Finally, she said, “Okay. Marlene said, she had found true love and was happier than she had ever been in her entire life. She said with a touch of his finger, Frank made her body quiver and she was deeply in love with him. One day, she left her phone at her mother’s house. Later, her mother called to tell her a man named Frank called wanting to be certain Marlene planned to meet him at the motel. Her mother threatened to tell Jerry if she didn’t end the affair,” Beverly said.
“Mrs. Lowry, what did Marlene Barnes say, when Mrs. Lincoln threatened to tell her husband about the affair?”
Pausing, before she spoke. Beverly finally said, “She said ‘that ole bitch’ knows I will do whatever is necessary to keep both Frank and Jerry. It takes both
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“After the jury hears it, we want this envelope and letter entered marked and entered into States evidence. With the court’s permission, I want Mrs. Barnes to read it,” the DA said. Judge Hunter nodded toward Michelle, as she handed the letter to Mrs. Barnes. Standing up facing the jury, she hesitated and stared at the paper as tears poured down her face, she started reading. “To Whom It May Concern: My name is Katherine Lincoln. I am writing this letter just in case I have an unexplainable accident. Recently, I learned my daughter, Marlene was having an extramarital affair, and I talked to her about giving it up, she refused and became infuriated.” Marlene stopped reading, handing the letter to Richard, she sat down at the table and sobbed. “I can’t do that. Please, don’t make me do it?” She wept openly sitting down she placed her head on the defendant’s table.
Holding the letter in his hand, Richard waited for Judge Dean to decide what to do with it. “Michelle, would you please read it to the court?” Judge Dean
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Handing the paper to the bailiff, he, in turn, handed it to Judge Hunter. After reading the verdict, he gave it back to the bailiff who then handed it to the foreman.
“Marlene Barnes, stand with your attorneys.” The judge ordered, they stood up and faced the judge. “Mr. Foreman, would you please read the verdict aloud.”
Standing motionless with her hands covering her mouth, Marlene waited for the verdict.
“We the jury in the case of the State of Maryland VS Marlene Barnes unanimously have decided based on the evidence presented in this courtroom that Marlene Barnes is guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Katherine Lincoln,” he said and sat down in his seat.
Marlene sat with the attorneys and sobbed as they tried in vain to comfort her.
Jerry sat speechless unable to believe what he heard.
“On behalf of the people of the state of Maryland, ladies, and gentlemen, I want to thank you for your service, I am dismissing you,” Judge Hunter addressed the jurors and waited until they exited the courtroom. “Mrs. Barnes, you will remain in custody, the court will sentence you in sixty
As the Honorable Glenn Thompson entered the courtroom, the bailiff spoke aloud saying 'all rise' and everyone stood up until the Judge ordered them to be seated. The defendants names were called with each defendant or their respective attorney answer their roll call.
Sheepishly, the jurors one-by-one were seated in the courtroom by a grinning ear-to-ear Bailiff as their escort. Judge Ricardo Sandoval had concluded his interrogation with the Defendant; both were positioned back in their appointed chairs, where each smiled coyly at each other.
The beginning of the trial would be hard for Fleet. “One of the defense’s great advantages was that most persons in 1893 found it hard to believe that a woman in Lizzie’s background could have pulled off such brutal killings.” The prosecutor was opinionated on women’s
Who you would expect to be in the courtroom were there. There was the Honorable Judge
Xander Barden and Katelyn Lippa are the defendant’s (O’Malley’s Tavern and Patrick Gibbs) representatives they are recommending the Court present an outline verdict to the bartender, John Daniels and O’Malley’s Tavern. There is definite
This is case that faces Mary Barnett. The issue in this case is that On January 23, the litigant, Mary Barnett, left Chicago to visit her life partner in San Francisco having left her six-month-old little girl, Alison, unattended in the apartment. Mary Barnett returned home a week later to find that her child had died of dehydration. She called the police and at first, to let them know that she had left her kid with a baby sitter. She later expressed that she had left the child and she didn 't mean to return, and that she knew Alison would die in a day or two. She has been accused of wrongdoing of second-degree murder; purposeful homicide without intention. In the event that she is sentenced, she could face up to eighteen years in prison. This piece of writing tries to give the verdict of the case after critically examining both prosecution and defendant side.
