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State V. Thurston: An Examination Of Assualt, Self-Defense, And Trespass In Relation To Domestic Violence, Megan E. Magoon
State V. Thurston: An Examination Of Assualt, Self-Defense, And Trespass In Relation To Domestic Violence, Megan E. Magoon
Maine Law Review
Darrell Thurston and Suzanne Harmon were romantically involved on an intermittent basis for five years and had one child together. As a result of an altercation that took place at Harmon’s home in Sullivan, Maine, on September 27, 2007, between Thurston and Harmon, Thurston was charged with assault, criminal mischief, and obstructing report of crime or injury. The testimony during the trial illuminated the major factual differences between Thurston’s and Harmon’s accounts of the night the incident took place. Thurston requested a self defense jury instruction based on his version of what had happened, which the trial court ultimately denied. …
Pokémon Go Away: Augmented Reality Games Pose Issues With Trespass And Nuisance, Kate Motsinger
Pokémon Go Away: Augmented Reality Games Pose Issues With Trespass And Nuisance, Kate Motsinger
San Diego Law Review
To illustrate the necessity of a permanent remedy—a virtual prescriptive easement—this Comment begins by exploring the origins of AR games in Part II and providing an overview of the mechanics of the most popular AR mobile game, Pokémon Go, as well as the types of AR games and technology currently in development. Part III then considers different causes of action that individuals might bring against creators of AR mobile games under the doctrines of trespass and nuisance, respectively. After weighing the merits and pitfalls of each claim in Part III, this Comment submits that a virtual prescriptive easement is the …
Constitutional Law - State Action - Imposing Criminal Penalties To Enforce Private Discrimination, Melvyn I. Mozinski S.Ed.
Constitutional Law - State Action - Imposing Criminal Penalties To Enforce Private Discrimination, Melvyn I. Mozinski S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Defendants, Negroes, entered a section of a private restaurant designated to be for "White" patrons only. Although they were denied service, they refused to comply with the proprietor's request to leave. Defendants were subsequently arrested by a police officer after declining his offer not to arrest if they would depart, and were tried for violation of the state's criminal trespass statutes. They were found guilty of a misdemeanor. On appeal, held, sustained. Defendants have no constitutionally protected right not to be discriminated against by an operator of a private enterprise. State v. Clyburn, 247 N.C. 455, 101 S.E. …