Bailey Dismuke Cherry Cantrell English 10 The Scottsboro Trials The Scottsboro Trials were the most infamous episodes of legal injustice in the Jim Crow South. The events of the Scottsboro Trials that culminated in the trials began in the early spring of 1931‚ when nine young black men were falsely accused of raping two white women on a train (Encyclopedia of Alabama : Scottsboro Trials 1). This case was more hectic than any other event in the South because it revealed the barbarous
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This can be done through consideration of the following case; Gizzi and Another v Tudhope (1983) - two men had been convicted of the reckless discharge of firearm and appealed their convictions. They had gone clay pigeon shooting and discharged their shotguns over an area which was screened by trees. A few workmen in the area were injured. The judge on appeal stated that they fired their shotguns in an area where members of the public
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robbery. Petitioner was charged and convicted of robbery‚ theft over $500‚ and second degree assault. Petitioner was sentenced to imprisonment for robbery‚ and‚ for purposes of sentencing the other two convictions merged. Petitioner challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his robbery conviction. The COA addresses the following question: Did the Court of Special Appeals incorrectly interpret and apply this Court’s decision in Coles v. State‚ 374 Md. 114‚ 821 A.2d 389 (2003) and effectively
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offender had no previous convictions and had become caught in a gambling web. "In all 21 cases involving first offenders‚ the crime was not violent and prior to their conviction the majority of these people were employed and often held positions of trust‚" Ms Law said. "Many of them were under stress from work and family pressures and turned to gambling as a form of relief. What they got instead was escalating debt and a prison sentence." One of the most notable convictions was that of Tasmanian
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case. Minors facing a gun or a deadly person might be forced to the point of killing someone. It should be avoided at all times‚ but it can be the last remaining option‚ when this is the case the judge and jurors should investigate before making a conviction. There has been times where a minor is convicted guilty and later found they had no other option or it was self-defense. Everyone makes mistakes‚ but when it comes to determining how someone else will live their life‚ there should be no
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Philosophy is‚ in fact‚ to be sought largely in its uncertainty. The man who has no tincture of Philosophy goes through life imprisoned in the prejudices derived from common sense‚ from the habitual beliefs of his age or his nation‚ and from the convictions which have grown up in his mind without the co-operation of his deliberate reason. Bertrand Russell‚ The Problems of Philosophy. Philosophy is commonly thought of as an activity reserved for Oxbridge high- brows; or a sort of intellectual table-tennis
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many countries across the globe‚ for instance in Canada and the United States the consequences are closely the same. These consequences include: For a first conviction‚ there is a minimum fine of $600‚ in addition to a 12 month license suspension and a further 12 months of being required to use an ignition interlock device. For a second conviction‚ you’ll face a minimum of 14 days in jail‚ as well as a 3 year license suspension
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someone else is already getting prosecuted for it. Courts and plea bargains go hand in hand these days. To me‚ I think plea bargains are not true justice‚ its laziness. According to BGA‚ there were 85 wrongful convictions in Illinois. 81 out of the 85 cases involving wrongful convictions were involving government misconduct or errors.The investigation’s findings are based on the cases of 83 men and two women who were charged with murder‚ attempted murder‚ rape‚ kidnapping‚ and armed robbery‚ and
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researchers of NCIP (Northern California Innocence Project). Between 1997 and 2010‚ the project found prosecutorial misconduct in more than 800 state and federal cases in California‚ and in 202 of them‚ the misconduct resulted in the setting aside of a conviction or sentence‚ a mistrial or a barring of evidence‚ the researchers found. In 614 of them‚ the misconduct didn’t affect the fairness of the trial; the studies found in the more than 800 cases‚ 107 prosecutors committed misconduct. (cite) Unfortunately
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Findlaw.com. Retrieved from http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ia-supreme-court/1539287.html Schulte‚ Grant. (2010‚ September). Iowa Supreme Court upholds Cedar Rapids murder convictions. Des Moines Register. Retrieved from http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/09/24/iowa-supreme-court-upholds-cedar-rapids-murder-conviction
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