everyone is supposed to get the same equal treatment. Unfortunately that’s not the case. Many different types of people including African American’s‚ Hispanics and the poor are getting unfair treatment in the criminal justice system. The criminal justice system discriminates against certain races and social classes. One of the most famous cases of racial injustice of the criminal justice system is the case of Rodney King. Rodney King was a black taxi driver who was violently arrested by the
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Is education a fundamental right found in our constitution? This question has been posed and debated for many years. In this case‚ the state of Euphoria is currently funding the local public K-12 schools by the local property taxes. Apple school district‚ a poor district in the state of Euphoria‚ receives 2‚000 dollars per pupil less than other‚ wealthier‚ districts in the state. This difference in unequal funding is showed with the class selection that students can choose from. For example‚ Apple
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Right to Counsel CJA/364 October 9‚ 2011 Right to Counsel Every individual is afforded the right to counsel in criminal proceedings. It is the liability of the government to provide every defendant facing criminal charges with legal representation that also is considered sufficient (2011). The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees every individual the right to a swift and public trial from an unbiased jury of his or her peers in the state or district in which the crime was
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Unfortunately‚ public defenders are the hardest working attorneys and sector of the legal system because they are severely understaffed. Therefore‚ they are represented by public defenders‚ which is a granted constitutional right in the case of Gideon v. Wainwright. This case specified that states are required to provide defense attorneys to defendants convicted of a felony or serious crime that cannot provide attorney representation for themselves. According to Brunt (2015)‚ “approximately 80% of the offenders
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1932 a case consisting of Powell v. Alabama‚ the courts found that under certain types of circumstances that free counsel had to be provided to criminal defendants. The main topic of this case was that the defendant’s due process rights’ were violated because there was a denial of the right to counsel to the defendants (Zalman‚ 2011). Right to Counsel Attachments At a pretrial hearing‚ counsel is required if a lawyer plays a significant part of the case. If the
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Churchill said "Democracy is the worst form of government...except for every other form that’s been tried." As humans themselves‚ they try to fix the human mistakes and errors that have been placed in our justice system without being bias. In Gideon’s case‚ they overruled what had "in a sense" put him in prison. Yes he may have committed burglary and breaking an entering‚ but how would we have known if he didn’t get a fair trial. It set another stare decisi‚ pushing an older one out of its place. The
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The case Gideon V Wainwright all started when Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested for possibly stealing pocket change‚ bottles of coke‚ beer‚ and wine. When Gideon went to trial Gideon believed that an attorney should be appointed to him under the 6th amendment the right to counsel ;however‚ the state of Florida decided that was for federal cases only. After Gideon lost his trial against the state of Florida Gideon found a way to take it further and appealed to the Supreme Court. Once Gideon appealed
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The story of Gideon is a great example that God can use anyone for his glory. Gideon lived around the year 1160 B.C. and was also the fifth judge of Israel‚ right after Deborah. The name Gideon means "destroyer" or "he that breaks". He was also called Jerubbaal by others‚ which means "he that defends Baal". The story of Gideon in Judges six truly demonstrates God’s power‚ strength‚ and righteousness. Around this time the Israelites had fallen back into sin and idolatry after the previous judge
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Gideon Short stories are truly fascinating because they allow an audience to experience adventures through the characters. Authors often include interesting characters into their stories to capture the reader’s attention. Doris Lessing includes such a character in her short story "No Witchcraft for Sale". Gideon is the protagonist of the story and plays role of a cook and a good friend of the Farquar family. Through his actions Gideon shows his loyalty‚ heroism and trustworthiness. First of all
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I decided to listen to this piece of music by Rufus Wainwright. At the start of the recording is very smooth and slow as if to build of the tension for the middle part of the song. He starts singing very slow‚ very meaningful as if he’s putting all of his heart and soul into it. Half way through the song the tension rising even more as his voice volume increases when the most dramatic parts of the song arise. He starts sound as if he’s almost screaming for the dramatization he is putting into the
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