Case Study: Mccleskey In The Superior Court

Racial inequality is growing. Our criminal laws, while facially neutral, are enforced in a manner that is massively and pervasively biased. My research will examine the U.S. criminal justice policies and how it has the most adverse effect on minorities. According to the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, out of a total population of 1,976,019 incarcerated in adult facilities, 1,239,946 or 63 percent are

“finding suggests that giving judges more discretion in sentencing, as the Booker decision did in 2005, allows more racial bias to seep into the process.” Additionally, if sentence disparity were to be removed, the number of black men in federal prisons would reduced and it would save taxpayers a load

On October 31, 1963, A Cleveland Police Department Detective witnessed two men, John Terry and Richard Chilton, doing what he believed to be casing a store in an imminent attempt to commit robbery. The officer, Martin McFadden, performed a pat-down search of the two men whom he testified in court “did not look right.” McFadden said that when he approached the men, having suspected that they were about to commit a robbery, felt they might be armed and fearing for his life, immediately turned them around and patted down their clothing. Consequently, McFadden found a gun on one of the men, Terry, who was arrested, charged with, and convicted of carrying a concealed weapon.

No. According to the Fifth Amendment, "No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself”. This provision governs state as well as federal criminal proceedings.

The government has changed through the years, from when our country first decided to make actions till now. People have more rights, there are more laws, and we are all treated equally to an extent. We tend to ask ourselves, how the government started. In this essay I will discuss implied powers, the 10th amendment, and the McCulloch vs. Maryland case.

On October 23, I went to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to attend the sentencing in United States v McClain. The judge was Reggie Walton and the room was sixteen, sixth floor. Initially I could not enter into the building because I only had my Paraguayan ID and they wanted to see my passport. I also show them my American University ID to prove my identity. The security guard consulted with his superior about my case and after a few minutes of deliberation the superior allowed me to get into the building. The reason was that I am an American University student and he said we visit the court all the time. However, he told me that for the next time I should bring my passport.

On February 22 at 1900 hours Officer X reported to Gas Station Y (GSY) at 1122 1st Street, in regards to an armed robbery. When Officer X arrived at the scene he began speaking with an employee at GSY, Gregg McDuck. Mr. McDuck says that he was clocked in when the robbery occurred. Mr. McDuck described the suspect as a black male wearing glasses, a knitted blue hat, and gloves that were possibly white in color. The suspect pointed a handgun at Mr. McDuck and told him to open the cash register and to lay down on the ground. The suspect jumped over the counter and took $155 out of the cash register. The suspect then headed northwest from the gas station.

James King is guilty and should suffer for his actions. “Mr. King’s attorney wants to distance Mr. King from the murder by attacking the character of the State’s witnesses. But the fact of the matter is that Mr. Evans is an associate of Mr. King” ( ). Mr. King is a long time friend of Bobo Evans who accuses him of shooting the gun, even if he did not he is part of the crime. Lorelle Henry a witness identified Mr. King as one of the two men she witnessed in the store. “We have three witnesses to the fact that James King was in the store on the 22nd of December: Mr. Evans, Mr. Cruz, and Ms. Henry” ( ).

It discusses why a simple test for racial bias commonly applied by the courts is inadequate and developed a model of law enforcement that suggests an alternative test (Knowles et al., 2001). It also goes on to say that even if they could find some sort of evidence of discrimination, they are not informative

America’s justice system is unfair to racial minorities because of racial prejudice and stereotyping. In article 4, “Is the system racially biased?” a quote

In the case of Verneal Jimerson, he was convicted of a double murder on the testimony of Paula Gray, who was offered early release for her testimony. He was released after the killer confessed and DNA evidence to back it up. Randy Steidl convicted of murder of two newlyweds on the testimony of Debra Reinbolt and Darrell Herrington. He was exonerated after several elements of Reinbolt’s testimony turned out to be false. Joseph Dunn was convicted of the murder along with friend Ralph Frye after being implicated by Gayle Potter, and later Frye confirmed Potter’s testimony. Perry Cobbs was convicted of murder and armed robbery on the testimony of Phyllis Santini. He was exonerated when another witness testified to Santini’s involvement in the murder. Steven Smith was arrested for a murder and convicted on the testimony of Debra Caraway. The conviction was reversed when Caraway’s testimony was deemed unreliable. Gary Guager was sentenced to death for the murder of his parents and convicted based on the testimony of Raymong Wagner. The

In the article “Do Members of Racial Minority Groups have an Affinity with Serious Crime?” a study was conducted to see if minority race group are more likely to committee a crime. The study shows that racial minority groups are prone to being arrested than white majority. The study was showing the minority racial groups could be facing discrimination through court system. The white majority have the possibility of going through the court system with ease due to their race classification. The article helps my topic; race could be brought up in crimes because of bias in a court room. Having bias in a court room or during an arrest is considered to be unconstitutional. Being that there is a potential for an unconstitutional situation to occur,

He had spent time as a boy in the Jim Crow South and had a criminal record. He had immediately confessed to his previous crimes, which included stabbing

E. Espinoza, entitled The Influence of Mitigation Evidence, Ethnicity, and SES on Death Penalty Decisions. Similarly to Cochran’s research goal, the intent of the analysis was to evaluate the bias that different races have towards death penalty decision making. However, the research took a different approach to determining the influence of socioeconomic status. Instead of utilizing surveying methods like Cochran’s research, mock juries were assembled to analyze several cases in which the defendant’s case information varied in terms of his or her ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The study used 561 venire persons from Southern California to conduct the experiment. Data was focused on two racial groups, European Americans and Latinos, to narrow the focus of the experiment. As the process began, subjects were given a trial transcript which included a picture of the defendant, who was White in the first transcript, and Latino in the second transcript. This method allowed a more immersive experience for the subjects and provided a more realistic experience in comparison to a survey which was not focused on situational experiences, but rather, on personal opinions. However, the situational method lacks in that the research was conducted through paper and not real experiences, so the subject understood that their decisions would not actually have been implemented on the person

Mr.McCauley filed a C-3 with the Worker's Compensation Board dated March 17, 20017, in which he alleged that on 01/05/2017 at approximately 9:00 pm he sustained a work related injury to his back when he suddenly and unexpectedly slipped and fell on snow and ice that had accumulated during his shift on the walkway leading up to the main entrance of his usual work location.