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In the case of United States v. Salerno, records indicate that the defendant, Anthony ‘Fat Tony’ Salerno and Vincent Cafaro were indicted on 29 counts of racketeering in addition to gambling violations, mail and wire fraud, extortion, gambling, and conspiracy to commit murder, all considered violations of the RICO Act (Racketeering, Influence, and Corrupt Organizations). Upon determination that Salerno was “the boss of the Genovese crime family of La Cosa Nostra crime family and Cafaro was a "captain"

The Three Branches of Government In 1787 the leaders of the united states gathered to write the constitution which they also divided into three branches to ensure a central government in which no group or individual gains too much control. The three branches consists on the following Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. Legislative branch rejects or confirms presidential appointments, and also has the authority to declare war. The

controversial court case in American history was Texas vs. Johnson (1984). In 1984, a man named Gregory Lee Johnson followed a group of anti – Reagan protesters to oppose the American exploitation of third world countries. This act of rebellion resulted in the burning of the American flag. Out of a total of approximately one hundred demonstrators who were involved in this ordeal, Johnson was solely charged with a crime. Johnson was arrested under Texas law, which made the burning of the United States or Texas

How an individual’s power, money, and or socioeconomic status can affect the justice administered to them by the United States judicial branch. The Judicial Branch of the United States government is an extremely important factor in the success of today’s society, without it, society would have no standard of order and things would be completely and utterly chaotic! As a matter of fact no country would be complete without a Judicial Branch or some type of government in place because it is mandatory

the Administrative Conference of the United States, and Assistant Attorney General for the

Mexico first known society were The Olmec’s, who settled on the Gulf Coast near what is now Veracruz. The Olmec’s had two main population centers: San Lorenzo, which flourished from about 1200 to 900 B.C., and La Venta in Tabasco, which lasted until about 600 B.C. Villages were based on agriculture and hunting had sprung up throughout the southern half of Mexico by 300 B.C. Monte Albán also become the home to the Zapotec people. Between 100 B.C. and 700 A.D., Teotihuacán, the largest pre-Columbian

enacted by the Texas State Legislature, at the time when this matter was brought to trial, the parties involved were the State of Texas and Mr. Gregory Lee Johnson. The case was heard by three lower courts before it reached the United States Supreme Court. List those three courts in order, beginning with the court that has the most authority and ending with the court that has the least

MONTGOMERY United States Courts of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit 718 F.2d 1033 (11th Cir. 1983) Facts: Jimmy Maddox was convicted of rape in a Georgia state court and sentenced to life imprisonment. Having unsuccessfully pursued his direct appeal and the state post-conviction remedy, Maddox filed a federal habeas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA GARY BAPTISTE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. No. 09-62006-CIV-COHN/WHTE (06-60350-CR-COHN) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO FED. RULES OF CRIM. PROC. 60(b)(4) NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION COMES NOW, Petitioner, Gary Baptiste, (“Petitioner”), in Propria Persona, by way of this document, hereby gives notice to all whom it may concern, that he hereby moves for a Court Order to

Name of the Case and Citation: Jan Hughes, Plaintiff-Appellant v, Boston Scientific corporation, Defendant-Apellee., 631F .3d 762 (2011), United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (January 21, 2011) Facts: Boston Scientific was the producer and seller of HydroThermAblator (“HTA”), a medical device marketed for treating menorrhagia, or excess uterine bleeding. The working of this device was by closed cycle circulation of hot saline solution at 194° F into and then flushing it from the uterus