Short Story: To Whom It May Concern

Who you would expect to be in the courtroom were there. There was the Honorable Judge

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

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

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.

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).

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

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

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

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.

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 .

Removing an envelope from her briefcase, Michelle opened it, holding up a letter, and said, “With the court’s permission, after I read this letter, I want it entered into People’s evidence #1c.”

It was a typical morning in court. The Court Clerk went through the normal protocol and said, “The court will now hear the case of Lincoln Montclair.” This was a murder case that had been committed two days prior.

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.

Juror Eight’s use of emotional and ethical appeals reveals his sympathy for the defendant. Juror Eight's first attempt to stimulate sympathy for the defendant spring from a moment of indignation. Juror Eight responds to the claim

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.