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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 November 2024. Fictional character from Star Trek For other uses, see William Riker (disambiguation). Fictional character William T. Riker Star Trek: The Next Generation character First appearance "Encounter at Farpoint" (1987) (The Next Generation) Created by Gene Roddenberry D. C. Fontana Portrayed ...
Frakes was born in 1952 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, to Doris J. (née Yingling; 1926–2020) and James R. Frakes (1924–2002). Frakes's father was a professor of English literature and American studies at Lehigh University from 1958 to 2001, and was also a reviewer and critic for The New York Times Book Review. [2]
William Harrison Riker (September 22, 1920 – June 26, 1993) was an American political scientist known for applying game theory and mathematics to political science. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He helped establish University of Rochester as a center of the behavioral revolution in political science.
Campbell was the first choice of the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation to play the role of William Riker, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes. [5] Campbell appeared as a guest star during the show's second season, portraying the title character in "The Outrageous Okona". In 1991, Campbell played the lead role in The Rocketeer.
William Edward Riker (February 17, 1873 – December 3, 1969) was a White supremacist religious leader and perennial candidate who founded the community of Holy City, California, and was an unsuccessful candidate for California Governor. [1]
Death penalty challenges. Fielder’s case isn’t the first challenge Kansas’ death penalty has faced. In 2023, the ACLU brought a similar challenge in the Sedgwick County case of Kyle Young ...
Vermont has abolished the death penalty for all crimes, but has an invalid death penalty statue for treason. [80] When it abolished the death penalty in 2019, New Hampshire explicitly did not commute the death sentence of the sole person remaining on the state's death row, Michael K. Addison. [81] [82]
Death penalty opponents regard the death penalty as inhumane [206] and criticize it for its irreversibility. [207] They argue also that capital punishment lacks deterrent effect, [208] [209] [210] or has a brutalization effect, [211] [212] discriminates against minorities and the poor, and that it encourages a "culture of violence". [213]