In this paper, we will focus on San Quentin State prison, based in California, USA, where we will discuss factors such as current conditions of the prison, proposals, and approaches to help protect the public, [...]
The first one is sham prosecutors, overconfident eyewitnesses, lying informants from jailhouses and the inept lawyers and overzealous prosecutors who jeopardize the chances of the accused for fair trials and conviction of the accused prior [...]
In conclusion, eyewitnesses' evidences are very important during the court procedure, but judges should be very careful with these evidences and to check them carefully.
Gideon's Trumpet, a book by Anthony Lewis, tells the story of Clarence Earl Gideon, whose case in the Supreme Court changed the judicial system in the United States.
A hung jury is usually regarded as the best way to an acquittal, so the greater the number of juries is the more chances of dissension are.
S is a three tiered judicial system divided into the Supreme Court, The Courts of appeal and the Federal District Courts.
One of the most important issues to be considered, though, is the possible reasons for giving punishment and the query on the morality related to the justification of the reasons. Another view that can be [...]
At the period, the Jewish society in Atlanta was the biggest in the South, and Frank was the leader of the Atlanta section of B'nai B'rith, at the period of the murdering of Mary Phagan, [...]
For instance, the analysis of the existing court system and its integration into the analysis of the problems that the concept of prosecution has adds legitimacy to Cole's statements.
An insanity defense is defined as a "plea that defendants are not guilty because they lacked the mental capacity" and cannot be responsible for their actions, or they cannot control their behavior.
This article presents an interview with William Hodgman, an assistant district attorney of Los Angeles and a lead prosecutor, who worked on the selection process of the jury for the O.J. He believes that it [...]
Apparently, the actions and circumstances which took place prior to Lorena's act of severing her husband's penis, namely, the rape of Lorena Bobbitt by her husband, as well as the constant domestic violence of John [...]
The defenders should thoroughly utilize the background information about the offender and the core ideas of the federal guidelines to provide optimal data for a judge imposing a sentence.
Their violation, both in the course of trials and before the commencement of hearings and charges, is fraught with the appeal of any decisions in the judicial institutions of higher instances.
Now that the main barrier to the provision of justice has been identified, it is useful to examine the general framework of the current human rights establishment.
The majority concluded that the defense counsel did not make reasonable efforts to examine all mitigating factors and present them in the court, which could have influenced the jury's decision.
The case aims to explore the impact of the judicial verdict on the psychology of the officer involved as well as on the police force.
The purpose of the presentation: The given presentation is devoted to the most important aspects related to the criminal justice career and role specialists of this sort play in any community.
The purpose of the interview was to understand the position of the supervisor regarding the key issues being addressed by the criminal justice administration's judiciary area.
The administrative record of this person is made to ensure that one is in the system and can be found if needed.
According to the currently established procedure of most of the states, the accused has the right to gain access to all of the evidence at any time in the process.
The details of the case reveal that the prosecutor was allowed to strike all of the African American judges out before the case of an African American defendant was presented.
Hence, the existence of juvenile and adult justice systems could also be considered one of the main peculiarities of the modern age.
The case People versus Tuner is one of the recent cases that drew massive public attention given the sentence that the offender was given and the time that he spent in prison for the crime.
One of the current criminal cases addresses the issue of cultural heritage destruction. In the recent past, the destruction of historical sites is something that has been used as a critical aspect of warfare.
In this case, it is impossible to show evidence that the act committed by Assange was violent and that he did the act to earn a profit.
On appeal, the Supreme Court held that the trial court made an error in the interpretation of the Georgia statute and declared that the First and the Fourteenth Amendments require no legal judgment for the [...]
For example, the fact that the DNA sample taken from the accused matched the one that was found at the crime scene shows that there is a noticeable connection between O.J.and the murder.
In the face of ever-changing realities of social and political contexts of the modern world, it is necessary to consider the transformation of the role of the judiciary system in the delivery of justice.
The presence of the men's rea element of a crime, which is directly relevant to criminal intent, is known to have nudged 14 American states to start looking for an alternative to the existing NGRI [...]
