Personal Narrative: My First Bond Reduction Hearing

Prosecutors normally meet witnesses at a relatively early stage in the proceedings to discuss special measures and related issues. The witness’s overall subjective experience of participating in criminal proceedings might thereby be enhanced.

In Manson v. Brathwaite, 432 U.S. 98 (1977), the Supreme Court elaborated on the standards to use in determining the procedure for a motion to suppress due to suggestive pre-trial identification. The Court held that “reliability is the linchpin” in determining the admissibility of identification testimony, and applied the “totality of the circumstances” standard of Stovall v. Denno, 388 U.S. 293 (1967).

Claiming that the witness wrongly identified him, Perry files a motion to suppress the identification, which he terms as "unnecessarily suggestive." He files the motion believing that the witness picked him after seeing him handcuffed by police officers and that he could not afterwards in a photo lineup or clearly describe him to the police before the arrest.

In the R. v. Stinchcombe case, a lawyer was charged with breach of trust, theft and fraud. His former secretary was a Crown witness at the opening of the investigation. She provided relevant evidence towards the defence. Former to trial, she was interviewed by an RCMP officer and a tape‑recorded statement was taken. Far along during the progress of the trial, she again was interviewed by a police officer with a written statement taken. The defence counsel was notified of the occurrence but not of the statements. His request for a disclosure was declined. However, throughout the trial, the defence counsel acknowledge without a doubt that the witness would not be called by the Crown and required an order that the witness be called or that the Crown disclose the main statements to the defence. The trial continued and the accused was found guilty of breach of trust and fraud. Conditional stays were entered with respect to the theft counts. The

Sorry I’ve taken so long to write you a letter, I wrote you one like a month ago, but never ended up sending it lol… so I’m re-writing it now lol. I actually thought I was going see you last week, I was at Candice’s court case at Frankston Magistrates and your name was on the list, I asked if I could have a visit with you but they said you weren’t there which was weird because you were definitely on the list... it was on Wednesday 23rd Nov I think, were you there at all that day? Maybe you’d already left… anyway, how you doing man? Have you been to court yet or know how long you’ll be in for? If so, hopefully it went well and you’ll be getting out soon because I know you don’t deserve to be in somewhere like that! But I’m sure it has done you some good getting away for a while...

Witnesses play an important role in trials: “A trial without witnesses, when it involves a criminal accusation, a criminal matter, is not a true trail” ( McCollum, 2001). In other words, without witnesses it cannot be a true trail since there was no one there to see that it happened so it’s his word versus hers. While sitting at the defendant's table he felt very isolated seeing as nobody in the courtroom would look at him or talk to him or acknowledge him. Thank goodness for Wanetta Gibson for finally telling the truth about the case.It wasn't until 2012 when Wanetta Gibson recanted her story that he got his life back and was declared an innocent man. He wound up serving five years and two months in prison and five years of high custody

The prosecution works to get their guilty verdict while the defense tries to help their clients with their verdicts. In court I listen to both sides argue the Innocence/Guilt of the young woman in question wanted on DWI charges. The honorable judge Pauline Hankins presides over the court and waits patiently for all the evidence to be presented. The prosecution and the defense are set on opposite sides of the courtroom while the jury box and the belief are set next to the judge. Judge Pauline Hankins is in the middle of the courtroom in front of the North Carolina State seal with an office on the right next to the witness stand. Everything that has been said in the court is added to the court record. The court record is a detailed document

Bail Reform Act of 1984 History 1) Judiciary Act of 1789 <ul> <li> Defined bailable offenses and established judicial limits on setting bail <li> All noncapital offenses were bailable <li> Bail was left to the discretion of the federal judge </ul> 2) Bail Reform Act of 1966 <ul> <li> Established a statutory presumption in favor of pretrial release in all noncapital cases <li> Primarily concerned with defendant's flight <li> Attempt to set reasonable conditions of pretrial release and eliminate bond requirements <li> Failed to address crimes committed by those awaiting trial </ul> 3) D.C Court Reform and Criminal Procedures Act of 1970 <ul> <li> First federal attempt to define eligibility for pretrial release

Respondent, Killeen Independent School District (“KISD” or “District”), submits its response (“Response”) to Petitioners’ Motion Requesting Evidentiary Hearing and Ruling on Statue of Limitations (“Motion”) and the District’s Motion to Dismiss (“MTD”) Petitioners’ understood Motion to Toll the Statute of Limitations in the above-entitled and numbered case.

Sara....do you think.....if I'm a good boy, they'll grant me parole somehow? I mean....I know it's life without parole but is that even set in stone? Do you think after about 25 years they'll see I'm really good and will let me out? I just....I just wanna taste vaginal juices. I'm so thirsty. And eating white trash ass in here is so unsatisfying. Day in and day out they take turns mounting me. After about the 6th hour and 24th inmate, I started to loosen up more and I think I liked it a bit. But my ass stays sore. I constantly am visiting the commissary for Vaseline. But there's just never enough. Must they be so rough? The first time they cornered me in the showers. I thought the guards would help but they all seemed to disappear. He slammed me against the wall and started to whisper terrifying things into my

The reason why I was sent to the Bonds Alternative Program because the old me would be disrespectful to teachers and I also received many referrals. Some of the reason I got referrals are I pulled out my phone at lunch, I talked loudly and blurted out in class. I also feel that I wasn't doing many serious offenses like fighting. These behaviors were not tolerable so, I agree with the decision to be sent here.

I stood in front of the judge as he read my sentence. The fear of what would become of me was a constantly reminder of what I’ve done in the past. I admitted what I did to the family in Georgia to the police and to many other people. It’s too late for me now. The old lady was wrong, I’m not a goodman. However, during my time in jail I prayed for the first time in my life.

In the past decade, eyewitness testimonies have cast a shadow on what is wrong with the justice system in today’s society. Before we had the advanced technology, we have today, eyewitness testimonies were solid cold-hard facts when it came to proving the defendant was guilty. However, time has changed and eyewitness testimonies have proven to be the leading causes of wrongful convictions due to misidentification. The Thompson and Cotton case is a perfect example of how eyewitness testimonies can put an innocent man behind bars.

I done robbed the most niggaz for money like the NBA with tickets, I’m never telling lies

witness(es). If the judge decides there is enough evidence that the person has committed a crime,