Section A: Patrick Free was a suspect in the murder case of Adam Suopys in New Jersey. He was taken into custody at 5:18 p.m on 1/8/98 where he received relentless interrogation for seventeen hours straight. He was kept in a small room and was not offered any food or water throughout the duration of the interrogation which lasted over the entire night. He was questioned by up to four interrogators at the same time.…
How can somebody be held up in prison for something there isn’t exactly proof of them doing? Roosevelt Myles was given the chance for another court hearing over a decade ago. Miles claims that he is not found guilty...could he be a so called “Shawshank Redemption Case”? Later investigation revealed that there has been at least 51 people who has accused Detective Guevara of wrongly framing them of murders. Myles says he got beat by a flashlight and phone book by Detective Anthony Wojcik while two other detective stood watching and didn’t stop what was taking place.…
Before his time as a professor at a university, Jeffrey Williams worked as guard at the New York State correctional prison. He spent most of his time working at Downstate Correction Facility in Fishkill, New York. The prison had a “campus” style in which cluster of cells were arranged in horseshoe shape, rather than long rows. This style seemingly permitted for a more pleasing environment with less chaos. Williams writes that most of the prisoners in Downstate Correction Facility are serving for a felony offense and therefore have lengthy sentences.…
Thomas can rebuild his life and even be a better man, because he know the process that comes with committing a crime. He never committed a crime in the first place, but now he knows most definitely never to commit one at all. For anything other than destruction to come as a result, the issue of acceptable police tactics must be on trial next. ” Young infant mortality comprises 40% of estimated 10.8 million child deaths worldwide annually.…
The case of Gregg v. Georgia starts with a man named Troy Gregg. Troy was imprisoned by the state of Georgia after he was found guilty of armed robbery and murdering two people in 1973. Following Gregg’s trial, the jury found Tory Gregg guilty and sentenced him to death. Troy challenged his remaining death sentence for murder, asked for an appeal, and claimed that his capital sentence was cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the 8th amendment. The Georgia state court ruled that the death penalty was for murder.…
Wayne Williams was born on May 27, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia. Wayne Bertram Williams was the key suspect for the Atlanta Child Murders. He was convicted of the killing of two men in January 1982. It was only until after his conviction that he was thought to be responsible for the deaths of more than 20 other people, these were the Atlanta Child Murders. These beliefs came from DNA evidence that suggested he was linked to the murders (Wayne Williams Biography).…
In the robot killer event, I believe that Randy Samuel is responsible and guilty for the murder of Bart Matthew. The reason for that is because Randy Samuel is the one who program the robot and he make the mistake of mistaking x doc for x bar. Therefore even if he is under pressure, that cannot be use as a reason to make a mistake that cause someone's life. However I didn’t think that Randy Samuel is the only person that should be taking all the blame. I believe that his superior Johnson should also be blame for the incident because in my opinion his action is unethical.…
Chapter Four, Show Trial, of Amy Bach’s Ordinary Injustice depicts a case of wrongful conviction that occurred over twenty years ago. Michael Evans and Paul Terry, both ages seventeen, had been charged with raping and murdering nine-year-old Lisa Cabassa. The crime occurred the evening of January 14, 1976, when Lisa and her eleven year old brother Ricky were walking to a friend’s house and got separated. Later when Ricky returned home he and his family realized Lisa never made it home. The only witness to Lisa’s abduction was Judy Januszewski, who didn’t come forward until days later.…
Introduction The American history is full of racial discrimination against the black people. Although, through the 18th century and pass of Civil Right Bill in the nineties, we find endeavors to reduce bias in the society. The reality is otherwise. The matter of the fact is that the article, “A presumption of Guilt” by Bryan Stevenson, highlights the pathetic picture of the American society and its criminal justice system. The central claim of this article is that American police and justice given authorities presume the black young people as surly convicts of crimes.…
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the jury. We are here today to decide if the defendant, Mrs. Minnie Wright, is found guilty of the murder of her husband. John Wright, a farmer, who was found dead in his bed by a neighbor, Mr. Hale. Mr. Hale went to see if he could get John Wright to go with him on a party telephone. Mrs. Wright looked queer as she rocked back and forth pleading her apron.…
Sisterhood is Powerful is an anthology “conceived, written, edited, copy-edited, proofread, designed, and illustrated by women” (Morgan, XV) in 1970. The introduction, written by Robin Morgan, discusses the difficulties that were faced while writing this book and why this book was being written. She explains that “five personal relationships were severed, two couples were divorced and one separated, one woman was forced to withdraw her article, by the man she lived with; another’s husband kept rewriting the piece until it was unrecognizable as her own” (Morgan, XV). A lot of the authors used their own personal experiences in this book, which made the book more raw, but also more difficult to write. This book focuses on the Women’s Liberation…
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of witchcraft trials which arose after a group of young girls in Salem, Massachusetts, claimed to have been bewitched by some of the older women in the colony. Twenty individuals were put to death by the Governor of Massachusetts because of this. Our story begins after these events with a woman known as Abigail Williams. Williams was one of the main accusers involved in these trials and is responsible for the deaths and troubles of many. The year is 1694, Abigail is now living in the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados.…
A big topic that has risen in the past year is racism. Kathleen McCarthy, President of Smith College, sent an email to her students regarding to the deaths of two boys, Eric Garner and Michael Brown. In the email, she stated that all lives matter, this caused many students to criticize her for referring to the opposition of the saying “Black Lives Matter”. Many police officers today are now being criticized and presumed guilty when approaching any black man that is in the wrong. This kind of behavior should not be happening because it is causing our law enforcement not to be able to do their jobs to the best of their abilities.…
Lionel Tate was just 13 years old when he was convicted of the murder of 6 year old Tiffany Eunick on in 1999. He is the youngest American citizen to be convicted of first degree murder and sentenced life in prison without possibility of parole in January 2001. Possible reasons of his delinquency may be his fascination with wrestling and him imitating the moves and hits he sees when he watches it. On the day of the murder Lionel Tate decided to practice some of the wrestling moves he had seen his favorite wrestlers perform on his favorite television show, WWF Smackdown. Lionel demonstrated some pro-wrestling techniques with 6-year-old, forty-eight pound Tiffany Eunick, with it ending that she was punched, thrown, kicked and stomped…
Serial: Final Essay Adnan Syed is not guilty due to the lack of evidence provided to prove that Syed is linked to the murder of eighteen-year-old Hae Min Lee. The evidence provided to prove Syed’s guilty goes as follows, Syed does not remember clearly where he was at the time of the murder. Jay Wilds, a casual acquaintance of Adnan Syed, reported Syed to the authorities after he helped bury Hae Min Lee and ended up not being punished for being an accomplice. Syed’s alleged motive for the murder is not clear.…