The inevitability of punishment and the measures aimed at the promotion of law help to limit the harmful activity of various individuals for them not to undermine the core principles of the existence of a [...]
The plaintiffs went to court to dismiss their indictment on the grounds that Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act gives the Attorney General unconstitutional legislative power to deal with drug indictments.
The view of the role of the judiciary and the rule of law in society is also provided in the paper.
As Google did not want to delete the links and the data, it appealed to the court to annul the decision of the agency.
In this case, Dents indicated in the journal found in his house that he planned to purchase a rope, rags, and a knife for reasons that he did not reveal.
However, the burden of a proof of the petition was shifted to the petitioner to prove her defense. Arizona, Falater was a believer of the Mormon's faith and resorted to kill his wife since she [...]
In the case of Alleyne V. In this case, a person can only be criminally responsible if the crime in question leads to actual harm.
The in-house psychologist appointed on January 12, 2011, provided the evaluation of Dang's competency according to which the suspect was found competent to stand the trial.
The book written by Anthony Lewis reveals all stages of the judicial process that occurred after the petty larceny, which provides an opportunity to trace the events, discuss the role of the court in them [...]
In the course of development, it had a great number of significant phases such as the appearance of Roman law, which is used by all civilized countries in the world, and the creation of the [...]
On a bigger scale, the method of reintegrative shaming can be described as a form of discredit that is authorized by the legal system to reinforce the moral link between the community and the wrongdoer.
The existence of such a tool can be taken as the guaranty of success of the process of negotiations between all sides of the conflict. That is why courts and tribunals should be transparent for [...]
Even though the court excluded the trial concept that the firearms had been detained throughout a search event according to a legitimate seizure, the court rejected the attempt to suppress and acknowledged the firearms as [...]
The accused expects the Judge to minimize the sentence on the basis of the fact that the defendant pleads guilty. The ethics of plea bargaining are represented by a continuous debate on the rejection of [...]
If the case involves an evident offense, the final decision concerning the complaint is often transferred from the prosecuting attorney to the grand juries.
The position of the court was that Lenahan had not presented enough evidence before the court to show that the police had failed to take action as required by the restricting order.
Moreover, the security of officers in the criminal justice system is affected by the proliferation of illegal arms in the society.
On the other hand, the civilian justice system is governed by the judiciary in accordance to the laws created by the legislative arm of the government.
Owing to the long period of incarceration and the crackdown on drug traffickers, the criminal justice system has the highest rate of incarceration in the world.
Based on this, it is apparent that the contract required the security company to protect the properties within the apartments and not the residents in the apartment.
Particularly, the decline of the death penalty as the final decision of the court can be deemed as a proof of the liberal attitudes to become the mainstream tendency in the U.S.
King was brutally beaten by officers belonging to the Los Angeles Police Department after a car chase that resulted in a court case in which the officers involved were charged and acquitted for assault. The [...]
The members of the Supreme Court refer to several different approaches to the functions of the government, the Court and the Constitution, their duties and obligations.
In order to confront past abuses and human rights violations, both civilian collaborators and the past military officers who took part in the violations have been taken through the prosecution process owing to the torture [...]
The demonstrators marched the city of Dallas with the event culminating in the respondent's public flag desecration. The State of Texas agreed that the conduct of the respondent was expressive in nature.
In their closing arguments, the prosecution asked the judges to consider the evidence given by the prosecution and find the defendants guilty of the charges against them.
Jurors can freely allow an amendment if doing so will help in the presentation of merits and the opposing party fails to prove to the court that the actions of the petitioner would show partiality [...]
The case deals with out of the way payments made to physicians in order to get more referrals from them. Answer: The differences between criminal law and civil law pertain to the nature of crime, [...]
This case was handled in the US Supreme Court and acted as a test for the standards used in admitting both scientific and expert evidences related to a given testimony.
Taking into consideration the above-mentioned outcomes of pressure on defendants, it is possible to conclude that the public defender system may be improved, if prosecutors try to use checked evidences and proper psychological evaluation of [...]
