Assignment #4 (Prison Subcultures)

Review the archived local media reports of the downfall of Judge Richard Baumgartner and the fall out of his judicial misconduct in the Christan-Newsom murder cases. Why do you think his misconduct on the bench went unreported by other court personnel? Do you think the legal and career consequences he suffered are adequate for what…

 1. Jazz music was America’s most popular radio and dance club genre from the 1920s–40s. In the 1950s, its popularity began to dwindle, even though respect for the genre steadily grew. Today, jazz music is considered to be the equal in artistry and complexity to classical music, and it has about the same relatively small…

  Discuss the following: As a small-business owner, you are faced with rising costs, particularly employment costs, insurance, and the like. You decide to hire some friends and pay them as they work rather than go through the expense and procedure of bringing in “actual” employees. Your friends wear the business uniform, deal with vendors…

 Inmates have sued the prison system for items like the color of the paint on the walls. Should an inmate be allowed to tie up the courts’ time with frivolous lawsuits like the example? Explain and support your position to include remedies. 

In this unit, you are studying the judicial branch of government and the rules that apply to all cases that are filed with a court, such as jurisdiction and the justiciability doctrine. With these rules in mind, analyze the following fact patterns. Billy, a resident of Dallas, Texas, was having trouble paying his bills. Billy,…

Affirmative defenses fall under the categories of justification and excuse.  Answer these questions: 1) Discuss the legal and practical differences between a justification and an excuse. 2) What is needed for an insanity plea to be approved by the courts? Give an example of a case that was approved for the insanity plea and the…