Legal Case Study: The Case Of Jodi Arias

The high-profile case that I chose was regarding a lady name Jodi Arias. Arias who was convicted on first degree murder. Jodi Arias killed her salesman ex- boyfriend Travis Victor Alexander on October 4, 2008 in his home in Mesa, Arizona. She was convicted on May 8, 2013, and was sentenced to life in prison. Jodi stabbed Travis multiple times with a knife, cut his throat, and then shot Travis in the head. Arias killed her ex-boyfriend Travis in the shower, after have a romantic time with him. While Travis was in the shower, and his cell phone rung and he had an incoming message and Jodi went through his phone. In regards to this after seeing the incoming message was another female; she then reacted in a violent outrage. Arias proclaimed to

The Casey Anthony case was one that captured the heart of thousands and made it to the headline of national TV talk shows, newspapers, radio stations and social media networks for months. The root of the case was due to a clash between the parental responsibilities, the expectations that went with being a parent, and the life that Casey Anthony wanted to have. The case was in respect to the discovering the cause of Casey’s two-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony’s, death; however the emphasis was placed on Casey and her futile lies, which resulted in a public outcry. The purpose of this essay is to delve into the public atmosphere and inquire about why the media and social media collectively attacked the case by uncovering the content

In the movie Joan Crawford shows multiple examples of being borderline, which is a disorder in characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships. (Mayo Clinic 2017). This can be a hard disorder to find because

Another disorder that is portrayed in the character of Joan Crawford is Bipolar disorder. Throughout the movie Joan experiences cycles of extreme

Civil law is predicated upon the original Roman Law code wherein the person was presumed guilty until proven innocent. Countries such as Italy practice this code of law and the most recent case that symbolizes this type of law is the Amanda Knox case. Knox was interrogated for over 24 hours without a lawyer and presumed guilty until proven innocent, which runs contrary to the common law practiced in America. This is why the case caused outrage in America, which didn't understand the civil law practiced in Italy and how a suspect can be deemed guilty until proven innocent, which dictates that the defendant can be incarcerated until the person goes to trial.

The reporter stated there was an incident when Mrs. Sterling sent a 15 year old boy that Briana wanted to go to homecoming with text messages about her breast. The reporter also stated there was an incident when Mrs. Sterling dropped Briana off at a party she was not invited to because the host did not want to deal with her mother. The reporter stated Briana knew the owners of the home and she was not injured or harm while attending the party. The reporter stated Mrs. Sterling has been witnessed grabbing Briana’s hair, yelling, screaming, and threatening to hit her with a belt when she doesn’t perform her gymnastic stunts correctly. Ms. Barbay stated Mr. Sterling comes into the home drunk and Mrs. Sterling will call the children in a room when the parents are about to fight; the children have to stand in the room to watch their parents fight. Per the reporter, during the fight, Mrs. Sterling will have the children call their paternal grandparents for help. The reporter stated Mr. Sterling’s father is best friend with a local judge in the town that sweeps the family’s dysfunction under the rug. Ms. Barbay stated Mr. Sterling’s father has stated in the past that neither one of the parents deserve the

The study consisted of ninety women, thirty-five of those had no mental health issues, the fifty-five were diagnosed with PTSD caused by child maltreatment. It was found that overall women with PTSD have a more difficult time understanding emotion. Because these subjects all had PTSD from being mistreated as children this makes sense. It is more difficult to understand how a person feels when they were not given care and attention as children. This study is odd because of the specific field of PTSD chosen because this technically would not need to be about those with PTSD, only those that were mistreated as children.

