Criminal law

Case 1: Hair Evidence Name: John T Helble Victim: John Helble Suspect(s): Mike Hardy, Andrew Rich, and Sharon Snitter The Hair evidence: Andrew Rich killed John Helble by shooting him in the back of the head twice. Andrew Rich stole Helble’s gun collection and sold it for cash or drugs. Forensic experts soon found hair from the victim’s dog in the box where the guns were stored. The experts were able to find other evidence and charge Andrew Rich for robbery and manslaughter. Case 2:…

also several controlled variables measured against the dependent variables of boot camp or prison. Those controlled variables analyzed were age, race, county, urban, major metropolitan, offense (drug, property, or other), employment status, prior criminal record and sentence length. The primary independent variables of interest throughout the study will be boot camp graduate versus prison…

which Constable Grant’s statement was heavily scrutinised. As a result charges under s61 of the Crimes (common assault prosecuted by indictment) Act 1900 were dropped, as she was not convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant had broken this law. S418 of the Crimes (self defence when available) Act 1900 states “A person is not criminally responsible for an offence if the person carries out the conduct constituting the offence in self-defence.” Magistrate Greenwood stated, “The self…

In 1999, there was a Woodlawn high school student named Hae Min Lee. She was well known as a good person. In the beginning of 1999, she had just gotten out of a relationship with Adnan Syed. On January 13, 1999, she was reported missing. She was later found in a nearby park. It was reported that she had been murdered. The time frame for that murder was from when school ended to 2:36, 21 minutes after school ended. Her ex-boyfriend was most suspected of the murder because of many small details…

American cult leader, Charles Manson is linked to 35 murders of Sharon Tate and other famous Hollywood residents. He grew up with a family who didn’t want him, so he lived on the streets in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1955, he married a 17-year-old and soon had a baby. His wife left him and he had another baby with a different woman while he was on probation. He was released in 1967 and learned to read music and play the guitar. Manson was influenced by drugs and music and found a group of people…

Mr. Conklin was found guilty of two counts of Attempted Second Degree Rape in the second degree in 1981 for which he was incarcerated in the Washington State Department of Corrections Prison system for about 10 years. Mr. Conklin states that he is innocent and did not attempt to rape the victim in this case. Mr. Conklin, according to the file information provided by Ambitions and DDA, was given an Axis I diagnosis of Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar type by history. History of…

remain under supervision until March 30th, 2017. Also, this is a case that required the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard of proof but that was not to be found by prosecutors. This is also an example of a child maltreatment case that was taken to Criminal Court which does not occur often. Secondly, based on one of the testimonies in the case, Zinah Jennings had a history of drug abuse and excessive drinking. Chapter 2: Risk Factors discusses how substance abuse is a parent characteristic that…

everywhere for purchase, that we all can agree on. The argument that the two political parties are still debating on is “criminals right”. Should people on the NO-FLY list should be able to buy a gun. When someone is placed on the "no-fly list", it is usually because they have done something severely wrong for the FBI to make that executive decision. Any person with a criminal record should not be allowed to buy a firearm. We all may have a different opinion when it comes to the matter but facts…

In 1990 my father, Robert Stiens, only 22 years old, was in a relationship with a woman named Melissa Huber. He had been in this relationship for some time and had already had two children with Melissa. His relationship with her parents was one that was very strained to say the least. The father of Melissa hated my dad so much that by this point in time he had already threatened to call the police several times just for being on the property. They could never seem to agree on anything, and a…

In Robert Lipsyte’s essay “Jock Culture,” he defines a societal standard he refers to as Jock Culture and relates it to political, judicial, and societal actions. Lipsyte defines Jock Culture as a warped version of sports, in which individuals will intentionally do anything to win even if it includes jeopardizing one’s health, intelligence, or family. Due to this win-at-all-costs mentality, Lipsyte states that the Jocks who participate in Jock Culture are more likely to be hired and treated with…