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Plaintiff
Defendent
The Confrontation
The Aftermath
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What is the plaintiff's case
William D. punched Fabrizio in the face for no reason
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Who is Danny to William?
His friend
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What happened that made Fabrizio confront Danny?
Fabrizio claimed that Danny threw food at him.
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What did Fabrizio's friends claim happened?
Danny taunted Fabrizio, then Fabrizio and Danny started to push eachother, then William punched Fabrizio.
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What injuries did Fabrizio suffer?
The molar bone
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According to William, what was Fabrizio doing to Danny?
Fabrizio was pushing him and threatening him
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What did Danny do in response to Fabrizio's claim?
Danny started to call Fabrizio names and claimed that he never threw food at him.
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According to William's friends, what happened?
Fabrizio and Danny where fighting, then Fabrizio wanted to go away to fight fight him. Danny looked intimidated and Fabrizio shoved Danny. William told him not to mess with his friends, Fabrizio came up to him with his fists clenched, and William punched Fabrizio.
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How much tall is Fabrizio?
6 feet
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What is William's case?
Fabrizio was messing with his friend so he was defending his friend when he punched Fabrizio
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Why did Fabrizio not start conflict with Danny?
Because of their height difference.
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What was William charged for?
Assault and battery as a juvenile.
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In Fabrizio's opinion, what was he trying to do when William confronted him?
Trying to calm down
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What does William claim he was doing?
Defense of Others
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Why did Fabrizio leave the situation?
To cool off
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Did William own up to punching Fabrizio, or did he deny it?
He owned up to punching Fabrizio
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How many times did William hit Fabrizio?
1 time
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What is Defense of Others?
The defendant must believe that there was a definite need for intervention, and the person who is aided, must have a legitimate claim to self defense.
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What did William say to Fabrizio before he punched him?
"not to mess with his friends"
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Did William use reasonable force?
No, because he used excessive force.