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This article is based on the shooting death of Reza Payan by a longtime friend Ronald Melnik. On January 1, 2011 Reza Payan invited his friend Ronald Melnik out to a New Year’s Eve party. At this party Melnik became intoxicated and at the end of the night when Payan offered him a ride home the two got into an altercation with each other which ended with Melnik shooting Payan, resulting in the death of Payan (Olmeda, 2017). The article is talking about Melnik trying to get his second-degree murder case dismissed because of the evidence of a blood sample being destroyed while he was trying to find someone to test the blood to get his own results. This analysis primary focus is on the prosecution and pretrial phase of a case.

Jodi Arias was arrested in July of 2008 and charged with the first-degree murder of Travis Alexander. Prior to her arrest, detectives performed an investigation and questioned Arias. Ideally, the investigative process and questioning should be completed within the shortest time possible to avoid problems with witnesses and evidence alteration (Gerstenfeld, 2008). Once the investigation and questioning concluded, the defendant was arrested and charged. Shortly thereafter, the defendant would be reviewed for bail. In the case of Arias, bail was denied due to the heinous nature of the crime and in the interest of public safety.

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The high-profile case that I chose was regarding a lady name Jodi Arias. Arias who was convicted on first degree murder. Jodi Arias killed her salesman ex- boyfriend Travis Victor Alexander on October 4, 2008 in his home in Mesa, Arizona. She was convicted on May 8, 2013, and was sentenced to life in prison. Jodi stabbed Travis multiple times with a knife, cut his throat, and then shot Travis in the head. Arias killed her ex-boyfriend Travis in the shower, after have a romantic time with him. While Travis was in the shower, and his cell phone rung and he had an incoming message and Jodi went through his phone. In regards to this after seeing the incoming message was another female; she then reacted in a violent outrage. Arias proclaimed to

Who is the best example of a hero? Hercules. He is the mortal son of zeus. Hercules is the strongest hero of all time. Not only does he have incredible strength, but he is very caring of his family and mortals. Hercules is not just one of those basic, amatuer heros, he has so much experience since he had performed 12 labours. These are some of the reasons why Hercules is known as the greatest hero of all time.

Heroics is used very broadly and can consist of many different aspects of ones= feats or achievements. While researching this topic, I have found that there are numerous ways to describe a hero. What makes a hero? I have determined in my opinion, that the word Ahero@ consists of ones accomplishments, actions or service that leads to the betterment of others. From my definition of the word, exceptional athletes do have the potential to be heroes.

The questionable forensic evidence, the untrustworthy witnesses and the insufficient investigation are all reasons why Steven Truscott should never have been charged with the rape and murder of Lynne Harper. Being charged with something you did not commit is something nobody wants to go through. Evidence, witnesses and the investigation portion is very important for a case to run correctly. It took Steven Truscott 42 years to finally get his name cleared. He went through many trials and hearings to finally get the news one day that he was free to go. Most of his life was taken from him that he will never get back. “They finally got it right after all these years. I am so used to fighting. Now we don’t have to fight anymore.”

The following criminal analysis shows why Aileen Wuornos was convicted for the murder of six men and what lead up to these actions. These actions were not in self-defense, but out of cold blood. This profile will analyze the following: what lead up to the murder of these men, what Wuornos’s intents were, the evidence and patterns, her personality and characteristics, and her behavior. These facts and evidence will show Wuornos’s intent and motive, and whether or not she was insane. This woman was not born to be a killer, but something in her life drove her to commit these horrible crimes, and this profile will analyze how exactly she did it and why.

Marissa Alexander a thirty three year old African American woman in Jacksonville, Florida was involved in a domestic dispute with her abusive husband in their home. The dispute stemmed from allegations of their recently born child being fathered by another man. During the course of the altercation Ms. Alexander retreated to the garage. Claims state that the garage was locked ant that she could retreat any further. She then retrieved a hand gun from her car which she had a permit to own as well as a permit to carry and reentered the home where warning shot was fired into the ceiling of the home. Ms. Alexander was arrested and charged with attempted murder and she received a twenty year sentence. She has since requested a retrial and her supporters are afraid that she could receive an even harsher sentence since her husband’s two minor children were present in the home during the shooting. Ms. Alexander could possibly face three counts of aggravated assault with a mandatory minimum sentence of twenty years each.

Cristian’s mother, Biannela Susana, had left him and his two year old half brother, David, home alone. In the article “Cristian Fernandez,13-year-old Fla. boy, faces life in prison for allegedly murdering his 2-year-old half-brother” by Crimesider Staff states, “the toddler had a fractured skull, bruising to his left eye and a bleeding brain”(Staff) which indicated that Cristian had harmed/ beated his baby brother. Cristian had a rough childhood. His mother was only 12 when she had him, his “grandmother was taking care of him was holded up with cocaine in a motel room”(Staff), he was beaten by his stepfather, and sexually assaulted by a cousin. So he didn't have anyone. He was alone in this big world with no one to protect him or look after him. It was inevitable for him to kill someone. Cristian should be charged as an adult since he did murder a two year old however, he was emotionally and physically hurt and abused which must have played a factor him to kill his brother. Therefore, he shouldn't get life in prison but he should serve time. The article also illustrates that before the murder of David, Cristian had previously broke the 2 year-old's leg while wrestling. This should have set an alarm to the mother and keep an eye on both of them. The article states, “Cristian denied any plans or intent to kill his brother...a ‘flashback’ of the abuse by his stepfather as the motive for this

of the brutal slayings. It was concluded that both should be tried in an adult

Have you ever heard of the name O.J Simpson? If not here is some information about the case of O.J Simpson. Simpson was a NFL football player and was accused for the murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. The book “The run of his life” by Jeffrey Toobin is about his trial and how he is innocent for the assumption of the murders of Brown and Goldman. However the book also states the evidence against him and in his favor of not being guilty. In the 1995 controversial court case of O.J Simpson, the innocent verdict was incorrectly prosecuted.

As Crown counsel Howard Leibovich put it, “The fresh evidence points to only one conclusion,” that “Paul Bernardo committed this attack.” (Tyler, The

The Iliad, the Greek epic documented by Homer that describes the battles and events of the ten year siege on Troy by the Greek army. Both Trojans and Greeks had their fair share of heroes and warriors, but none could match the skill and strength of the swift runner, Achilles. Achilles had the attributes of a perfect warrior with his god-like speed and combat abilities. However, even though he was Greek’s greatest warrior, he still possessed several flaws that made him fit the role of the Tragic Hero impeccably. Defined by Aristotle, a Tragic Hero is someone who possesses a high status of nobility and greatness, but must have imperfections so that mere mortals cannot relate to the hero. Lastly, the Tragic Hero’s downfall must be partially

However the conviction was upheld as the act of holding the girls as a human shield while firing at the police officers was the initial act which caused the girl to be in a position to be shot and killed, therefore the conviction was upheld as the Actus reus was gained by the causation of the girls death as the chain of causation had not been