JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 19, 2021
For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. We also discussed a torts case involving a delay in calling police, but that case involved people who were deemed partially responsible for a death. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule. Cf: Restatement, Torts, § 322. French, 104 Pa.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 6, 2022
The protester was engaged, at a minimum, in a criminal misdemeanor while be pursued by security. It allows for the use of a citizen’s arrest for any felonies but also a misdemeanor if it is committed in your presence. In my view, Wagner and McKinley had a right to tackle the protester.
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JonathanTurley
MARCH 14, 2021
These cases often involve both criminal and tort cases. That creates a dangerously fluid and subjective basis for criminal charge, even a misdemeanor. Vincenzo Zurlo had a second rhinoplasty operation but it still was deformed so he asked for her license and insurance. She allegedly declined and was later arrested. 775.082 or s.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
In my torts class, I teach “Dram Shop” cases where bars and restaurants are subject to civil liability for “overserving” customers. If this were a conventional torts case, there would be little controversy. Richardson is charged with one misdemeanor count of Sale to Certain Persons.
JonathanTurley
MAY 13, 2021
He is facing both criminal and potential tort liability for the tiger incident. The punishment is a misdemeanor charge and fines of $500 to $2,000. For a misdemeanor, the maximum penalty is $10,000 and/or up to one-year imprisonment. On the tort side, Cuevas is liable for any injuries caused by a wild animal in his possession.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 31, 2022
Aladin was charged with robbery, which is a second degree felony, and Whettstone and Lawrence were charged with first degree misdemeanor assault. Oberlin maintained in court filings that the son and grandson of the owners of Gibson’s Bakery “violently and unreasonably attacked” an unarmed student, but that is not how the police viewed it.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 1, 2021
was not otherwise engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic at the time the force was used. (b)?The was committing or attempting to commit aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery; (2)?did
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