The diagnosis of Major depressive disorder and Borderline personality disorder (BPD) are entirely accurate, as Diana’s behaviour epitomizes the characteristics and diagnostic features of both disorders. As outlined in the DSM-5, Diana exemplifies symptoms warranting a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, as she displays the presence of five or more specified symptoms while having no prior history of mania. Diana exhibits the diagnostically required symptoms of frequent depressed mood, diminished interest in normal activities, and recurring suicidal thoughts/attempts, resulting in considerable distress and impairment. (APA, 2013, p. 160-161). In addition to fitting the diagnostic criteria, Diana demonstrates marked deficits in areas of functioning. Most strikingly Diana typifies emotional symptoms common in unipolar depression including prolonged and severe unhappiness, crying spells, and a general sense of hopelessness. Diana also displays

What if you fell victim to your own mother’s crime? There is not a single offense without at least one victim. Regardless of the current status of a case, the main goals are to find justice for the person affected and to punish the one who did it. The Casey Anthony trial captured attention from thousands of people for months, which left them all wanting to know one thing. Did Casey Anthony take the life of her daughter Caylee Anthony?

The case I chose is about a man named Barry Gibbs. He was convicted of a crime he did not commit in New York City. On November 4, 1986, a body of an African American woman was discovered under a blanket. She was found near a Brooklyn highway and was strangled to death. A man named Louis Eppolito was the lead investigator in the case. He interviewed a man that had been jogging near the scene of the crime. The jogger told the investigator that he observed a white man pull out the African American woman out of a car, laid her on the ground, and put a blanket over her.

Casey Anthony vs. The State of Florida The controversial case of Casey Anthony and death of Caylee Marie Anthony is one of the most remembered and talked about cases in the past 20 years. This case occurred in Orlando, Florida in which Casey Anthony was accused of first degree murder of a child, which was her own daughter. It was widely believed that she used duct tape and chloroform to cover the mouth of her innocent child, killing her and the attempting to hide her deceased body.

Casey Anthony stepped into the national spotlight after the suspicious disappearance of her daughter Caylee. She failed to report missing for 31 days and created a tangle of lies, including that a babysitter kidnapped Caylee to cover up the absence. On October 14th 2008, Anthony was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, and four counts of providing false information to police. As her story unfolded in court many believed she was unquestionably guilty. The Prosecution’s theory was that Casey Anthony used chloroform on her daughter to render her unconscious, placed duct tape over her mouth and nose and kept the body in the trunk for several days before disposing of it. The jury, however, felt differently due to evidence considered by them to be circumstantial.

One personality disorder Joan Crawford demonstrated was bipolar. This disorder can be defined as periods of reckless behavior and hyperactivity that can change at any given second (Rathus, 2010). There are several occasions throughout the movie that show Joan suffering through this disorder, for example one moment she would be a cheerful, smiling mom and at a drop of a hat, it would change for the worst making her become an angry and aggressive toward her child Christina. This can be seen when Joan is kissing her sweet daughter Christina goodnight, and then looks through the closet where she finds a dress hung by a wire hanger. Joan’s behavior quickly becomes elevated, ripping all of the clothes and hangers out of the closet, yelling at Christina, which then leads Joan to beat her daughter with the hanger. Another example is in the scene

As it appears on Disco Di’s document she’s currently diagnosed with two distinct types of psychological disorder, first being major depressive disorder, and second being borderline personality disorder. However, the term major depression is only one part of the disorder Disco Di is facing. The type of the disorder in which Disco Di is suffering from, is called mood disorder, and to further narrow it down she’s specifically experiencing what is known as “Bipolar I” that according to DSM-5, is defined as a disorder in which individuals experience cycling episodes of mania and major depression (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Furthermore major depression also in accordance to DSM-5 is marked by chronically low mood which has certain symptoms such as being fatigue, feelings of guilt, and impaired concentration appearing almost every day. In the case of Disco Di, Even though she goes through some of these symptoms, but they are not all the symptoms that she experiences. As it is stated on her document, Disco Di being a cheerful, outgoing 12 year

Between this time and November 3rd 1994 the jury of 12 was selected out of a venire of 304 perspective jurors. All 304 perspective juror’s had a seventy five page questionnaire to complete to determine eligibility for the trial. Both the prosecuting and defending teams set out to present their case. The trial lasted 134 days in 1995 and is renowned for the media coverage from inside