Steve Sampson's Case Summary

Between 1979 and 1981, Wayne Williams of Atlanta, Georgia, was accused of the murder of over 20 children but was convicted of the murder of two adults. The victim had officers that were an identical match to the fibers in Williams home and his vehicle. The case was called the Atlanta Child Murders, in which Williams was arrested. Williams was believed to be responsible for the murder involving two adults because of the evidence, but not any of the children. The evidence also proves that Williams is the culprit behind the children murders but the doubt was too compelling to be prosecuted any further. There were law enforcement officers who testified to hearing a slash near the

Andrew Sanchez was a college pitcher for California State University at Northridge (CSUN). During one of his competitions he was struck by a line drive of an aluminum bat. He filed a suit against the bat manufacturer and other organizations stating that the bat design of this specific bat posed a significant increase of inherent risk in the sport of baseball, specifically pitchers. However, prior to the start of the 1999 baseball season, Sanchez signed a disclaimer form recognizing that playing carried a risk of injury. The defendants motioned for a summary judgment proclaiming the primary statement of the risk and that the plaintiff would be unable to prove the exact cause of his injuries. The trials court eventually granted the summary judgment when it

As the years passed, Sampson had no less than four fizzled relational unions, was a non-attendant father to two kids and turned into a dipsomaniac and a medication client. He spent almost 50% of his grown-up life in a correctional facility. Bouncing safeguard subsequent to being captured for robbery from a classical store, he traveled south to North Carolina and went up against another personality: Gary Johnson, a development specialist. He brought up with Ricki Carter, a transvestite, yet their relationship was definitely not steady. Sampson once put a firearm to Carter's head, poor his ribs, and undermined to murder his family. After his separation with Carter, Sampson moved in with another sweetheart, Karen Anderson, and started ransacking banks. At the point when the police shut in, Sampson fled north. Requiring transportation, he pulled three carjacking’s and slaughtered the drivers, one a 19-year-old school green bean who had ceased to give Sampson a

The third key piece of evidence in the crown’s case was Gary Anderson’s testimony. Anderson’s testimony proved that the murder of JoAnn was not only at the hand of Colin Thatcher but that it was premeditated. Gary Anderson testified he had met Thatcher in the fall of 1980 and Thatcher had asked him if he was interested in killing JoAnn Wilson for a fee of $50,000. Anderson stated he knew another person named Charlie Wilde who might be interested. Wilde suggested a third person, Cody Crutcher, who would be willing to take on the job. Anderson stated that Thatcher gave him $15,000 to pass on to Crutcher, and that Anderson paid some $14,500 to Crutcher, together with a picture of JoAnn Wilson and a set of her car keys. Nothing came of this and

Initial Description:  Upon first arrival in a wooded area known as Farmer Lawson's bush on June 11, 1959, investigators discovered Lynne’s partially clothed body. The rest of her clothes were neatly folded beside her. There was obvious signs of strangulation, with her blouse being wrapped around her neck, and a first assumption of sexual assault due to the fact that the body was partially nude. The area was not far off the road which Lynne was last seen travelling upon with Steven Truscott.

On October 20, 2017, several Police Officers responded to a physical altercation happening on the 700 block of Wabash Ave, Atlantic City NJ. As a result of the altercation 2 men identified as Alphonso Johnson Sr, and Alphonso Johnson, Jr. were stabbed and taken to Atlantic Care Trauma Center in Atlantic City. Lonnie Taylor was arrested and positively identify as the suspect by a witness.

The plaintiff, Brian Seamons, was assaulted in the locker room by a group of his teammates by grabbing him, forcibly restraining him, and bounded to a towel rack with highly adhesive athletic tape. Brian was exposed and his fellow team members and a girl who Brian had dated in the past to see him. Brian reported this episode to the school authorities and the football coach. The coach blamed Brian for selling out the group and the school authorities crossed out the last playoff match because of this episode. Brian needed to move to an alternate school because of the environment this incident created. Brian brings this suit under Title IX by expressing that he was dealt with distinctively in light of his gender. He contends that he was

