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Murder?

November 4, 2015
Susan Frese
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Murder? Sir William Blackstone, an 18th-century English judge, is known for writing Commentaries on the Laws of England. This work was the original foundation for legal education in America and dominated the common law legal system for centuries. Blackstone broke…

February 4, 2013
Susan Frese
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On January 17, 2013, Maryland courts found a former police officer guilty of murder. Richmond Phillips was found guilty of the first degree murder of his mistress Wynetta Wright and their infant child Jaylin. According to the prosecution, Phillips shot…