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Barrett was convicted of the theft and sale of a collection of stamps. Barrett’s nickname was “Bucky.” Ben Tilley was allegedy a co-conspirator, but died prior to trial. “Buzzy” Adams testified at Barrett’s trial as a government witness, in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Barrett argues that the court below erred by refusing to admit ... more...
This case arose out of an alleged attack by a wolf on a child. Mahlandt, a three-year-old child crawled into the fence containing the wolf. A nearby neighbor found the wolf on top of the boy and rescued him. The defendant, Mr. Poos, wrote a note to Owen Sexton, President of Wild Candid, describing the incident and saying that “Sophie bit a ... more...
tags: hearsay agency
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A Louisiana law entitled the "Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science in Public School Instruction Act" prohibited the teaching of the theory of evolution in the public schools unless that instruction was accompanied by the teaching of creation science, a Biblical belief that advanced forms of life appeared abruptly on ... more...
Kaczynski’s lawyers filed a notice under F.R.Crim.P. 12.2(b) that they intended to introduce psychiatric evidence for an impaired mental state defense of Kaczynski. Kaczynski made it clear he strongly opposed any mental state defense; he favored a combination of a necessity defense (arguing that the bombings were self-defense against ... more...
Dr. Penny, Dr. Stewart and Dr. Reeves are licensed orthodontists who enter into a series of agreements with Orthalliance, a consulting and practice management firm that specializes in orthodontic practices. For a substantial sum, five year employment and an agreement not to compete, the plaintiffs sell the physical assets of their practice to ... more...