would have reinforced the extent of his injuries and could have convinced the jury of a different opinion. Additionally‚ if admissible‚ the suppressed hair and fiber evidence would have been damning to the prosecution’s case. And if the convincing testimonies of Heather Stoeckley and her friend were allowed and investigated‚ the jury may have viewed the entire case thru a different lens. Ultimately‚ America is still divided on this case. There are still those that believe justice was served‚ while others
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On February 6‚ 2006‚ Herbert Landry went to the police for they assumed that he had started the fire in the Shadow Wood Apartment Complex in Provo‚ Utah. The police had witnesses in the apartment complex who stated that they had seen Herbert Landry leaving the building shortly before the fire started. Forty-six-year-old Herbert Landry was then believed to be the culprit behind the fire even though the investigation was still in progress‚ and there was no substantial evidence linking Herbert Landry
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the third prosecuting attorney in this case and felt the sentencing was fair and just. During the trial there were several witnesses who testified for both the defense and prosecution. However‚ few were of real help and did not provide strong testimony. If anything‚ I think the defense witnesses helped the prosecution more because most of them cared for Lenny and believed that George should be found guilty for what he had done. The defense couldn’t provide strong evidence that proved George was
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University of Phoenix Material Acquiring Admissible Statements Worksheet Conduct an Internet search by visiting the state websites for Arizona‚ Illinois‚ New York‚ and California. Locate the legal requirements to obtain admissible statements in these states. Include your research findings in the following table. |State |Legal requirements |Precedent |Other | |Arizona |Confessions are
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Loftus and palmers Aims and context Loftus was concerned with how subsequent information could affect an eyewitness testimony (EWT) which is a legal term‚ referring to the use of eyewitness to give evidence in court. EWT can be influenced by misleading information in terms of both visual imagery and wording of questions. This could lead to faulty or incorrect convictions. If someone is imposed to new info during the interval between witnessing the event and recalling it‚ this info may have marked
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crime. Since no two people have the same fingerprint once a match is confirmed and linked to a person and crime scene it is almost impossible for the suspect to have any deniability of at a minimum being at the crime scene at some point. Witness testimony is a great form of evidence. If there is an eye witness at the scene of a crime it can be extremely incriminating. Investigators must be cautious when relying on this for their case though. Although it can be a very incriminating piece of evidence
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CROSS EXAMINATION The party who calls a witness examines the witness with a view to adducing evidence in proof of his case and this is what is referred to as examination in chief covered at S. 145(1) thereafter the adverse party has a right to examine that witness. If the adverse party exercises that right‚ the examination is referred to as cross-examination Section 145(2). Cross examination is a fundamental right not a privilege and if a person is denied the right‚ the denial can vitiate the
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Willard’s case‚ as their statement further incriminates him by admitting that he is obsessed with becoming mature. The City of Winesburg has presented an ironclad argument against Mr. Willard‚ and through a combination of their concrete witness testimonies and the thoroughly insufficient and even adverse testimonials of the defense‚ must be awarded the ruling. As such‚ George Willard‚ still of teenage youth‚ is guilty of portraying the characteristics of grotesqueness through his obsession of
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Intro about the story The Case for the Defence is a well-written thriller by Graham Greene‚ a famous English novelist‚ which deals with a strange murder trial. The defendant‚ guilty of murder of a woman and having four eye-witnesses to testify against him is thought of standing no chance of acquittal. Yet‚ a twist in the story renders the jurymen helpless and they have to acquit him for lack of evidence. In the end‚ he or his twin brother meets with a horrible death‚ having been crushed under a
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JIM GROOM NOTES Sources of human information The truth finding mission- most false convictions are made because of false witness statements Facial Identification Hard to describe a person’s features in words‚ but it is very easy to identify someone. Misattribution- you think someone assaults you‚ but it is actually a guy who lives in your apartment building and did not do it. You just miss inform yourself of what actually went down Change Blindness- cognitive attention and instinctive
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