Facts: Albert W. Florence was arrested by a New Jersey State Trooper during a traffic stop after his name came up during a routine Id check on the officer’s database. The trooper found a warrant for the petitioner’s arrest for failure to appear to his enforcement fine hearing. Although he argued the validity of the bench warrant, the trooper took Florence to the Burlington County Jail (“BCJ”). Florence was ultimately transferred to the Respondent Essex County Correctional Facility, after spending six days at the Burlington County Jail. Florence was subsequently released from the facility after it was ascertained the fine had been paid. During his seven day confinement, Florence was subjected to two strip search examinations. The searches

Mr. Goins is a 52 year old male who presented to the ED via LEO following a 4 day binge on alcohol and requesting help with his dependence. Mr. Goins reports he moved to Asheboro recently and found work, however recently lost his job. He reported a history of alcohol use and depression. Dr. Keith requested an assessment on Mr. Goins.At the time of the assessment Mr. Goins denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. He reports 5 days ago he became unemployed. Mr. Goins reports his fiance who is his primary support system left town to go to a doctor appointment in their home state of Georgia. He reports binge drinking for the past 4 days attempting to cope with his recent stressor. Mr. Goins reports calling his fiance last night an expressed to her he need help. He states, "I told her I felt at the time no reason to live." Further Mr. Goins stated, "I just had too much in me last night, I had about 14 of them airplane bottles." Mr. Goins denies a history of self harm. He does report a prior hospitalization for depression in Georgia. He also reports a history of attending substance abuse treatment, which was a positive experience for him.

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On 05-01-2019 at approximately 0100 hours, Sgt Harris and I made contact with Sharon Haley at her residence at 723 Price St. Haley was asked if she knew who caught a cab from her residence. Haley stated the only person that was at her house earlier was Mark Keirsey. Haley stated Keirsey had a friend that was picking him up. Haley stated Kersey left when she was in the bathroom changing. Haley stated she has known Kersey for years. When asked for help with what Kersey looked like Haley stated Keirsey was tall, she was not aware of any facial hair, and no tattoos. Haley was extremely vague when answering questions and wasn't very cooperative.

A professional golfer, Casey Martin, has a degenerative circulatory disorder preventing him from walking while playing golf. His disorder is considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).  Casey requested to use a golf cart for the professional tours sponsored by the PGA and they refused. Martin then filed a suit under Title III of the ADA, which requires "an entity operating public accommodations to make reasonable modifications in its policies when... necessary to afford such...accommodations to individuals with disabilities, unless the entity can demonstrate that making such modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of such...accommodations." The District Court entered a permanent injunction against

In the Johnson case, Mr. Johnson and his son, Sam went shopping and were falsely accused of stealing. They went to the mall and then directly to Target after the mall. After adding multiple items to the shopping cart, the previous items bought got mixed in with the items to be purchased. Upon leaving Target, Mr. Johnson was approached by a security guard who loudly accused Mr. Johnson of stealing. The security guard was loud enough for others to hear him. He also roughly pulled on Mr. Johnson’s arm telling him to go with the store manager or he would call the police. It took two hours for the store manager to prove Mr. Johnson did not steal the video game and the figurine.

Zach Porter has been charged with attempted murder. A photo was recovered from Mr. Porter’s apartment. It depicts Mr. Porter posing with a group of known gang members associated with the Krispy Kreme Gang. The photo shows Mr. Porter holding a firearm and Big Boston Cream Mike. It is unknown when or who created the photo.

In the same month, Fred was accused of robbing an ice cream vendor and passing out the ice cream to the kids in Maywood. The police showed the victim a picture of Fred, who then claimed that Fred was the culprit. Fred denied the accusation, and was represented by Jean Williams, who was an attorney he met during Dr. Kings Marches. The case was clearly a set up orchestrated by the Cook County state’s attorney Edward Hanrahan, who wanted Fred behind bars. Despite, the fact that there were no injuries and little loss financial lost, the prosecution paid to have the victim flow back from Vietnam to testify. The Maywood board and community activist supported Fred and held mock trials to help prepare him for the real trial. The official Judge for Fred’s case was Sidney Jones, a black democrat. Judge Jones intended to grant Fred probation because he had no criminal record and there were no weapons involved with the incident. However, Hanrahan persisted, by publically criticizing Judge Jones and demonizing Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party. As a result, Fred was sentenced to Menard Prison