During the course of this trial, you saw how one man solved his 20 billion dollar problem. It was the prosecution’s burden to prove my client guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. As the defense, we carried no burden in today’s trial. However, you still saw that this was Dr. Nash’s problem, Dr. Nash’s plan, and Dr. Nash’s patsy. First, it was Dr. Nash’s problem. You heard how a computer glitch was causing Dr. Nash to mentally deteriorate at work. This glitch was causing a net loss on every car Dr. Nash produced. But if something were to happen to the plant, Nash wouldn’t be responsible for returning that preorder money. He had 20 billion reasons to burn down that plant. Yet the prosecution points the finger at my client, arguing that by some transitive property, it would’ve benefitted Taylor to solve Dr. Nash’s problem. They point to prior crimes my client was arrested for when he was 16 and even 12 years old. They want you to convict my client simply because of his past. They want you to ignore Dr. Nash’s motive because they don’t have one that makes sense for Taylor Edsel. Second, it was Dr. Nash’s plan. The prosecution’s own expert told you how the fire was set: the safeties on the …show more content…
Nash’s patsy. Nash knew that my client used a navy zippo lighter to start his previous fires. You heard that lighter went missing inside of Dr. Nash’s plant just three days before the fire and then turned up at the scene. What’s also curious is the text message that Dr. Nash screenshotted. On the day of the fire, my client texted Nash, saying he was going to the company. Just one minute after the text was sent, Dr. Nash screenshotted it. What other reason would Nash have to screenshot this message, other than to turn it over to the police to place my client at the fire? When the police finally got around to speaking to Nash, he said he was watching fireworks that night. That’s an alibi that can’t be corroborated because Agent Duesenberg never investigated
After the Supreme Court review the Wong Sun v United States case, the Supreme Court found that “Wong Sun statement could not be used to corroborate the second defendant’s police statement and the second defendant’s statement could not corroborate Wong Sun’s statement because neither statement was made during the existence of drug conspiracy” (Ingram p.89). Therefore, the Court conclude that the defendants of Wong Sun v United States case deserved a “new trial because there remained no admissible evidence against them” (Ingram
Investigator Sam Reilly will also be called to testify, in that he was the first investigator on the scene. Shortly after the murder, Officer Reilly went to the defendant’s home at 2435 Damen Street, apt #2B and forced down Mr. John Hudsons’ and Dale Buckner’s door. While at the apartment, Officer Reilly Recovered a .38 revolver (matching the gun from the crime scene), a black leather jacket, and a newly registered Black Cadillac Sedan; which matched the description of the getaway car. Due to officer Reilly’s work, pertinent details of the defendant’s background and belongings have been brought to trial and will help us prove that the defendants did, beyond a reasonable doubt murder, and assist in murdering Mrs. Sara Lazar. Upon arrest, the defendant’s both refused to make a statement concerning the killing of Mrs. Lazar.
Forcelli explains his displeasure of our broken criminal justice system when he states, “The sad part is that getting an innocent man out of jail is way, way, way harder than putting a guilty man in jail.” When detectives are constantly pressured to close cases and produce high conviction rates it can cause in accuracies in convictions. Garry’s case is a perfect example of how a case with minimal evidence can result in an innocent getting placed in prison. Garry has sat in prison for over 20 years waiting to appeal his case and plead his innocence. The ease of convicting an innocent man should be consistent with difficulty of exonerating an innocent man. In Garry’s case he awaits a decision from a judge where the judge has three options, to exonerate him, grant a retrial, or
In the essay written by Gary Nash, he argues that the reason for the American Revolution was not caused by the defense of constitutional rights and liberties, but that of “material conditions of life in America” were not very favorable and that social and economic factors should be considered as the driving factor that pushed many colonists to revolt. The popular ideology which can be defined as resonating “most strongly within the middle and lower strata of society and went far beyond constitutional rights to a discussion of the proper distribution of wealth and power in the social system” had a dynamic role in the decisions of many people to revolt. The masses ideas were not of constitutional rights, but the equal distribution of wealth
In terms of proving that Taylor is guilty, Salve’s witness statement does not provide helpful information because she testified that she did not have contact with Taylor on July 4th, 2016 (163). Nonetheless, her testimony provides compelling support for the defense side. In October 2015, Salve met Stu D’Baker, prominent in the car industry and who also happen to be developing an electric car, in a conference (99-100). After the conference, D’Baker informed Salve that Nash had stolen the idea of the Nash Flash from him (114). Around November of 2015, Salve contacted Mr. D’Baker, and he offered her a job, which she accepted, despite having knowledge of the tense relation that he had with Nash (135-142). The actions performed by both challenge their morality, and moreover, DeSoto’s credibility as a witness. The previous point mainly benefits the defense side because D’Baker is strongly portrayed as a suspect. His actions clearly reveal his desire to retaliate against Nash, hence, creating reasonable doubt, and furthermore, compromising the validation of Taylor’s
Thomas had to pick up his car from Canadian Tire at the time of the murder, so he won’t have enough time to go to the donut shop.
