Sandra Bland: Forensic Analysis

Gomez 33 years of age was pronounced dead at Denver Health. He had been wounded in the shoulder, stomach and mortally wounded in his leg.

The facts were not at all clear to the Police Officers or the attorneys who will soon face this case. The players involved where many, but to name just a few: William M. Kunstler, a very popular and well-liked lawyer, he represented James Richardson. The Author of the book was the prosecutor in this case; he was young and unprepared to becoming an assistant district attorney for this case. But I do have to add that the work he did performed was excellent, but again William Kunstler he was a well-seasoned attorney.

Mary Eugenia Surratt was the first women who was put to death by the federal government. Her son, who was believed to also be involved with the plot, was tried in 1867. He was not released from prison until June, 1868. The hanging of his mother has been considered as a gross miscarriage of justice. Her prosecution never established that she knew anything about the plot and that she was not even part of the assassination plans. (De Witt, Campbell,

Sandra had no cameras inside of her cell. A camera outside her cell recorded no movement in the hallway for 90 minutes before guards found her dead. The autopsy states that she committed suicide and that there was no sign of struggle. Sandra’s family had no reason to believe that she would take her own life. They claimed that she was well grounded and had always been. Sandra Bland was taking a new job at Prairie View A&M University in Texas. She had graduated from Prairie View A&M in 2009 and was returning there as a student ambassador. So why would this woman who had just gotten a great job offer take her own life? As time passed during her investigation, things just were not adding up. The video from inside Waller County jail from the camera outside of her cell had been released. The video that was released for the press and for the world to see did not show anyone going into Sandra’s cell. Now studies state that video was edited. It also went to the extent that when Sandra Bland took her mug shot she was already dead. There was a before and after picture released that showed that it had been photo

Some people may say that it was right for Mary Surratt to have been hanged. However, even though she knew about the shooting irons, only one person new about the irons. That

Houston Democratic Rep. Garnet Coleman passed the Sandra Bland Act, a law named after an African-American woman who died in a Waller County jail in 2015 after being arrested during a routine traffic stop. Though it was intended to be a more expansive overhaul of criminal justice processes, the

Now that we have established what deadly force is and what the law states, let’s move on to the investigation that ensues after the fact. Let’s look into how the investigative process works for this type of incident and how the public views the use of deadly force. The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin outlines six investigative elements in a case of deadly force; The Investigators, The Crime Scene, The Involved Officers, The Civilian Witnesses, The Criminal Justice Authorities and The Media. All of these play a pivotal role in deciphering a particular case of deadly force. This process could take months or years to sort out. I will tell you about the steps of the process but keep in mind, that while the slow wheels of justice are turning, the officer is dealing with his emotions, his family’s response and most likely the public’s response due to the media coverage. Whatever the outcome, no doubt this will have an effect on the individual officer for the rest of their life.

Because of the color of her skin, Sandra Bland was unlawfully detained, which was not uncommon in this city. Trooper Encinia, the officer who made the initial traffic stop and arrest, committed an unlawful arrest and failed to correctly do his job, and is now being indicted on a perjury charge because of it. In the video of the traffic stop, Bland repeatedly asks the officer why he was trying to detain and arrest her, but the only response the trooper gave her was “I am giving you a lawful order,” (Hassan and Yan). Though the event was unlawful, it was argued that the incident was not driven by racism. However, Trooper Encinia has worked with some that have committed unlawful acts that were driven by racism: Sheriff R. Glenn Smith.

was stabbed five or six times, and then hanged on a hook in the Grand Jury room.” This shows

On July 15, 2008, Cindy Anthony called the police saying her daughter Casey Anthony stole her car and some money. Later that same day the police received another call from the same person saying that her granddaughter Caylee Anthony had been gone for over a month. When this was heard, they knew they had a big case on their hands. The mother Casey Anthony was taken into custody and told many lies concerning the whereabouts of her daughter. The police began to investigate and found some interesting things that could very well prove Casey Anthony guilty of kidnapping and murder of her own daughter.

After she refused to move, the cops were involved and Viola had been taken to jail. She spent the night in prison, sitting upright and strong. Then came the trial. The trial mainly focused on the 1 cent tax difference that she didn’t pay. Even though Viola mentioned that she offered to pay the 1 cent tax difference, but her offer had been refused. The judge chose to fine her $26, and six of those dollars went to the manager who was listed in the court as a lawyer. However, during the trial, the race issue was not mentioned. Viola Desmond later settled in New York, where she died on the 7th of February 1965.

Days following the shooting, with pressure rising from black activists and the general community, an FBI investigation into the events was launched. Its unconvincing conclusion

Wanda Jean Allen was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Gloria Leathers, her longtime girlfriend. She had a prior conviction of killing her roommate. An interesting facet of this case is that Wanda Jean was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. In the video she did not appear to be a cold blooded killer. She was portrayed as a woman who just made a mistake and needed redemption.

The murder of a little girl has haunted Boulder, Colorado. Many people have heard of the famous case of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. However nobody knows what truly happened the night of her murder. There have been an abundance of conspiracies to what really happened the night of december 25th. 1996. Finding out there was a significant amount of evidence was great news to the DA of Boulder county, and also the many cops of Boulder; but the question still lingers nearly twenty years later who killed JonBenet Ramsey?

The first person to want the victim out of his life and the last person to see her was Matthew Madden, her husband. His guiltiness is proven through false statements uttered from his mouth and abusive actions resulting in Rene Madden’s death. In an attempt to force his wife to for them to both go on separate paths, he committed uxoricide, the act of killing one’s wife, which is the motive behind her death. His brutal and unusual behavior and interests found in the interview justifies the right to accuse him of murder.