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    The Investigation of the Double Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman As a crime scene investigator‚ there are duties that have to be met and a job that has to get done. Part of this job includes putting together reliable evidence‚ and making a list of suspects. As an investigator my job as of right now‚ is to find evidence to use against Orenthal James Simpson in the prosecution of the murder of his wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. On

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    treatment of a society’s people based on their respective behaviors‚ while an injustice is giving harsher punishment to an individual that displayed the same behavior as another. In my life‚ I have experienced both justices and injustices‚ but during my felony drug arrest I encountered both concurrently. The judicial system unjustly treats equal people differently and different people equally. My friend Mo’s birthday‚ New Year’s Day‚ was hastily approaching and we had planned to have an eventful evening

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    Question 1 As Ellie’s lawyer‚ I would start off with the burglary charge‚ as felony murder would go away if she committed no felony separate from the murder.  Ellie would likely be found not guilty of burglary at common law.  A burglary occurs when a person “enters a building… or separately secured or occupied portion thereof‚ with purpose to commit a crime therein‚” (MPC‚ § 221.1 (1)).  Looking at the statutory definition of burglary‚ Ellie did not commit burglary because she lacked the mens rea

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    The man charged with his murder was Michael R. Pulido. He was charged with first degree murder along the felony murder law. That law states that killing during the act of a felony‚ in this case a robbery‚ is automatically first degree murder. The way I have interpreted the facts of this case‚ the defendant was the one who pulled the trigger and point toward him as the killer. To come to this decision‚ the jury had to conclude that the defendant had intent to commit a felony‚ killed during the act

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    tripped and fired his gun accidently‚ which killed the victim. He was taken to trial and found guilty of murder. Because the shooting occurred during the commission of a felony‚ Furman was eligible for the death penalty according to the felony murder rule. The rule of felony murder states that if an offender kills‚ with or without intention‚ during a dangerous crime‚ they are guilty of murder. Furman was sentenced to death but the case was taken to the Supreme Court before his punishment was carried

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    Punishment Should Stay Implemented “When someone commits a felony‚ it is a matter of free will. No one is compelled to commit armed robbery‚ murder‚ or rape. The average citizen does not have the mind or intentions to become a killer(Ornellas).” This statement by Lori Ornellas‚ a victim in the brutal murder of her nephew shows us that when someone commits a crime they do it on their own account. In the United States today more than six thousand murder investigations a year go cold or go unsolved(Rein)

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    In the murder of Uma Opee Mr. Dents is found guilty in the following elements. The elements are Homicide‚ assault of a police officer‚ kidnapping‚ burglary and crimes related to drugs. The facts that lead to homicide are Uma Opee was stabbed 13 times and the skin particles under the victims nails matched the DNA to Stu Dents. The facts of assault on a police officer was when he punched Officer T. Chur in the face and screamed "Alien". Kidnapping facts are Mr. Dents used rope to tie the victim and

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    Prosecuting Arguments A prosecutor’s duty is to defer and produce evidence of the crime at hand to the judge and jury so that they can decide an appropriate sentence. According to the case of State v. Stu Dents‚ there are several charges against the defendant which range from moderate to severe. These charges include homicide‚ assault of a police officer‚ kidnapping‚ burglary‚ and crimes related to drugs. The prosecution must attempt to provide accurate evidence to prove the charges against Stu

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    Komisarjevsky and Hayes are as follow; Capitol Murder‚ Sexual Assault‚ and Arson Murder. According to Conn. Gen. Stat.§ 53a – 54b (6-8) will be explained throughout the reading. (53a -54b (6)) is capital murder is committing murder in the commission of sexual assault in the first degree; (53a – 54b (7)) explains murdering 2 or more people in one occurrence; and (53a -54b (8)) explains murdering a minor under the age of 16 year of age. Per (53a – 54d) Arson murder is acting alone or with another person

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    by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the confession of Montresor creates two contradicting scenarios. Montresor’s words argue that Fortunato’s death was not a crime of passion. On the other hand his recollections that the murder was a premeditated murder. When it comes to the topic of deciding if Fortunato’s murder was a crime of passion or a premeditated‚ the choice is clear. My views are based upon how Montresor took advantage of Fortunato inside the catacombs. In the very beginning of the story Montresor revealed

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