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121Shalom Weiss — (also spelled Sholam Weiss; born April 1 1954), was an American businessman and business consultant. He was convicted, in absentia, and sentenced on February 15, 2000 (also in absentia) to a consecutive sentence of 845 years for charges relating… …
122M'Naghten Rules — The M Naghten Rules (pronounced, and sometimes spelled, McNaughton) were a reaction to the acquittal of Daniel McNaughton. They arise from the attempted assassination of the British Prime Minister, Robert Peel, in 1843 by Daniel M Naghten. In… …
123Rita v. United States — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Rita v. United States ArgueDate=February 20 ArgueYear=2007 DecideDate=June 21 DecideYear=2007 FullName=Victor A. Rita v. United States of America USVol= USPage= CitationNew=05 4674 Prior= Sentence upheld by the Fourth Circuit …
124Crack cocaine — A pile of crack cocaine ‘rocks’ Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron …
125Jury — A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. A trial in which a jury decides the verdict is known as a… …
126Citation signal — Introductory signals are used in legal citations to present authorities and show how the authorities relate to propositions in textual statements. A legal writer uses an introductory signal to tell readers how her citation to legal authority… …
127Gary Ridgway — Background information Birth name Gary Leon Ridgway Also known as Green River Gary The Green River Killer The Riverman Born February 18, 1949 (1949 02 18) (age 62) …
128Rod Blagojevich — For other people named Blagojevich, see Blagojević. Rod R. Blagojevich 40th Governor of Illinois In office January 13, 2003 – January 29, 2009 Lieutenant Pat Quinn …
