Philip Craig Garrido Case

Gacy was a well respected man who wouldn’t be suspected of committing multiple murders. “His first known killing was in 1972, taking the life of Timothy McCoy after luring the teen to his home” (Biography 1). Gacy’s strategy into luring kids (mostly boys) into his home was to roam the streets in search for these young kids and force them to go with him. In 1978 Robert Piest who was 15 years old went missing. His mother said Robert had went to Gacy’s home in search of a job but Robert never came back. “This time the Des Plaines police got involved and searched Gacy’s home” (Crime museum 1). When the police got involved they found things that weren’t his and items that were suspicious. Later on, “On December 22, 1978, facing mounting physical evidence against him from subsequent searches of his home, Gacy confessed that he had killed thirty-three young men and boys and buried most on his property” (Luongo 1). Gacy would torture, strangle, and rape these young men. Gacy was found guilty on all of the murders he committed and he was sentenced to the lethal injection.

John Gacy had a barbaric childhood and struggled with his sexuality. After being convicted of sexual assault in 1968, it was unexpectedly brought to the officer attention that he had killed at least 33 young males, burying most under his home and around his home. John Wayne Gacy was found guilty in 1980 and given multiple death penalty and life sentences. Gacy was executed by lethal injection on May 10, 1994.

The real issue is not the “crime” he committed, but a lack of Due Process and Equal Protection. The process in which he was taken into custody, processed, questioned and sentenced; and how the Arizona juvenile justice system worked overall were clearly (at the time) not acting in the best interest of the juvenile, and appeared to discriminate against juvenile offenders. On June 8, 1964, Gerald Gault and a friend, Ronald Lewis, were taken into custody by the Sheriff of Gila

Friedrich was sentenced to 18 years to life, and his case will be considered at a full hearing of the Ohio Parole Board on Jan. 26. Her family stands among the many who oppose his release.

3. Suppose you are the mayor of Chicago and you’ve just read all the facts of Hernando’s murder of Sarah Gould. In a memo to your chief of police, what suggestions might you make to improve the structure of the city’s law enforcement to help prevent this sort of crime from happening again? I would suggest an increase in police patrols of the South Side to include an outreach program to include the citizens of the area to help instill in that community a sense of pride and moral obligation to fellow citizens. Unfortunately, the problems on the South Side of Chicago persist today and if the citizens of that area do not work as a whole together, along with law enforcement, to try and reduce the violence

August 22, 2000 Sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Nicole Patterson with no minimum period.

On petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States court of appeals for the fifth circuit

Only May 30 1969, sixteen-year-old David Milgaard was falsely convicted for the murder of Gail Miller. He was sentenced a life imprisonment for someone else’s crime. His friends turning on him due to drugs, police failing to look into statements and lies for money all lead to Milgaard being sentenced to a life imprisonment.

He served his country in the Army, he had never committed a violent offense, but due to his priors of petty theft, Leandro was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences (“California Three Strikes”) for stealing $153 worth of VHS tapes for his children (Erwin Chemerinsky). Gary Ewing, terminally ill with AIDS and blind in one eye (Matt Taibbi) received life in prison without possibility of parole for twenty five years for stealing three golf clubs (Chemerinsky), he died in prison a year later. In the same state, California, the maximum penalty for rape is just eight years in prison. Only eleven years for manslaughter and fifteen for second-degree murder. The eighth amendment to our constitution claims to protect us from cruel and unusual punishment; however in 2003, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that these laws weren’t an infringement upon our rights as citizens, that life in prison for stealing children’s movies in golf club, though they had never posed a danger to society was just. Supreme Court Justice Souter said in his dissent “If Andrade’s sentence is not grossly disproportionate, the principle has no meaning (“Excerpts From Supreme

Karla received 12 years’ imprisonment due to the plea bargain. She was originally thought to be a victim of Paul Bernardo’s monstrous influence but when the tapes were watched they found her to be a more active participant than what was originally thought. She is free today.

Appellant’s attorney, Brad Manson stated that the judge in the divorce trial, Honorable David W. Hauber demonstrated prejudice against Darol Rodrock and violated the Kansas Code of Ethics. He believes that the judge was being sarcastic to the attorneys, was high handed with the orders to the Special Masters and strong armed Darol Rodrock to liquidate his estate to force a settlement which violated the Kansas Code of Ethics. The panel asked what Manson wanted them to do in relief of the Ethics violation and his response was that he wasn’t asking them to do anything. Chief Judge Arnold-Burger laughed and said well you said he violated the Judicial Ethic Code and that’s pretty serious. Manson again listed the reasons why he believes Judge Hauber was unethical. The panel again asks, what relief

Manuel's robbery with a firearm conviction was a first-degree felony punishable by life, Fla. Stat. (1989), which subjected Manuel to sentencing for “a term of imprisonment not exceeding 30 years or, when specifically provided by statute, by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment,” Fla. Stat. (1989). The trial court chose to sentence Mr. Manuel to a term of “natural life” for this

Marcus Dixon on the outside appeared to be an outstanding student with a 3.96 GPA, a full ride football scholarship, and respect from many of his peers and teachers. Dixon in 2003 was accused of raping a white fifteen-year-old female and losing her virginity to him. During the trail two other women came forward admitting that Marcus exposed himself to them. “On May 15, 2003, a jury found Dixon guilty of statutory rape and aggravated child molestation, but acquitted him of all other charges including rape, sexual battery, false imprisonment, and aggravated assault. As required by Georgia’s mandatory sentencing laws, Dixon received a sentence of fifteen years to serve ten for the aggravated child molestation conviction.” (Manton, 2013, pg.778) Although the jury found Marcus guilty they unwittingly knew what the sentence

In October of last year he pleaded gulity on two counts of second degree murder. Griego initialed seemed emotionless the day after shooting when he was interview by a psychiatrist.

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.