamental rights are rights which are “deeply rooted in this nation’s history and tradition” or the rights which are essential to the existence of liberty. But homosexual sodomy, the court ruled, met none of
I feel that Dr. P has a case in this situation. I feel he has the ability to sue for compensatory damages. I would argue that Dr. P is a public figure. As you said he is the foremost academic on exposure to violence and the human psyche. Since he is a public figure and his work is important to public interest. Because of this we have to prove malice. In this case we also have to determine how defamation of DR. P is present. We have to answer how his reputation is being harmed, how his standing in the community is being harmed.
I. BACKGROUND: CelluComm and GMCT and the Industry AT&T’s Bell Laboratories cellular telephone networking innovation had enabled several cellular network operators to get licenses from the FCC to operate in separate license territories right about the same time AT&T was broken up in early 1980s. These operators were either companies like Cellular Communication Services, Inc. (CelluComm) or small entrepreneurs who had won license territories through the lottery system. CelluComm’s president and founder Ric Jenkins was known for being an aggressive businessman who had extended it to a 200 million dollar enterprise ranking in the top 20 of the industry. Key to
I am writing the memo to share some issues I have with one of my employees. Ten moths ago I hired a salesman with Chinese origin to help the company to take over the Chinese businesses in Plano, Texas. I cannot “click on personal level” with him since the very beginning of our relationship which is causing troubles in our communications. Another reason for our communication problem could be the different cultural background we have and our opposite personalities. I believe employees should be able to connect to their leader to become good followers. I think I am extrovert and should be able to get closer to him over time but there are some other issues that I