Criminal Court Case Analysis

Does notoriety affect the outcome of a criminal court proceeding? A trial’s outcome should not be based on the notoriety of it, yet it is. Due to media coverage, the length of the trial, and the notoriety of the people who committed the crime, the outcome of the trial is affected. The Manson trials and the trial of Leopold and Loeb are two prime example of how notoriety can affect a criminal court proceeding. An analysis of two criminal court proceedings, the Manson trial and the trial of Leopold and Loeb, reveals that notoriety does affect criminal court proceedings. Even though criminal court proceedings should be based on unbiased information and evidence, overall, the notoriety of the case impacts it.
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All of these victims had something in common, they were stabbed a dozen times, and beaten brutally. Police were baffled by the scene, and had no idea who was responsible. After a gun that Manson used hat was thrown into a bush was found and turned in as evidence, they were finally able to connect Manson to all the murders. Manson is a hardcore murderer who is responsible for a lot of deaths. After this gruesome murder, Charles Manson didn’t stop yet, he continued his prospects with the murder of the LaBianca couple who were found in their home beaten and stabbed repeatedly. Manson’s main motive for these murders was to start a race war. Manson believed that there would be a race war between the whites and the blacks in which the blacks would triumph over the whites. Then, after the black proved that they could not rule over themselves, they would turn to Manson and his followers to rule over them. After being arrested for the murder of these people, Charles Manson’s trial lasted 9 and a half months, one of the longest trials up to that time period. The
Although they were similar in some ways, Manson and Leopold and Loeb were very different. First, their lawyers had different personalities and used different tactics to defend their clients. Kanarek was a hotheaded lawyer that objected the testimonies of the witnesses, while Darrow defended his clients while keeping in mind what was the best advantage for his clients. Kanarek and Darrow were also similar. Both lawyers took on a case that they knew would be difficult and accepted the challenge of defending hardcore criminals that they knew were guilty. Next, they were both well-known lawyers. In addition, Manson and Leopold and Loeb’s cases were very popular. Manson’s case was popular due to the people he killed, his motive, and the amount of people he killed. This led to the notoriety of the Manson trials. Moreover, Leopold and Loeb’s cases were famous because of their wealthy status’, the type of crime they committed, and the prominence of the murdered boy. Leopold and Loeb’s trial had the public reading newspapers and following every detail of the case out of repulsion. However, their motives and the crimes committed were complete opposites. Manson wanted to start a race war and be able to rule over the blacks, so he killed well known people in order to start it. Meanwhile, Loeb was fascinated with crime and was very intelligent. He studied cases and crime