Jury Trial Analysis

jury selection process the prosecution eliminated all the black prospective jurors by use of peremptory strikes. Snyder then appealed his conviction and petitioned for a writ of certiorari, and upon review it was held by the Supreme Court that the prosecutor’s reasons for striking prospective black jurors were pretext for racial discrimination which resulted in a reverse. Along with the right to counsel, the defendant also has the right to a public trial, which includes every stage of the trial. The stages of a jury trial follow strict rules, which follows in the order of opening statement with the prosecution going first and the defense following, the presentation of evidence, closing arguments, the instruction of the jury, and finally the …show more content…
It also shows the importance of having a jury trial because it makes the case public, and fair due to the fact that the jury is supposed to be composed of a defendant’s peers. This chapter also showcases the justice system’s ability to fix and review cases that have been done incorrectly, especially in the case of Snyder, in which he was able to prove that the prosecution had created a biased jury. This chapter also highlights the most important aspects of the trial, and how strict it is in its procedure, and how the Constitution protects a defendant from involuntarily confessing and taking a plea like in the Alford …show more content…
Right after the defendant has been convicted, he or she then goes through the process of sentencing in which there are two types. The first type is determinate, or fixed sentencing, which fits the punishment to the crime, and puts the authority to sentence in the hands of legislators. The second type is indeterminate sentencing, which tailors the punishment to suit the criminal, ad puts the power to sentence in the hands of judges and parole boards. When it comes to trying to figure out what sentence to give, three things come to mind which are that all crimes deserve punishment to retain the deterrent potency of criminal law, that many offenders deserve severe punishment because they have committed serious crime, and that repeat offenders require severe punishment to incapacitate them. These are all things that each division of sentencing authority has to think about. There are three divisions of sentencing authority, the first is the legislative sentencing model, in which legislators decide specific penalties for crimes with no regard for the person who committed them. The second is the judicial sentencing model, in which the judges decide what sentence to give within the broad contours of the legislative acts. Lastly, there is the administrative sentencing model in which both judges and legislators decide the sentence of a person with more freedom regarding how much