Within the last decade, interest in high-profile criminal cases have grown to phenomenal levels. High-profile criminal cases receive national media attention during the investigatory and pretrial proceedings and typically involve the following types of cases: cases with sordid facts which appeal to the nation's voyeuristic tendencies; cases in which the nature of the crime is heinous; cases in which defendants are celebrities; and cases in which the victims are famous. The national media coverage that these cases receive increases the. As a result, the triers of fact may be influenced as to the guilt or innocence of the high-profile defendant. Therefore in recognition of the potential biases of decision makers and the resulting unequal playing
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The record of previous court cases, will prove the “Sacrificed Lambs” statement to be true. In example, for the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual misconduct, with police investigating him for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town. Police in Milledgeville were examining the claim of a 20-year-old student, who told an officer that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her. The case came as Roethlisberger faced a lawsuit filed in July prior to the Milledgeville allegation by a woman who says he raped her in 2008 at a Lake Tahoe hotel and casino, an allegation he strongly denies. Roethlisberger, who was not in custody, has not been …show more content…
It also drew attention to unlawful gambling and drug activities which authorities claim often accompany dog fighting. Subsequently, Vick and three other principals were convicted of federal offense conspiracy charges and imprisoned. Vick was suspended by the NFL, was ordered to pay the Atlanta Falcons back a portion of his earnings, and lost endorsement deals worth millions more. With other creditors also attempting to collect millions of dollars in debts. By August 20, all the defendants on the initial federal charges including Vick had agreed to guilty pleas under plea bargain agreements, and on December 10, 2007 was sentenced to prison for running a dogfighting operation and will stay there up to 23 months. Clearly Michael Vick was the sacrificed lamb in this particular
The record of previous court cases, will prove the “Sacrificed Lambs” statement to be true. In example, for the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual misconduct, with police investigating him for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town. Police in Milledgeville were examining the claim of a 20-year-old student, who told an officer that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her. The case came as Roethlisberger faced a lawsuit filed in July prior to the Milledgeville allegation by a woman who says he raped her in 2008 at a Lake Tahoe hotel and casino, an allegation he strongly denies. Roethlisberger, who was not in custody, has not been …show more content…
It also drew attention to unlawful gambling and drug activities which authorities claim often accompany dog fighting. Subsequently, Vick and three other principals were convicted of federal offense conspiracy charges and imprisoned. Vick was suspended by the NFL, was ordered to pay the Atlanta Falcons back a portion of his earnings, and lost endorsement deals worth millions more. With other creditors also attempting to collect millions of dollars in debts. By August 20, all the defendants on the initial federal charges including Vick had agreed to guilty pleas under plea bargain agreements, and on December 10, 2007 was sentenced to prison for running a dogfighting operation and will stay there up to 23 months. Clearly Michael Vick was the sacrificed lamb in this particular