Rachel Shumate Mrs. Doss English 10 12/5/12 Why People Should Not Drive Drunk Every year 1.5 million people get pulled over for DWI (Driving While Intoxicated). One third of those people are repeat offenders, who even though they got pulled over once, go out and drive drunk again because they have no serious punishments (Curran, 1). Drunk drivers should be imprisoned on the first offense because they are endangering the lives of the other people around them. People who are arrested for DWIs are commonly known repeat offenders. About 1.5 million people get arrested for DUI (Driving under the Influence) each year (DeMichele, 1).
Derek Lamonds Wylie, 40, of Rock Hill has been charged with driving under the influence, police say. A woman said she was in the McDonald's drive-thru on Cherry Road near Winthrop University when a Toyota behind her hit her car from behind, according to a Rock Hill police report. Officers detected a strong smell of alcohol on the driver, who was identified as Wylie, the report states. His words were slurred, and while searching for paperwork, he lost his balance several times, police say. Wylie told officers he had had three beers at his home and was hungry, so he went to McDonald's, the report states.
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16 year old teen Ethan Couch became responsible for the death of four individuals. The night of the accident, Couch along with seven of his friends had stolen beer from a local Walmart and proceeded to get behind the wheel of his father’s company pickup truck. In addition to his blood alcohol level being three times over the adult legal limit, the perpetrator “also had traces of Valium in his system” (Voorhees). Couch committed an array of crimes the night of the accident including underage drinking, reckless driving, and manslaughter, yet the surge of controversy regarding this case stems from both around the defense and verdict, as the judge handed to Couch a rather lenient sentence given the circumstances; Couch was sentenced to rehab and to
Running head: Armington / Double Jeopardy Armington / Double Jeopardy Paula Ahl Kaplan University LS311: Business Law 1 Professor Allen January 20, 2013 Armington / Double Jeopardy In the case of Armington who while robbing a drugstore, shot and injured Jennings, the drug store clerk, was convicted in criminal court of armed robbery and assault and battery. Later Jennings filed a civil tort suit against Armington for damages. Armington stated that according to the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution he could not be tried again for the same crime because this would be double jeopardy. As stated in our text “double jeopardy is defined as being tried twice for the same criminal offense” (Miller & Jentz, 2008). However, prohibition against double jeopardy does not preclude the crime victim from bringing a civil suit against that same person to recover damages (Miller & Jentz, 2008, pg 137).
Brittney Caine English 101-024 Professor Benjamin Draft 1 Argumentative Essay: Should Drunk Drivers Be Imprisoned On First Offense? People lose their lives every second of everyday. One of the leading causes of deaths is motor vehicle accidents, and one of the leading causes of motor vehicle accidents is drunk driving. Drunk driving is a problem that can be fixed. In my opinion, the one way to fix this problem is by imprisoning the offenders on their first offense.
Social Policy Decisions Paper Tarsha L. Green BSHS/355 March 23, 2014 Professor: Deborah Johnson Social Policy Decisions Paper MADD stands for Mothers Against Drunk Driving – it is nonprofit organization that was started May 7, 1980 founded by Candance “Candy” Lightner , and was later joined by a group of mothers that were angry over individuals that drove drunk. Candy started the organization because her daughter was killed by a drunk driver (MADD, 2014). The drunk driver who was responsible for her daughter’s death was in jail two days prior to the incident due to repeated offenses. Candy found out that the person responsible for her daughter’s death may not be punished for the crime, and her daughter will be a victim of an injustice.
In the story of tom brennan, Daniel Brennan is accused and found guilty of Manslaughter of two of his friends and Drunken, reckless driving. For these actions Daniel Brennan was only committed to a jail time of 5 years. Daniel is portrayed as drunken young man (18,19) who experiences severe mood swings, so what will 5 Years of jail change? As soon as Daniel Brennan walks free, he is given the opportunity to drink and drive again. What we ask is, is it enough?
/Adrien Ruiz Monday, October 5th 2015 Criminal Law/Sociology Essay #2 Jeffrey Dahmer was a notorious serial murderer. He drugged and raped 17 men, and was convicted on 17 murders. The first sentence was later dropped to 15 due to his not succeeding in the murder of Tracy Edwards. He attempted pleading insanity but it didn’t follow through. The trial was a very short one.
There is no minimum sentence. If the mother can prove that she suffers from a mental illness known as postpartum depression, she can mitigate the number of years she spends behind bars by a staggering twenty years or more. Even though the possible punishment is different, these two crimes share many similarities. Murder and infanticide are two crimes that are both based on the killing of another human being. Murder does not