Acquittal

Arguably three of the most sensational criminal trials in American history are the Commonwealth vs. Borden, California vs. Simpson and Los Angeles vs. Rodney King. All three of these cases received unprecedented amounts of media attention and verdicts from the jury that shocked the country. In my opinion justice, especially social and moral justice, was not achieved in these trials. Social class, race and gender all had a huge impact on the jury’s decisions in each of these cases. High priced defense

violent. It just appears to be a wrong place at the wrong time type of situation that led to his death as he “fit the description of a serial rapist”. His death and subsequent acquittal of the officers involved led to a major increase in social psychology research studying the racial bias that exists among officers between whites and blacks (Kahn & McMahon, 2015). The results were that officers were more apt to make decisions that were less than accurate when it came to a black target rather than

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me is in essence about the rigors inflicted on people of color, and specifically black people, by America. His work goes on in depth about the challenges black people face in America, the communities and the world view they grow up in. Coates’ work is masterful at boiling down and explaining the problems that people of color face, from the outright racism of a brutal police force to subtler forms of similarly dangerous discrimination in the classroom, in politics

1. In 1787 the United States of America Constitution, written by America’s forefathers, that guarantees the rights and liberties of all. Formed and modified plan of government for the United States of America. The United States of America Constitution declares the principle in it. After the Prelude, the Constitution constructs the separation of strength by separating the government into three individual branches. These branches contain the executive branch, the bicameral legislative branch and judicial

As we sit and watch some of your favorite television shows, Blue Bloods, Criminal Minds, and The Blacklist, we can catch the prominent phrases, "right to remain silent…” and/or “I plead the fifth” in one or two scenes leading to interrogation. Although the television shows are fiction, the statements are factual and are part of the U.S. Constitution to protect a person against self-incrimination. Self-incrimination plays a vast part of the Bill of Right, specifically the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth

Sarah’s life consisted of moving through a succession of jobs and relocating to different mills in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Frequently relocating from place to place, Sarah experienced this new shock of the social world as young women did not have in loco parentis, resulting in a lack of mentorship and guidance for young women such as Sarah. With no real direction, Sarah often got into trouble with theft charges and misconduct, and was a young woman frequently in need of redemption. Sarah, from

In most cases the evidence that the jury needs is not what they expect and therefore leads to an acquittal. Since the famous CSI television has been aired it has raised the expectations of the jurors, and in turn raising the standard of proof needed by

If you've ever watched a crime drama, you're probably at least passingly familiar with the way a court's decision can be appealed. Whether or not you've watched courtroom dramas in the past, you may not know how the process actually works in the real world. As an American citizen, it's important to have a reasonable understanding of the way the courts work, in case you ever need to defend yourself. The Appeals Process The appeal process begins if one party is unhappy with the court's decision following

Jacobs, 169 A.2d 528, 531 (1961); Restatement of Torts, Second § 653. If probable cause is shown to exist, the arresting officer's motive, even if malicious, is immaterial. Turano v. Hunt, 631 A.2d 822, 824 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1993). Additionally, “an acquittal or other adjudication of innocence at a subsequent proceeding does not establish a lack of probable cause at the time of arrest.” Manley v. Fitzgerald, 997 A.2d 1235, 1239 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010) citing Turano v. Hunt, 631 A.2d at 824. "Where the evidence

under the care of Kyle John Kelbel. Kelbel was arrested at the scene and questioned several times. The jury found Kelbel guilty of past pattern of child abuse, first degree murder, and second-degree murder. On July 23, Kelbel filed a motion for acquittal and for a new trial; he claims that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and much less to support that he committed a past pattern of child abuse against Kailyn. Kelbel argues that the district court failed to instruct the jury