Gideon V. Wainwright
Gideon V. Wainwright
Name of teacher: Mr. James Pierce
Name of student:
Course: Criminal Court Systems
Assignment due date: December 16, 2013 January 8, 2014
Gideon V. Wainwright
Since time immemorial, history has always recorded in its annals that man is by nature both a rebellious and dominant creature. Because of these two innate traits, it seems nearly impossible for men to cohabit or coexist without having any channel or medium through which one man does not feel the urge that he can trample on his fellow man at will. Henceforth, the birth of this new term or ideology called civilization. Although civilization has its merit, nevertheless, it did not nor could it completely heal men of this pompous idea of superiority or dominance over his fellow men and women. By itself, this new ideology could easily be compared to a fort guarded by unarmed soldiers. In the military world, such an order for the soldiers guarding this fort to bear no arms would have simply been a suicide mission. To prevent this inevitable forfeit or coward act, should enemies reached the shores and conquer the fort with no retaliation; these same soldiers armed themselves with a gun called law. In spite of the contrasting feelings about the criminal justice system, many people can attest however that it brought forth or produced more possibility for men to lead a more peaceful and stable life amongst his peers using law as their compass. On the other end of the spectrum, some people like Clarence Earl will argue that the criminal justice system, in their opinion, did not pave the way to a more peaceful and stable journey for him, as he never seemed to have reaped nor tasted the good fruits, emanating from the criminal justice system tree. The right to a fair trial, the right to due process, and the right to have counsel present when being interrogated were some of those legal fruits guaranteed in the constitution that were taken away Mr. Gideon when he was
Name of teacher: Mr. James Pierce
Name of student:
Course: Criminal Court Systems
Assignment due date: December 16, 2013 January 8, 2014
Gideon V. Wainwright
Since time immemorial, history has always recorded in its annals that man is by nature both a rebellious and dominant creature. Because of these two innate traits, it seems nearly impossible for men to cohabit or coexist without having any channel or medium through which one man does not feel the urge that he can trample on his fellow man at will. Henceforth, the birth of this new term or ideology called civilization. Although civilization has its merit, nevertheless, it did not nor could it completely heal men of this pompous idea of superiority or dominance over his fellow men and women. By itself, this new ideology could easily be compared to a fort guarded by unarmed soldiers. In the military world, such an order for the soldiers guarding this fort to bear no arms would have simply been a suicide mission. To prevent this inevitable forfeit or coward act, should enemies reached the shores and conquer the fort with no retaliation; these same soldiers armed themselves with a gun called law. In spite of the contrasting feelings about the criminal justice system, many people can attest however that it brought forth or produced more possibility for men to lead a more peaceful and stable life amongst his peers using law as their compass. On the other end of the spectrum, some people like Clarence Earl will argue that the criminal justice system, in their opinion, did not pave the way to a more peaceful and stable journey for him, as he never seemed to have reaped nor tasted the good fruits, emanating from the criminal justice system tree. The right to a fair trial, the right to due process, and the right to have counsel present when being interrogated were some of those legal fruits guaranteed in the constitution that were taken away Mr. Gideon when he was