The first case that I’m going to talk about is the Erma Faye Stewart case and Regina Kelly case. These two women were charged with felony drug distribution charges. This case took place in Hearne, Texas back in 2000. Stewart and Kelly along with 25 other men were charged in this case. Everybody bail was set to 70,000 each.
If I were on the jury, I would have voted to acquit Steve Harmon. I would acquit Steve Harmon because he was just a kid and was, if he was apart of the crime at all, probably pressured into it by King. Also Steve Harmon gave a very compelling story when he was on the stand. On top of that Mr. Sawicki said that he is an outstanding young man and that Steve is very involved in depicting his neighborhood in a positive
9) The testimony of the woman who lived across the el tracks a) The woman testified that she witnessed the murder being committed through the window of her home and the moving el train while in bed. Juror Four recollected that the woman “‘went to bed at about eleven o’clock that night. Her bed was next to the window—and she could look out while lying down and see directly into the boy’s window across the tracks.
In June 21, 1973, Miller was convicted on the ground of advertising the sale of what was considered by the court as adult material. He was found guilty as he broke the California Statute. The California Statute forbids citizens from spreading what is considered offensive in societal standards. The question that was being asked was that if the action of Miller was Constitution thus is protected under the law. However, he lost the case due to a vote of 5 - 4.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you are here because one person in this courtroom decided to take law into her own hands. The defendant, Mrs. Dominique Stephens, murdered the man that she vowed to love. This sole act by the defendant is violation of all morals and her husband’s right to live. Afterwards, she even felt guilty about this violation of justice and called the cops on herself, and she later signed a written statement stating that she is guilty of the murder of Mr. Donovan Stephens. Then the defendant later recanted this statement and said that she only killed Mr. Stephens in self defense.
O.J. Simpson was a famous football player and that was accused of killing his ex-wife nicole brown , also her boyfriend Ron Goldman. They were brutally stabbed to death on June 12, 1994 at the resident of Nicole brown condo in Brentwood. Before the bodies were ever recovered Oj had packed his bags and caught a flight to Chicago, later he received a phone call saying that Nicole Brown was murder. The cops wanted to talk to him and later he had lead the cops on a hot pursuit chase and they apprehended him. OJ Simpson should be held accountable for murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman.
Michael Veith 02/13/23 Greer MUSH Michael Brown was a black teenager shot by white officer Darren Wilson. He was shot on August 9th 2014 in Ferguson, Missouiri. Prior to the altercation between Wilson and Brown, Michael had robbed a Ferguson market, and had forcefully shoved the clerk making it robbery (robbery is considered theft with the threat of violence or a weapon). Michael had been with his friend Dorian Johnson who knew of the incident. Officer Wilson was driving around the suburbs of St. Louis when he ordered the two men off the street and onto the sidewalk from his car.
“The boy is five feet eight inches tall. His father was six feet two inches tall. That’s a difference of six inches. It’s a very awkward thing to stab down into the chest of someone who’s half a foot taller than you are. ”-(Juror two, 54)
The presidential power to forgive and commute penalties has long been controversial, critics argue that pardons are used more for political convenience than to correct a judicial error. Perhaps the most famous pardon in US history was granted by President Gerald Ford to his predecessor in office, President Richard Nixon, A presidential pardon can be granted at any time after the commission of the crime. In the vast majority of cases, however, the Pardon Attorney only considers the petitions of convicted persons who have also demonstrated their ability to develop a responsible and productive life for a significant period after their indictment or after having Been
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated… We all know the fourth amendment. It's the amendment that guarantees our safety within our homes and our personal belongings. Yet, how much do you know about the fourth amendment? The fourth amendment is full of history, controversy, and discussion, even in modern day.
To be committed of a crime the judge or jurors must have enough evidence that there is no other possible explanation, this is referred to as beyond a reasonable doubt. If this is held true, how can someone still be wrongfully convicted? According to Sphohn, Cassia (2014) in 2008 more than 1.6 million United States citizens was imprisoned (p. 5.35). If only .5% of those individuals were innocent that would mean that 8,000 people are wrongfully convicted. That also means there are 8,000 people who are guilty of those crimes free among society.
NAME: PETER KOIRA KIMANI REGISTRAION NUMBER: LAW/M/1030/09/14 INSTITUTION: KABARAK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW COURSE: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE TAKE AWAY ASSIGNMENT COURSE INSTRUCTOR: DR.CHARLES A. KHAMALA COMMENCEMENT: 23 JUNE 2015; CONCLUSION 14 JULY 2013 Double jeopardy is the fact of being prosecuted or sentenced twice for substantially the same offence. It can also be described as a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal or conviction or multiple punishments for same offense. Double Jeopardy is afforded not only by the pleas in the bar of (autrefois acquit, autrefois convict), but also judicial discretion to stay proceedings as abuse as abuse of process.
Breaking the law has long been one of the most crucial issues in humankind's society. It is sometimes argued that most of the criminals tend to reoffend after they are released from prison. Yet to the best of my knowledge, miscellaneous reasons can be mentioned for this peoblem and undeniably steps can be taken to address this issue. Amittedly, there are various reasons behind the problem of commiting crime regularly. Psychologically speaking, criminals may get used to breaking the law and sometimes it is a habit than cannot be kicked.
On the same lines section 300 of code of criminal procedure , 1973( hereinafter referred as cr.pc) provide protection against double jeopardy. It says:- The section embodies the common law principle contained in the doctrine of autre fois acquit and autre fois convict which means that if a person is tried and acquitted or convicted of an offence he cannot be tried again for the same offence or on the same facts for any other offence. This doctrine is also incorporated in Article 20 (2) of the Constitution.
Well, today I was found innocent by a jury of my peers, but I do not think any of the jurors understand what I have been through. It all started when my stepsons mother came into my house uninvited and on drugs. There was a verbal altercation and she laid her hands on me. I defended myself, but I didn’t stop. I seen red and after years and years of abuse I snapped and killed her.