The thesis of this paper is that the process of handling felony criminal cases in a state court is efficient as to ensure justice for both the accused and the complainant.
Running from the scene of the accident was one of the actions that convinced Puerta that Torres was guilty. Puerta claimed that Torres' actions after the accident showed that she was guilty of the offense.
Footwear evidence as the name suggests, is the foot impressions that used in connecting the culprit to the act of crime.
The case of Abner Louima was one of the most brutal cases in New York, when a police officer brutalized the arrested suspect with a plunger. When the suspect was brought into the police station, [...]
6 This kind of rationale is therefore faulty because if the jury lacks the necessary expertise to handle the matter it will not evaluate the viability of the information presented to the court by the [...]
The Federal Bureau of investigation in conjunction with the Colorado River Indian Tribes Police Department investigated the case and according to law, the offender was to be charged a fine of $250,000 or a maximum [...]
The reporter did not disappoint because in the course of the investigation he was able to determine that there was a police line-up made immediately after the arrest and the maid was able to identify [...]
Despite all the emotions concerning the social status of the accused and her attempts to plead not guilty, there is no doubt that the woman is to be charged for the negligence of laws. Therefore, [...]
After the enforcement of the automobile exception in 1925, courts recognized the difference between the searches of buildings and searches of ships, automobiles and wagons which can be quickly moved from the location before the [...]
Among the main arguments for implementing plea bargaining are the improved flow of the cases, the benefits for the defendants and the increased victims' satisfaction.
The privilege can be retained by the accused who decides to take the stand in case if the evidence he/she gives is not related to the crime.
Kinsella filed the suit in response to a press release issued by Kenmare which made no reference to the fact that Kinsella was sleepwalking at the time that he visited Corcoran's suite.
If law-enforcing agents conducting the arrest violate any of the provisions, then the arrestees have the right to refuse all the prosecution evidences presented in court.
In the final part, the appropriateness of the Bill of Rights to the states with respect to the 14th Amendment is illustrated.
For a search and arrest warrants to be issued, the requirements include that the officer produces a probability cause, which justifies the search.
Unlike the state grand jury, the function of the trial juries is to decide whether the accused individual or group is guilty or not guilty of a crime that he is accused of.
George Zimmerman was a designated representative of the community in the patrol of the area. The situation was localized to the time of the day and how both parties acted.
The case refers to ignorance of quality standards in delivering food, water, and other products, which threatened employees' safety and health.
Judging by the behavior of the dog, the officer came to the conclusion that the defendant transported illegal substance among the rest of the luggage.
Throughout the trial, it was evident that the experiences of the African Americans with the country's criminal justice system would definitely have a great impact on the direction of the case.
The criminal justice system is a big and an extensive section of the legislative and judicial limbs of the United States.
However, in the event that Warfield manages to convince the Supreme Court that he was not part of the group, there is still the element of omission for a crime.
The court also held that the drugs could have belonged to any of the three passengers and as such, the police did not violate the fourth amendment when he arrested him bearing in mind that [...]
Putting Farmer in a prison dominated by men without considering her sexual nature and appearance was a clear indication of their negligence of the harm that would befall Farmer.
Notably however, it looks like the Warren court was more willing to consider the rights of the defendant against those of the state, something that was not popular in the Rehnquist court.
The research paper seeks to explore the Right to bear arms and the Right of search and seizure as stipulated in the US constitution.
For instance, a person convicted of misdemeanor sexual assault on a child in Colorado can be given a sentence of up to12 years, depending on the age of the child, his relationship with the child, [...]
It also identified several manifestations of racial discrimination between the whites and non whites by comparing Asian Americans and Hispanics marriages with the whites and discovered that the Asian Americans and Hispanics had higher chances [...]
The criminal process should operate smoothly and swiftly and the main goal of the criminal justice process should be uncovering the truth and establishing factual guilt of the arrestees.
As overseers of the justice system, it is always in their best interests and the societies that Judges think objectively in criminal cases.