don’t respect he law and serves for punishing or enforcing the law on them First‚ differentiate between the court process and justice. Justice is the end result of the court process‚ so that first has no further part once a verdict is reached. Justice‚ following a guilty verdict‚ is made up of the punishment that the convicted person receives‚ whether it be gaol or community work or whatever. The generally accepted reasons why this justice system is needed are: rehabilitation‚ or in other words
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ThI don’t think Audrey Sellars is entitled to self defense claim for the simple reason that what she did was in the heat of the moment and that the verdict that was handed down to her‚ the court had sufficient evidence to support that verdict of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the stabbing death of Johnny Mitchell. According to the state statute dealing with manslaughter: "§ 2903.03. Voluntary manslaughter. (A) No person‚ while under the influence of sudden passion or in a sudden fit
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associated with the practice. First‚ it prevents excessive incarceration. Second‚ in minimizes anxiety suffered by the defendant. And lastly‚ in prevents damage to the case. A speedy trial also has advantages to the government. It assures guilty verdicts due to the minimized loss of evidence. It also keeps defendants from bailing out and committing more crimes. Although advantages of the practice were reviewed‚ it is still hard to state what a “speedy trial” is. In the case of Barker v. Wingo (407
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or imprisoned‚ or dispossessed‚ or outlawed‚ or in anyway destroyed; nor will we condemn him‚ nor will we commit him to prison‚ except by the legal judgment of his peers‚ or by the law of the land…” Jury means a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court via the prosecution or defense. The twelve jurists are chosen by the electoral role. (S4 (1) and s4 (2) Jury Act 1995) The selection is normally done via computer (s16 Jury Act 1995);
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In the hit show Prison Break‚ Lincoln Burrows is put on death row for a murder he did not commit. Each week we saw firsthand‚ his frustration and the desperation of the situation he was in. This television show is a reality for the many innocent people that have been put on death row. Since 1993 there have been 138 defendants exonerated from their death sentence. The number of innocent people put to death is probably higher. Supporters of the death penalty say that the benefits of the death penalty
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ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson had a team of defense attorneys on his side‚ most famous being Johnny Cochran. He came forth with the famous line “if the gloves don’t fit‚ you must acquit”. The jurors found the verdict to be not guilty on all charges. This impacted the case in a huge way. People say that O J walked due to the fact that it was a jury trial‚ he was a famous football star and actor with many fans. Due to the fact that he was a celebrity‚ he probably
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A jury has convicted a Sarasota couple of third-degree murder and child abuse in the death of their 7-year-old daughter‚ ruling that the parents should not have deprived her of medical care because of their religious beliefs. In handing down the verdict Tuesday‚ the jury in Sarasota County Circuit Court rejected arguments by defense lawyers that the parents‚ William and Christine Hermanson were practicing their religion when they decided to have their daughter‚ Amy‚ treated by a Christian Science
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The Trial: I walked into the court room‚ and looked at the jury‚ they were all white‚ I knew that it would have to be a miracle to get the jury to come back with the verdict that Tom Robinson was innocent. But I had a plan. If the trial goes well‚ I will appeal against the verdict‚ and then the court case will go to another place‚ where the jury won’t be so biased against black people. The trial started and the first person who took the stand was the Sheriff‚ Mr Tate. The oppositions Lawyer‚ Mr
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There was widespread outrage over the verdict‚ and Ruby Bates traveled the country with some of the Scottsboro Boys’‚ giving speeches vindicating the young men. Then‚ on June 22‚ 1933‚ Judge Horton made a stunning announcement: Evidence that made clear Bate’s wasn’t raped on the train. Horton set aside the jury verdict and ordered a new trial. It was not until years later that he revealed why: One of the doctors who examined the
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NAACP called for the Justice Department to file civil rights charges against Zimmerman. Over a million joined the online petition. After Martin’s death a ‘Hoodie march’ was also done in solidarity against racial profiling. After the ‘not guilty’ verdict was announced even more uproar was initiated by the people who were monitoring the development of the case. Outrage erupted online and twitter was filled with people’s tweets voicing their disappointment and anger about the outcome of the trial. Other
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