William Morgan
EN100-27
October 9th, 2015
Dr. Bloom
Just Justice: Is a fair trial really fair?
In the article, 5 Ways America's Justice System is designed to Screw You posted to Cracked.com on January 28, 2015, by Talia Jane states that there are several ways that the American justice system is set up to fail you. Ms. Jane, a professional writer along with an anonymous expert source, that she claims is a former public defender who wished to go unnamed, says that without proper representation the cards are stacked against the unfortunate person that can’t afford such representation. In this essay, we’ll go over those 5 reasons and determine how valid they are.
First off, they bring up that The Judges are biased against you. The Judge is a …show more content…
According to Lane’s source, prosecutors have been known to withhold evidence that favors the defense and have even entreated police to lie on the witnesses stand. Prosecutors, like Judges, are typically employed by an office of the government, so they too can have extra incentive to win their cases which may lead to unfair tactics to get a conviction. Some have even made misleading and inflammatory remarks to the media in regards to defendants of a case in order to get public demand of a certain outcome in a trial, which in turn may lead to a judge to come to a decision favoring the prosecution. This point, while it may have some merit, without proof is circumstantial at best. Once again, the author is trying to make a point using a situation that may or may not …show more content…
It isn’t uncommon for a New York Public Defender to work three to five times as many cases then they supposed to be expected to handle in a year. That’s about 500 to 800 cases a year. This, of course, doesn’t hinder the prosecution from pursuing these cases. Very few of said cases actually go to trial due to these large amounts of plea bargains. If the public defender has more than they can handle that often leads to a high amount of plea bargains or extended jail time for defendants awaiting trial. While these numbers seem like they could be realistic, without any reference source there is no way to validate them. Therefore, this information is merely conjecture and has no real
EN100-27
October 9th, 2015
Dr. Bloom
Just Justice: Is a fair trial really fair?
In the article, 5 Ways America's Justice System is designed to Screw You posted to Cracked.com on January 28, 2015, by Talia Jane states that there are several ways that the American justice system is set up to fail you. Ms. Jane, a professional writer along with an anonymous expert source, that she claims is a former public defender who wished to go unnamed, says that without proper representation the cards are stacked against the unfortunate person that can’t afford such representation. In this essay, we’ll go over those 5 reasons and determine how valid they are.
First off, they bring up that The Judges are biased against you. The Judge is a …show more content…
According to Lane’s source, prosecutors have been known to withhold evidence that favors the defense and have even entreated police to lie on the witnesses stand. Prosecutors, like Judges, are typically employed by an office of the government, so they too can have extra incentive to win their cases which may lead to unfair tactics to get a conviction. Some have even made misleading and inflammatory remarks to the media in regards to defendants of a case in order to get public demand of a certain outcome in a trial, which in turn may lead to a judge to come to a decision favoring the prosecution. This point, while it may have some merit, without proof is circumstantial at best. Once again, the author is trying to make a point using a situation that may or may not …show more content…
It isn’t uncommon for a New York Public Defender to work three to five times as many cases then they supposed to be expected to handle in a year. That’s about 500 to 800 cases a year. This, of course, doesn’t hinder the prosecution from pursuing these cases. Very few of said cases actually go to trial due to these large amounts of plea bargains. If the public defender has more than they can handle that often leads to a high amount of plea bargains or extended jail time for defendants awaiting trial. While these numbers seem like they could be realistic, without any reference source there is no way to validate them. Therefore, this information is merely conjecture and has no real