First-Degree Murder Case Study

Offender Characteristics And General Patterns Simon Gittany was a male perpetrator. In almost 4 out of 5 intimate partner homicides the perpetrator was a male (Australian Institute of Criminology 1998).

Baily Mcmillan Mrs.Wilcox English 9C 17 Oct. 2016 Homicide Detective V.S. Criminologist When you see the shows such as Homicide Hunter or Killer Instincts many times my mom and I try to figure out who is the murder. Most of the time my prediction is right because of the details my mom misses, and putting together all the clues. From then on I realised I had a gift, even if it was I was just watching television show. That is what sparked my interest the criminal justice area. I have contemplated the career choices that would best fit my interest leaving me with Homicide Detective and Criminologist. While both careers deal with criminal justice they differ greatly in the type of work environment, pay, skills/education.

• What did the judge do wrong? Which judicial selection option—either appointment, election, or merit—would help to reduce instances of judicial misconduct?

Discuss the Hierarchy Rule and the Petit Triple murder. The hierarchy rule requires for a law enforcement agency to count the highest offense and ignore all others, but keeping in mind that by this rule it does not affect the number of charges the defendant will be prosecuted by the court. It’s also, when you have a defendant charged with different offenses and the police agency will choose only the highest offense. For example: a person is charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Driving with a Suspended Driver License and First Degree Murder. The law enforcement agency will choose the highest on the hierarchy list which is first degree murder and the agency will not report the other two because they are misdemeanors. Another great example of the hierarchy rule is the Petit Triple

Mary is a married women that has just been told by her husband that she wants a divorce. After hearing this news, Mary responds violently. Mary gets a hard, frozen leg of lamb from the freezer and swings it at the back of his head killing him. This criminal act can be ruled many different ways based on the legal system of Illinois.There are laws which define murder in the state of Illinois. The main four laws are, first degree murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, and reckless homicide.

Cal and Dan: Guilty of Murder in the First It was fortunate that Cal and Dan were subsequently arrested and taken into custody; the facts as they were expressed were absolutely sufficient enough to adequately sustain the charges of first degree murder or second degree murder of Opal. A person with a less comprehensive view of the law might disagree, but they would be mistaken.

If you just committed murder and need help getting out of this sticky situation, you are in luck. There are a few easy steps that can help you get out of your dilemma. Just specifically follow the three steps of what to do, and the few things of what not to do, and you will be perfectly fine. For example, get rid of all the evidence such as fingerprints and weapons, dispose of the body in little pieces, and keep quiet while staying out of the spotlight.

You arrive at the crime scene of a multiple homicide (more than one victim) and see that it's already been roped off from the public by the police. You see that the soil's been disturbed in such a way that suggests a one-person grave. You skip additional searches and

Accused and Innocent Murder on a Sunday Morning, an award-winning documentary, effectively relays the events surrounding a murder trial that took place in 2000 in which 15-year-old Brenton Butler was the defendant. In his hometown, Jacksonville, Florida, this young boy did nothing unusual on the day of the murder; he simply woke up, fed his dog, and went to submit a job application. However, his life was about to be drastically changed. Police had already initiated their pursuit of a black man who had robbed and murdered a white tourist just hours earlier. Without any evidence against Butler besides his skin color, the police drove him to the victim’s husband, Mr. Stephens, who positively identified him as the killer. The investigation and interrogation that ensued were proved in court to have been mishandled by police: detectives threatened and physically injured Butler to obtain the confession they needed. Ultimately, the verdict was not guilty on both charges of armed robbery and murder. What originally appeared to be a solid case against Butler was a façade that defense attorneys Ann Finnell and Patrick McGuinness utterly destroyed. Murder on a Sunday Morning impugns the actions of police officers, displays how race affects a case, and demonstrates the effective use of articulate arguments.

In my opinion the law enforcement should keep going to find the unresolved homicide because if it was on of there family members they would want them to keep finding out who did it for justice.Just because it is not one of there own you still have to find out who did it because there are families out there still wondering who killed their loved one and they want that person to go to prison and stop them from killing someone else's loved ones.Even if it takes years for law enforcement to find there killer you have to find out who it was and if the family tells you just to give up then you can but overall it depends on the families.For example in the article “Open Cases: Why one-third of murders in America go unresolved” by Martin Kaste.He interviews a lady named Delica Turner and she said “ I think that the Police just give up”, her husband was murdered and they still haven't found out who it was.

Just like the title states, The Use of Criminal Profilers in the Prosecution of Serial Killers by Chelsea van Aken’s is a peer-reviewed article that covers issues associated with Criminal profilers in the courtroom. Aken’s elaborates on the lack of understanding the criminal justice system has on accurately profiling ‘serial killers’, and scrutinizes the current definition, typography, and the use of criminal profilers in the courtroom. The article makes a direct connection to the topic of Forensic Psychology by specifically addressing subjects relevant to criminal profiling, and elaborates on it’s flaws. While criminal profiling is widely known, it has become part of public consciousness even though many people have no idea how it is done

Module 3 Course Project – Problem Statement Ioana Nan Rasmussen College Author's Note: This research is being submitted on September 7, 2015 for Kenneth Sass's J453 Criminal Justice Seminar course.

I am FBI Agent John Smith and I have been assigned a case that involves the murder of American Will Rodgers. Rodgers was taken hostage and murdered by a foreign based Al Qaeda affiliated group while attending a conference in Yemen. Al Qaeda announced in a video disseminated to news stations that Rodgers was killed in retaliation for the United States targeting and killing Muslims worldwide. I have identified the killer and his whereabouts in Yemen.

This Law and Order episode brings up an interesting question as to how far corporations are responsible for how their products are used. After fifteen women are killed in a shooting using a gun that is easily converted from semi-automatic to full automatic, McCoy tries to convict the gun manufacturer, Rolfe Firearms. I don’t believe Rolfe Firearms was guilty of Second Degree Murder.

I personally believe in the concept of justifiable homicide, only when there is enough evidence to proof that the homicide was committed in self-defense. There have been many cases lately, were a person has won the trial with claiming that it was in self-defense. One famous case recently, is the