and only a few people would know that it would become a very important day in United States history. Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are stabbed in Simpson’s Los Angeles home. Nicole Brown was the ex-wife of NFL superstar O.J. Simpson. O.J. came home the day after the murder and he found the police waiting for him and they placed him under temporary arrest. The next day OJ was at his attorney’s house and knowing he would be arrested fairly shortly, he rode off in his Ford White Bronco and
The 1995 trial of OJ Simpson, a famous football player, created a “media circus” which enraptured the United States and the world. In this trial, Simpson was accused of the murder of his wife and Ronald Goldman. His trial came into the limelight during the car chase leading to his arrest; an estimated 95 million people watched on television. Yet, the car chase was not the only reason for the case’s popularity. Simpson, his lead attorney Jonnie Cochran, and many jury members were African Americans
DNA testing is a powerful tool used for identification. It is used by scientists to gather evidence at crime scenes, determine paternity tests and find out any predispositions to diseases. DNA can be a powerful tool used to help solve criminal cases, and determine whether a person is innocent or guilty (1. Easy DNA, 23rd February 2015). It is shown that DNA databases reduce crime rates, especially in categories where forensic evidence can be collected from the scene such as murder, rape, assault
perhaps haven’t been taken into account. Consider the media reaction to any court case and how many media companies follow particular cases very closely. Without a doubt the greater majority of these companies are only interested in ratings and often will highlight cases that are controversial. Cases like that of OJ Simpson, Casey Anthony, and others come to mind near instantly simply because of the media attention these cases have been given. Unfortunately, human beings are plagued by confirmation bias
Book Summary The New York Times bestseller book titled Reasonable Doubts: The Criminal Justice System and the O.J. Simpson Case examines the O.J. Simpson criminal trial of the mid-1990s. The author, Alan M. Dershowitz, relates the Simpson case to the broad functions and perspectives of the American criminal justice system as a whole. A Harvard law school teacher at the time and one of the most renowned legal minds in the country, Dershowitz served as one of O.J. Simpson’s twelve defense lawyers
As we know the media plays a large role in society, it has a tremendous impact on our cultures, businesses, and relationships. The media is not responsible for telling you what to think, but what to think about. The media cannot independently dictate what specific type of views a person should have, but the media can influence our opinions in a major way. People tend to believe that we derived our attitudes, beliefs, and opinions from social structures including: religious entities, schools, family
acquittal (оправдание) there can be no retrial (subject to recent | |for serious crimes). |reforms but only for serious crimes). | |Retrial available in tainted cases (nobbling) Section 54 Criminal |Jury nobbling believed to be frequent resulting in wrongful acquittals. |
someone has done to you, so you sue for monetary compensation a. Need preponderance of the evidence: weighing of the evidence b. In civil law, you are not found guilty, you are found Liable: responsible for reimbursing the plaintiff c. In civil cases, we are looking for who has the most evidence preponderance of the evidence is who the information is more toward. d. Civil litigation: used to compensate someone for how much money was lost. Must reimburse victim for his loss. e. How can you