Prosecutors.
1. The text discusses the prosecutor’s office at work. From the tape, cite some examples of work issues related in the text. The prosecution office at work was a method used by the prosecution team to highlight certain photos and children’s accounts about alleged sexual abuse at the McMartin preschool to gather more evidence to convince the jury that defendant Ray Buckey was a sexual deviant, and that his family was guilty of similar actions. There are several examples or prosecution at work: the prosecution team using photos of the McMartin family with the alleged victims, the photo of a woman receiving oral sex kept by Buckey beside his bedroom window, and the interviews of different children about their stories involving devil worshipping at the McMartin preschool.
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How can the needs of the victim be reconciled with the concept of due process for the defendant (How can the needs of both the victim and the defendant be addressed within the same justice system)?
I personally think it’s impossible because some groups are going to feel differently about different cases involving surprising elements, such as child molestation charges or murder charge. McMartin family was guilty as charged without ever looking at the facts of the case.
While I do believe the concept of due process is important to our justice system, there are some powerful individuals who in high positions who can manipulate the justice system in their favor.
4. In your opinion, how (specifically) was the presumption of innocence violated in this case?
In my opinion, the presumption of innocence violated in this case was not a concern for anybody that was involved in this case because the main goal for the prosecution team was to convince the jury that Ray Buckey was a sexual predator and his family was aware of his behavior. But, I think one thing that attorney Davis showed us is that alleged victims are not always credible to a
1. The text discusses the prosecutor’s office at work. From the tape, cite some examples of work issues related in the text. The prosecution office at work was a method used by the prosecution team to highlight certain photos and children’s accounts about alleged sexual abuse at the McMartin preschool to gather more evidence to convince the jury that defendant Ray Buckey was a sexual deviant, and that his family was guilty of similar actions. There are several examples or prosecution at work: the prosecution team using photos of the McMartin family with the alleged victims, the photo of a woman receiving oral sex kept by Buckey beside his bedroom window, and the interviews of different children about their stories involving devil worshipping at the McMartin preschool.
2. How does discretion fit …show more content…
How can the needs of the victim be reconciled with the concept of due process for the defendant (How can the needs of both the victim and the defendant be addressed within the same justice system)?
I personally think it’s impossible because some groups are going to feel differently about different cases involving surprising elements, such as child molestation charges or murder charge. McMartin family was guilty as charged without ever looking at the facts of the case.
While I do believe the concept of due process is important to our justice system, there are some powerful individuals who in high positions who can manipulate the justice system in their favor.
4. In your opinion, how (specifically) was the presumption of innocence violated in this case?
In my opinion, the presumption of innocence violated in this case was not a concern for anybody that was involved in this case because the main goal for the prosecution team was to convince the jury that Ray Buckey was a sexual predator and his family was aware of his behavior. But, I think one thing that attorney Davis showed us is that alleged victims are not always credible to a