Finch...” But Mr. Tate said, “This court will come to order,” ... The foreman handed a piece of paper to Mr. Tate who handed it to the clerk who handed it to the judge. . . Judge Taylor was polling the jury: “Guilty. . . guilty. . . guilty. . . guilty. . .”(Lee page 211).
The victim who was not present in the trial stated "Please do not use my absence as an excuse for leniency, as it in no way diminishes the profound and insidious impact of Mr. Vandenburg on me and my life. I still ask that he receive the full
The court reasoned that this testimony was crucial to the accused’ defense in that it “caused the appellant to engage in illegal conduct by methods of persuasion.” Ortiz at
Margaret acted as a business partner with her husband as he was often away working in London. The letters she wrote to him often detail the ways she is upholding her role as wife and mother, as well as casting dispersions on those who fail to live up to society’s standards for conduct. As the wife of a lawyer, she most certainly knew the value of written evidence, and many of her letters may be looked at as her way of proving she was fulfilling her obligations to her family .
On Wednesday, February 23, of 2016, from 9am to 11am, I observed a jury charge. A jury charge is a component of the jury process dedicated to instructing the jury of the law to reach a verdict. The instructions are repeated and paraphrased to prevent ambiguity by creating precision to tackle each individual jurors understanding of the law. Rather than observing other courts such as traffic or civil court, I choose to observe the Albany County Judicial Center, criminal court with Judge Herrick. Criminal courts portray a wider view of the court processes. That is, in more serious offenses the role of each member of the court is explicit. Whereas, in other courts, traffic for instance, cases are usually in and out at a rapid pace with limited interaction of court
Facts: Shepard, defendant, was charged and convicted of the murdering his wife. Prosecution introduced statement Shepard’s wife made to the nurse as evidences during the trial. Shepard’s wife told her nurse stating that her husband had poisoned her. She also asked the nurse to find the whiskey bottle from defendant’s closet and perform the poison test which she had drunk from. The prosecution introduced the wife’s conversation based on the state of mind exception and dying declaration exception under the hearsay rule. Shepard appeared.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of the gavel striking the wooden desk rings throughout the courtroom. The judge yells “order in the court!” and it becomes quiet all of the sudden. This occurs very often during trials. Most people believe that all trials and cases are fair and always tell the truth and that justice is served in the end. However, two cases that display the unfairness of trials are the cases of George Stinney, Jr. and Casey Anthony. They show that however fair trials are believed to be, some are not.
The gender verification has become a major controversy for women’s sports. The International of Olympic Committee (IOC) has made gender verification essential to female sports fearing that male would be a fraudulent to participate in a female sport. However, the purpose of the verification method is to create a fair competitive sports game for female athletes. Gender verifications can be considered a good method to sustain the integrity of sport, but the procedure of examining the athletes have to be done differently. The IOC requirements are to determine and verify the aspects of genetic and characteristic of the female athletes. Gender verification has not only become problematic but it has harmed the reputation of those who are not male origin that are accused of being male.
“Recent polls suggest that between 46% and 58% of the American population believe marijuana should be legally regulated, while support for allowing the medical use of marijuana is about 80%” (“10 Facts About Marijuana”). As of 2014, twenty-three states and Washington, D.C. have passed laws allowing smoked marijuana to be used for a variety of medical conditions (4). However, these state marijuana laws do not alter the fact that using marijuana continues to be an offense under Federal Law. The use of cannabis for medical purposes may have been introduced up to 10,000 years ago. Accordingly, it was most certainly developed in China in 2900 BC, being referred to as a popular medicine by Fu Hsi, the Chinese emperor at the time (9). Marijuana was recommended for malaria, constipation, rheumatic pains, “absentmindedness,” and “female disorders.” Marijuana should be legal because of its many benefits: medical use, tax revenue boost, and industrial and commercial use.