How Does Rose Kill Her Roommate

The purpose of this paper is to help Rose’s attorney out for her Appellate Review. Rose was convicted of killing her roommate. There are a lot of issues regarding this case and there is a big possibility that Rose is innocent. While reviewing the case I find out that there were issues with the jurors which should have resulted in a Batson challenge. Another issue was the whether or not it was beneficial for Rose to take the plea. There was an issue with trickery confessions and Rose had to confess in order to save someone she loves. More issues were the physical evidence, eyewitness identification and informants. While reviewing all of this information there may be a way for Rose to be found not guilty after her attorney files for appeal. There

She found a three large bedroom on craigslist and moved in with three other people. On night, one of Rose’s roommates was found dead in his room. Rose is convicted of murdering him but there are many issues that came up and there’s a chance she is innocent. There was a problem with the drugs, Mandy who was another roommate is getting probation inside of looking at two years, Michael family has another autopsy done that reveals other information. Jill is an eye witness but she’s also Michael’s ex-girlfriend, and the informant was identified as Jill’s brother. There are many issues with all of that information. First we are going to start with how all of the jurors Rose’s age were

A Batson Challenge is an objection to the validity of a peremptory challenge, on the grounds that the other party used to exclude a potential juror based on race, ethnicity, or sex. There are three steps to a Batson Challenge. First, the defendant must show sufficient facts to show that the prosecution has exercised peremptory challenges. Second, the prosecution has to have an explanation on why they struck someone from the jury pool. Lastly, the court must determine whether or not the reasons are pretextual ((Hernandez, 500 U.S. at 358–359, 111 S.Ct. at 1865–1866). In Batson v Kentucky an African American male was on trial and the African Americans on the jury pool were dismissed. Being that my client Rose is African American and all of the women her color and age were thrown off the jury pool just make matters worse. Since the women that were Rose’s age was excluded from the jury that was enough evidence to challenge the DA and the Batson was denied. This violates the sixth amendment because it states that you have the right to an impartial trial. The exclusion of the juror on terms of race, sex, ethnicity, or sex violates that right. Another thing is Rose is African American and not one African American was left in the jury pool. By keeping all of the white old men, Rose is being deprived. Not only is it a violation of Rose’s sixth amendment but also the fourteenth.