Convictions

to get a conviction every time. Some prosecutors are willing to do whatever it takes to do so, even if it means breaking the rules. II. Lack of Discipline for Prosecutors Believe it or not, prosecutorial misconduct is not new, it has been going on for decades. Carmen Marino was a prosecutor in the Cuyahoga County District Attorney’s Office in Ohio for thirty years; he made many convictions over his career and even got an award named after him. That was until most of those convictions got overturned

John Calvin completed impart a percentage of the same convictions, they had numerous components that strongly separated them. Martin Luther had confidence in salvation through acts of kindness, while John Calvin unequivocally had faith in fate. Martin Luther and John Calvin's teachings were likewise diverse because of the way that Martin Luther believed in partition of church and state. Notwithstanding their disparities, they did offer the conviction that the Catholic Church was at issue and conferred

defendant has been charged with; and in this case, Charles has been charged with either way offence, which is a mid-level, therefore is not as serious as an indictable only offence. b) Charles level of culpability is high because he has previous convictions similar to what he has been charged with, this shows he is a serial offender who should be

During the Vietnam War, many Americans decided to choose conscientious objector status and serve the war effort in non-combative ways; others moved to Canada, leaving their families, their communities, and their nation because of strong political convictions. While some said these people were cowards and a disgrace to their families and their nation, others argued that those had just as much courage as the men on the front lines. Although moving to Canada was far less difficult than being sent to Vietnam

Prosecutors serve as the most powerful actor in the administration of justice. A prosecutor is a society’s chief law enforcement official and he or she is mainly responsible for the protection of the community. The authority of a prosecutor is primarily deciding whether to charge or not charge an individual with a crime, whether to prosecute or not prosecute a case, and determine what the charge will be. Prosecutors may only prosecute an individual if and only if the following three conditions are

accusations of sexual assault, reducing the little trust which victims have by society in the first place. False accusations only account for “2 percent of felony convictions,” and that is when they are based on the combined data from exonerations in rape and murder cases. Therefore, false accusations of rape account for less than 2 percent of convictions. Based on that, false accusations are very unlikely, and therefore cannot be relied on in attempt to invalidate rape victims. Even if a false accusation

Although during the recent years theories and laws continue to evolve, there is one aspect that remains the same: children, juvenile, and adult non-violent offenders are given the opportunity to partially or completely bypass certain sanctions of their punishment. As there is an increase in prison overcrowdings, there is also an increase in expenses for the taxpayers of the community, causing great concern. If inmate population is to be maintained under control, the continuous use of community corrections

For the class CJ ST 410x we have examined capital punishment to determine whether it is constitutional or not, along with what forms may be considered acceptable, and how to prevent wrongful convictions so that innocent people are not getting executed. Now in the examination of a documentary that focuses on a capital case, we should figure out how the views of this movie may agree or disagree with what we have learnt from the textbook. For this, I watched the 1988 documentary, The Thin Blue Line

and Mildred Loving, files a motion in the Caroline County Circuit Court to vacate their 1959 conviction for violating the state law that forbids interracial marriage. He also asks that the two one-year suspended sentences be set aside.  January 22, 1965 - Leon M. Bazile, a judge for the circuit court of Caroline County, refuses a motion on behalf of Richard and Mildred Loving to vacate their 1959 conviction for violating the state law that forbids interracial marriage.  March 7, 1966 - In Loving

But an adult conviction can limit a juvenile’s opportunities in life. In the “Campaign For Youth and Justice” article, the author states, “While most juvenile records are sealed, adult convictions become public record and, depending on the state and the crime, can limit a youth’s job prospects for a lifetime.” (State Trends: Legislative Changes from 2005