Archive for April, 2009

no retreat law

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

), many people may have questions on the concept of “Castle Doctrine Law”, so I decided to post on this little known law of self defense, and how it differs from other laws of self defense. [1]

“Lethal force”, “no retreat”, “castle law”, there are a lot of different names for the law Indiana and Kentucky both passed in 2006. [2]

A Castle Doctrine (also known as a Castle Law or a Defense of Habitation Law) is an American legal concept arising from English Common Law that designates one’s place of residence (or, in some states, any place legally occupied, such as one’s car or place of work) as a place in which one enjoys protection from illegal trespassing and violent attack. [...] It then goes on to give a person the legal right to use deadly force to defend that place (his/her “castle “), and/or any other innocent persons legally inside it, from violent attack or an intrusion which may lead to violent attack. [3]

NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said the so-called “no retreat” self-defense laws enacted in 22 states over the past three years are important because some jurisdictions have held that crime victims have a responsibility to flee rather than to defend themselves. [4]

The justices were asked to determine if the self-defense laws apply retroactively and what, if any, procedures are necessary to determine if the law applies before a case goes to trial. [5]

In the second case, public defender Bruce Hackett argued that the “no retreat” law should have been applied retroactively in the case of Rodgers, who is serving 20 years for manslaughter in the 2004 shooting death of Dewhon McAfee in Louisville. [2]

In the second case, public defender Bruce Hackett argued that the “no retreat” law should have retroactively been applied in the case of Frank Rodgers who is serving 20 years for manslaughter in the 2004 shooting death of Dewhon McAfee in Louisville. [4]

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Authorities do not plan to file charges against a Florida orange grove owner who fatally shot a 21-year-old woman, saying he is protected under the state’s controversial “no retreat” law. [6]

It then goes on to give a person the legal right to use deadly force to defend that place (his/her “castle”), and/or any other innocent persons legally inside it, from violent attack or an intrusion which may lead to violent attack. [1]

In a second case, public defender Bruce Hackett argued that the “no retreat” law should have retroactively been applied in the case of Frank Rodgers. [5]

“The father, sensing something was wrong, decided to defend his family… pulled out a gun and he shot and killed the suspect on the scene,” Jefferson said. [7]

To the best of my knowledge, Michigan and Louisiana are the only states of this once-free land whose laws governing self-defense explicitly disavow the spurious notion that free people under criminal attack have a duty to retreat before availing themselves of the innate right to lethal self-defense. [...] The right to armed resistance against unlawful police power was widely recognized until at least the dawn of the 20th Century. [8]

Each state differs with respect to the specific instances in which the Castle Doctrine can be invoked, and what degree of retreat or non-deadly resistance (if any) is required before deadly force can be used. [3]

Sources:
[1] THE CASTLE DOCTRINE LAWS ” BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS OF MY BLACK
[2] The Indiana Law Blog: Law - “Ky. high court weighing how to apply new
[3] Castle Doctrine in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Self-Defense Law To Get Look - KYPost.com
[5] No Retreat” Cases Before KY Supreme Court
[6] Sheriff: Law protects SUV owner who shot, killed woman - CNN.com
[7] Cogito Ergo Geek: Florida “No Retreatlaw in action
[8] Pro Libertate: No Duty To Retreat (Updated and corrected)

us supreme court judges

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

A supreme court, also called a court of last resort or high court, is in some jurisdictions the highest judicial body within that jurisdiction’s court system, whose rulings are not subject to further review by another court. [1]

Judge C. Ian McLachlan (now a Supreme Court Justice), Judge Thomas A. Bishop, Chief Judge Joseph P. [...] Judge Richard A. Robinson, Judge Douglas S. Lavine, Judge Lubbie Harper, Jr., Judge Robert E. Beach, Jr., and Senior Judge William J. Lavery. [2]

Courts of last resort typically function primarily as appellate courts, hearing appeals from the lower trial courts or intermediate-level appellate courts. [1]

Additionally, on its own motion or a motion of a party or the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court may certify an appeal pending before the Court of Appeals for decision by the Supreme Court. [3]

The Marshall Court ended the practice of each judge issuing his opinion seriatim, a remnant of British tradition, and instead began issuing a single majority opinion. [4]

As an appellate court, the Supreme Court considers cases on appeal (both criminal and civil) on judgments and other decisions of the District Courts. [...] The United States, having a federal system of government, has a single Supreme Court of the United States, but each U.S. state furthermore has its own high court over which the U.S. Supreme Court only has jurisdiction on issues of federal law. [1]

That changed during the Marshall Court (1801′1836), which declared the Court to be the supreme arbiter of the Constitution (see Marbury v. [4]

Appeals from The ACT Supreme Court are heard in The High Court Justice of Australia. [1]

Additionally, the Court promulgates rules governing the admission of persons to practice law, and the conduct of lawyers, judges and court personnel. [...] This includes not only rules governing the practice and procedure before these courts, but also rules governing the administration of these courts. [3]

Other jurisdictions follow the Austrian model of a separate constitutional court (first developed in the Czechoslovak constitution and Austrian Constitution of 1920). [1]

In its appellate capacity, it has exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals from the circuit court which includes a sentence of death; a circuit court order setting a public utility rate; a judgment involving a constitutional challenge to a state statute or local ordinance; a judgment of the circuit court involving public bonded indebtedness; a judgment of the circuit court pertaining to an election; an order limiting the investigation by a State Grand Jury; and an order of the family court relating to an abortion by a minor, see Rule 203(d)(1), SCACR. [3]

The Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, but has original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. [4]

Sources:
[1] Supreme court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Biographies of Appellate Court Judges
[3] SC Judicial Department Supreme Court
[4] Supreme Court of the United States - Wikipedia

abbondanza

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Abbondanza Bistro & Catering has a little something for everyone. [1]

ABBONDANZA BISTRO & CATERING 514 W. BALBOA BLVD. [2]

We also have an evolving wine list featuring amazing red, white and sparkling selections from Italy, California, Australia, Spain, France and Argentina. [1]

For too long, great Italian restaurants were scarce in Sarasota. [3]

So, if you are looking to find a great Italian cafe or restaurant, Italian cooking or culinary tips, alerts about Italian festivals or events, news about Italian culture, travel, life, style, cinema, fashion, history, traditions or sports, look no further. [4]

Seriously, these guys are like the MacGyvers of New York Delis, except with lots of really fresh ingredients at their disposal instead of just a Swiss army knife and duct tape. [5]

Whether it is an intimate dinner for two, a family gathering or a celebration, you are sure to have an amazing evening. [1]

Their salads are noteworthy as well, but you can find better pizza and pasta around the block, so unfortunately that’s where they lose a point. [5]

Esca is also the name of a trendy new Italian eatery in New York, the creation of impresarios Mario Batali, Joseph Bastianich and David Pasternack. [3]

When all is said and done, you come here for the sandwiches - five stars there, no question. [5]

The new Italian abundance in town, wine news and more. [3]

Abbondanza also holds regular Food and Wine Pairing Dinners. [1]

For those of you interested in experiencing even more of Italia while here in the United States, we offer reasonably priced membership options that will allow you to access member-only resources as well as VIP invitations to member-only events like private screenings, dinners and tastings in your local city. [4]

Abbondanza is located in Newport Beach on Balboa Blvd. [1]

Proceeds will benefit the Italian Heritage & Culture Committee of New York and the Italian Culture Center of St. John’s University. [4]

Sources:
[1] Restaurant.com - Abbondanza Bistro & Catering
[2] ABBONDANZA BISTRO AND CATERING - NEWPORT BEACH
[3] Sarasota Magazine | Abbondanza!
[4] Abbondanza! Magazine - Abbondanza - Authentic Italian Food, Lifestyle
[5] Abbondanza’s - Manhattan/Greenwich Village - New York, NY

carolyn warmus

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

View company contact information for A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story on IMDbPro. [1]

Police at first suspected Solomon himself, but after a yearlong inquiry, they turned their attention to insurance heiress Carolyn Warmus, 26, Solomon’s colleague and onetime lover. [2]

“I spent a lot of time with Carolyn Warmus,” says private investigator James Russo, who once trailed a man for her. [3]

View company contact information for The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story on IMDbPro. [4]

Carolyn Warmus is currently serving a 25-year sentence for the murder of Betty Jeanne Solomon, the wife of Warmus’ one-time lover, Paul Solomon. [5]

) is serving a 25-year sentence for the murder of her lover’s wife. [6]

Then, before the wife’s body was cold, they say, Warmus had sex with the unsuspecting husband in a parked car. [3]

Madsen plays Carolyn Warmus, a Greenville Springs New York school teacher who is accused of the murder of Betty Jean Solomon (Lenore Kasdorf), the wife of her lover and fellow school teacher Paul Solomon (Chris Sarandon). [1]

Warmus had “a consuming desire to possess Paul Solomon for herself,” McCarty said. [3]

Here she met colleague, mentor, and soon-to-be lover Paul Solomon, a fifth grade teacher, and his family, wife Betty Jeanne and daughter Kristan. [6]

The sensational murder trial’s rapt spectators call it the Fatal Attraction case’after the 1987 hit movie in which a married man’s lover proves she will stop at nothing, even murder, in a twisted attempt to make him hers. [3]

Warmus’s romantic obsession with Solomon, police claim, led her to kill Betty Jeanne half an hour before meeting the dead woman’s husband for an evening of drinks and sex. [2]

As the trial began on Jan. 14, one day shy of the murder’s second anniversary, prosecutor James A. McCarty recalled for the jury the brutal end of Betty Jeanne Solomon’s life. [3]

Soon after, she earned a master’s degree in elementary education from Columbia University and landed a job in September 1987 at the Greenville Elementary in Scarsdale, New York. [...] The investigation initially focused on Paul Solomon, whose alibi was he had stopped briefly at a local bowling alley to see friends and then had spent the evening with Warmus at the Treetops Lounge in the Holiday Inn in Yonkers. [6]

Sources:
[1] A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992) (TV)
[2] Death Imitates Art as Police Charge Teacher Carolyn Warmus with a Fatal
[3] A Dangerous Passion : People.com
[4] The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992) (TV)
[5] Carolyn Warmus - Mahalo
[6] Carolyn Warmus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Thursday, April 30th, 2009

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LinkSensor is a tool for bloggers and publishers aimed at increasing pageviews through better visitors engagement with the content. [1]

Search as usual, and a text summary of the results is generated at the bottom of Google results page. [...] We provide a number of Products and Services based upon SenseBot technology, including B2B services for enterprises and Web portals. [2]

A “Semantic Cloud” of concepts is displayed above the summary, allowing to steer the focus of the results. [1]

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