Recently in Alabama a man by the name of Anthony Ray Hinton was exonerated from death row after already spending thirty years in prison. Hinton was convicted of two separate fatal shootings of fast food restaurant managers in Birmingham, AL. One on February 25, 1985 shooting a John Davidson, and the second occurrence was on July 2, 1985 making Thomas Vason the second deceased. The evidence brought against him was a revolver that somewhat matched the one Hinton had in his home. There was no physical evidence, no fingerprints and no eyewitnesses linking him to the crime. Also, the revolver was questionable at best due to the fact the gun belonged to his mother who he lived with. Ballistics could not accurately tell if the gun Hinton had was even the weapon used in the shootings because they could not tell if his gun had been fired out of recently. They also could not conclusively say that all the bullets used in the two shootings were fired from the same gun. All in all, Hinton was convicted by a possible bullet match to his gun; and an eyewitness’s testimony from a person who was present at a similar, but different crime that Hinton was never accused of. Hinton coming from an underprivileged area only had a $1,000 to hire a ballistics expert to disprove the allegations. Thus leading to a person whose proposed allegations were questionable. Hinton was found guilty and put on Death Row. After sitting in a jail cell for thirty years he was released after firearms experts
The officers than began to search the home after finding that there was no drugs in the home and that they had the wrong home. The officers planted drugs in Kathryn basement while she is dying but stairs, after the shooting the same three officers met up at an unknown location to talk about what happen, so that they could all have one story. The paperwork from the investigations stated drugs was from in the home had been false. During the investigation the three officers admitted to lying when they submitted drugs they found in Kathryn home. The three officers was charged manslaughter and sentence to five, six, and ten years.
We have two witnesses, Dr Richard Kimball, the accused, and Fran Goodheart, his wife’s best friend, who will present evidence that will cause you to have reasonable doubt that Dr Kimball is guilty of first-degree murder.
The case Anthony Ray Hinton which reached is prolonged conclusion in 2015 demonstrates what harm can be caused by the inadequate performance of an attorney. Hinton was convicted for a two murders during armed robberies. The only evidence provided by the prosecution during his trial was a ballistic expertise which matched the bullets found at the scene of the crime and the gun of the defendant’s mother. Hinton’s defense attorney failed to provide the funding that was needed for expert witnesses which would have been able to rebut the prosecutions expertise. Anthony Ray Hinton was declared guilty and sentenced to
As I, Klaudia Hoxha (forensic technician), approached the crime scene at 4 o'clock pm at the residence of Josh Powell. As i approached the scene i noticed 4 reporting officers, and the fire fighters who put the fire out, were present at this two story single family dwelling. I approached the reporting officers and fire fighters and took copies of there reports. I then immendently, sent in my team to take pictures and any kind of evidence they can find. From the looks this residential seemed occupied. A fire expands horizontally and vertically from it's point of origin, which in this case is the center of the house. According to a report, i noticed a witness who was a member/ social worker from Powell's meeting groups ,gave a statement that
Convicted for the murders of his wife and two kids, thirty-four years ago, Dr. MacDonald still endures the agony of being accused of killing his family. Even after twenty-four years of imprisonment and several unlawful court hearings, additional documentation continues to up hold Dr. MacDonald’s testimony.
When you've been accused of a crime, you want a criminal defense attorney with an established track record of success and the respect of their fellow attorneys. From his offices in Austin, Keith S. Hampton provided high-quality legal advice and services for over 20 years. Over the course of his career, he's also written a variety of articles on a number of topics, from constitutional law to questions of mental health. His list of contributions to the legal field demonstrates a wide-ranging expertise and an in-depth knowledge of the law.
As we read through the case of Robin Henderson, we can easily understand that this woman had a rough childhood where both parents were abusive against her, both mentally and physically. Various methods of abuse from her family members led Robin’s psychical health to a few disorders, like dependency on alcohol and bulimia nervosa. Together with these disorders she had a suicidal mind and urge for hurting herself. Numerous instances of suicidal gestures and self-inflicting multiple cuts and burns made Robin’s consider her being “too dangerous” to public and herself. Hopefully, her family and husband were supportive and wanted Robin to get well as soon as possible, so Robin’s husband accompanied her to her first meeting
Corporal Che Atkison noticed that a young woman in the police station's lobby one morning. She had several bags and a baby girl with her. Corporal Che Atkinson asked the woman how she was doing. The woman replied that she was doing fine. However, Corporal Che Atkinson knew that the woman was not telling the truth.