Thursday, September 17, 2009

RJA#5

  • Public Court cases
Google search for "supreme court opions"
Results 1 - 10 of about 37,400,000 for supreme court opinions. (0.25 seconds)

"Courts cases in Colorado"

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http://www.courts.state.co.us/

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cocourtdata/

http://www.courts.state.co.us/Administration/Program.cfm/Program/11
ray lewis

http://www.denvergov.org/

http://www.cscl.state.co.us/


  • DUI manslaughter for Donte Stallworth

Google search for "Donte Stallworth sentencing"
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Updated: June 17, 2009, 7:04 PM

Financial agreement avoids lawsuit

ESPN.com news services
Kelly Naqi is a reporter for ESPN's "Outside The Lines." Information from The Associated Press was used in this report
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4262751


Search for "vehicular manslaughter" using google books
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http://books.google.com/books?id=nWfswSfyU9kC&pg=PT140&dq=vehicular+manslaughter&ei=8KvKSqmPL4askATslsTGAw#v=onepage&q=vehicular%20manslaughter&f=false

Criminal law‎ - Page 228

by David C. Brody, James R. Acker, Wayne A. Logan - Law - 2001 - 652 pages
Charged with a variety of offenses, defendant was acquitted of second degree
murder but convicted of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and ...

Books 1 - 10 of 1,067 on vehicular manslaughter. (0.11 seconds)



  • Michael Vick sentencing



Search for "Michael Vick Criminal Case"
"Michael+Vick" sentencing using google books

Books 1 - 10 of 1,207 on michael vick. (0.07 seconds)

http://books.google.com/books?id=7ToDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51&dq=michael+vick&ei=s6jKStWqKZD-kQTW2NigAw#v=onepage&q=michael%20vick&f=false

Criminology

by Larry J. Siegel - Law - 2008 - 633 pages
PREFACE During the summer of 2007, my family and I, along with the rest of the
nation, debated the behavior of Michael Vick. On August 27, 2007

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Jet Magazine

Michael Vick Busted In Illegal Dog-Fighting Operation‎ - Page 51

Magazine - Jet - Aug 6, 2007 - v. 112, no. 5
SPORTS In Illegal Doe-Fighting Operation Altanta Falcon's star quar- H terback
Michael Vick was recently indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly
http://books.google.com/books?q=michael+vick&btnG=Search+Books
by Imani Josey

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  • Sean Talyor
Search "Sean Taylor" using washington post
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1 - 10 of 47 results

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2009/09/29/AR2009092902051.html

Two Years After Sean Taylor's Death, His Mother Faces a Wall of Hardshi

Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 30, 2009



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313041,00.html

Redskins Safety Sean Taylor Dies One Day After Being Shot in Home

Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Showing Results 1 - 10 of 52819 for

sean taylor death

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  • Plaxico Burress

Google Books Search for "Plaxico Burress"
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Books 1 - 10 of 169 on plaxico burress. (0.05 seconds)


Plaxico Burress

by Robert Grayson - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2008 - 64 page

http://books.google.com/books?q=plaxico+burress&btnG=Search+Books




ESPN.com search for "plaxico Burress arrest"
44 Results for your query
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=munson_lester&id=4412230
Originally Published: August 20, 2009

Fame and funds didn't help Burress

By Lester Munson
ESPN.com


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

RJA#4

#4a:
(FO)rms-
1. Professional athletes
  • elite
  • pro
  • All-Star
2. Legal Sentencing
  • sentences
  • judgements
  • legal system
3. Public
  • general public
  • population
  • non- private
(RE)lated terms

1. Professional athletes
  • College athlete
  • celebrity
  • NFL player
  • NBA player
2. Legal Sentencing
  • Justice systems
  • Courts
  • prisons
  • crime
3. Public
  • community
  • states
  • city
  • country
  • government

(ST)synonymous terms

1. professional athletes
  • competitor
  • challenger
  • player
  • champ
  • rookie
  • phenom
  • superstar
2. legal setencing
  • illegal
  • criminal
  • convict
  • ruling
  • charge
  • trial
  • guilty
  • verdict
3. public
  • community
  • population
  • audience
  • citizens
  • people
  • nation
  • masses
(LOG) ladder of generalization

1. professional athletes
sports>professional sports>pro athlete> pro team> pro games>Pro salaries> off field activities>criminal activities> criminal sentencing
2. legal sentencing
United States Government>criminal justice system>systems of enforcement>legal system>supreme court>civil courts>judgement>trial>conviction>sentencing
3. public
United States Population>nation>state>county>community>general public>citizen>individual

#4b
Professional athletes + legal sentencing + general public
Michael Vick+ prison sentence
Plaixco Burress + trial
Vernon Forrest + car theft shooting
Pacman + illegal events
"Darrent Williams shooting"
"Sean Taylor shooting"
Dogfighting legal enforcement - mike vick
gun control + state law + charges
crimes against professional athletes
Professional athlete+salaries+average+NFL
european professional athlete+ crimes
possession of gun charge + state



RJA#3

#3a Initial research topic: Should the media have access to professional athletes criminal sentencing? How will this influence the sentencing? Will this lead to an unfair judgement in public cases with similar crimes?

#3b Need to narrow topic down to explore options to argue previous athlete legal cases compared to public cases. this will help provide fact based cases to compare and contrast sentencing between the two. Will also need to provide an argument on whether to support or oppose sentencing pro athletes harsher than public due to celebrity status.

#3c should professional athletes have separate criminal sentencing than the general public?

Sunday, September 13, 2009

RJA #3

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