Criminal law

The most influential event that will affect my goals and future work at school, would also be most likely the most influential event in my entire life. This event stretched for seven years it was life changing, came with a lot of pain, it was scary sometimes, involved a lot of loneliness, but in the end brought me to know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and gave me a foundation to build my future goals upon. This event included a mixture of drugs, alcohol, parties, and prisons. It started…

Both criminal and civil cases involve two parties that have concluded a disagreement cannot be resolved amongst themselves, and requires legal intervention. Civil cases are initiated when one party to a non-criminal action feels they have been wronged and are unable to reach an amicable resolution with the other party themselves. Criminal cases involve two parties also, but one of these parties is acting in representation of the government and the dispute involves a violation of a criminal…

I purchased and watched the movie “A Few Good Men” on amazon.com. The main character is Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee. In the movie, he is defending Private Downey and Corporal Dawson. He is assisted by Lieutenant Joanne Galloway and Lieutenant Sam Weinberg. Some other important characters consist of Captain Ross, Colonel Jessep and Lieutenant Kendrick who act as the protagonists in the story. Private Santiago was the private who was murdered in this movie. The five themes from this movie that…

eliminates the individual’s moral decision making as every case is conducted in the same manner, no matter the circumstance. As presented in “Stolen Trust”, by Kailey Burger and Meira Levinson, a great teacher-student relationship is faced with a criminal case of a missing phone. The setting of this case creates the classic environment for racial tension and inequality. To begin, let’s discuss the suspect. The man’s name is Wesley and is described as being teenaged, tall, “chocolate colored…

The State of Maine classifies anyone under the age of 18 as a juvenile. They will receive a summons which will let them know the charges they are facing and when and where to appear. If they are arrested, they cannot be held for more than two hours by a police officer. If they are going to be held for longer, they must be released to a Juvenile Community Corrections Officer and held in a secure detention facility. Police are not able to question a juvenile, other than their name, date of…

Minnesota Duluth Police Department: DPD states that only peace officers who have successfully finished the determined training may be able to use the CEW. They are set to be put in the opposite side of the firearm with marked differences from it. Officers are also responsible for them to be in good working conditions, and they should never hold both the firearm and CEW at the same time. When using a CEW, the peace officer must give the suspect enough time to comply as well as let other officers…

My experience at the prison was very insightful and interesting to say the least. I learned things I never knew went on in a prison like how a good amount of the inmates had televisions in their cells or that they could purchase tablets to download music to by using a program called JPay which is a service including money transfer, email, video visitation, parole, and probation payments to inmates throughout 35 states. I was also very shocked to see in front of a few inmate’s cells that they had…

Hero's Journey (TKAM and F451) The Call The call is an event which "calls" the character into action or adventure. It is the start of the characters journey/adventure. Atticus' call The call in To Kill a Mockingbird was when Atticus was called or requested by the state to take on Tom Robinson's rape case. This called Atticus to one of the biggest court cases that Maycomb county has ever seen. Guy's call Guy's call wasn't a literal call like Atticus, but instead his call was meeting Clarisse, the…

Adnan Syed, my client, was convicted of first degree murder in 1999. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Hae Min Lee. Her cause of death was manual strangulation and her body was buried in Leakin park, Baltimore. Adnan was convicted because of one sole witness, Jay Wilds. He testified that Adnan killed Hae and forced him to help bury her body. His details on what they did with the body and what he and Adnan did that day were striking. Because of him, Adnan was convicted even…

Both Caliban from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and the inmates from Shakespeare Behind Bars suffer a demotion due to poor decisions - from free man, to scum-of-the-earth. Caliban is considered friend to Prospero until he attempts to rapes Miranda, from which he is punished and considered slave to Prospero from then on. Similarly, the inmates at Luther Luckett have committed horrid crimes ranging from theft, to rape, to murder. These actions contain consequences that alter one’s reputation…