Essay On Biological Father

I always heard the cliché of children growing up without their biological father in their life and I would roll my eyes at the thought. I understand that questions will always come up but your life is just that; your life. Whether or not your biological parent was there or not should not have an effect on how you turn out as person. I was wrong. I constantly get asked the question of what made me decide to go into the criminal justice field. My answer is always “various factors”. I never went into detail about my decision because I knew it would lead to more questions. Now I’m thinking that I never went into detail because it wasn’t until now that I know the reasoning behind my choice.
At the age of nine I found out that the man who I thought was my father was actually my step-father. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I found out my biological father was in jail for life. I did research on my biological father’s case and learned that he is serving time for nine counts. The counts being: Second degree murder, aggravated rape, first degree rape, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of armed robbery, and two counts of aggravated crime against nature. I met both my biological father and …show more content…
Going back to the barbeque case the prosecutor presented the case’s lead detective as a witness. One method that I learned about and got a chance to see was cross examination. This is where the witness is questioned by both sides. During the cross examination, the detective’s investigation was shown to be merely hearsay. The detective also included an anonymous tip line as part of her investigation against the defendant. The defense then argued that since the line was anonymous, anyone could’ve called in and said they were a witness and in all actuality they were no were near the incident. The defense then went on to challenge whether or not the tip line was a dependable source for