"A" Is for Alibi

PLEA OF ALIBI: In criminal trials the accused persons most of the times place reliance on the plea of alibi for their defence as they believe that such a plea would be easy to prove through simply creating an impression that the accused was not present at the place where the occurrence of crime took place. However, it does not mean that a plea of alibi, pleaded by an accused, is not subject to the confirmation of court by means of proper investigations. This is to say that a plea of alibi cannot be raised successfully unless the court is entirely satisfied, after investigations, regarding the truthfulness of such a plea. This is because of the fact that the sole purpose of criminal courts is to make sure that justice is done to all the parties involved in a criminal case. And practically speaking, this purpose of criminal courts is likely to be fulfilled only if the authenticity of…

When I saw you long before, I was awe-struck by you. You're not handsome but there's something in you that made me never look away. As time passed, we became friends and at that time, you made me fall more. This wasn't my plan and I never expect this to happen. Time comes and you asked me for a date. Honestly, I don't know how to respond, so I change the topic and made some alibi's. To tell you honestly, I want to say YES to your offer but there's a lot of what if's in my mind. What if…

Wouldn 't it be an answer to a prayer if your product or service went viral and you were in demand worldwide? Well, yes and no. As a client is fond of saying, "Be careful what you wish for." I suggest instead: "Be prepared for what you wish for." I 've been told that when Sue Grafton wrote A Is For Alibi, and the book was a hit with the publisher, she was immediately contracted to write the series of A-Z mysteries, something she had not prepared for. She suddenly was faced with a 26-book deal.…

Originally aired on the 20th of March 2014, Sarah Koenig produced the podcast Serial ‘The Alibi’ which demonstrates a wide variety of different techniques and conventions to persuade the listening audience of Adnan’s innocence. The way Koenig’s structures her argument, as shown in the transcript, shows to the audience the uncertainty of the prosecution. Did Adnan kill Hae? Is Adnan being framed by Jay? Many questions like this arise in Koenig’s proposal and how she approaches this case. Points…

In the of Adnan Syed who was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend. He should n’t have had the second tray cause they already had enough evidence they need to acquire him. A witness’s testimony won’t change the judge’s mind In the document, it was postponed cause Asia McClain presenting new evidence. Such as “Whether the Court of Special Appeals erred in holding that defense counsel pursuing an alibi strategy without speaking to one specific potential witness of uncertain significance…

So even if you have an alibi witness may have problems if you give a false confession. The study that Marion did was to have two people one participant put with one random worker. They would work on puzzles and questions with limited communication. Then when doing a puzzle a third part would walk in and say something has been stolen. The results are as follows, “Across all conditions and irrespective of corroboration strength, 32 of the 60 participants (53.33%) who corroborated the alibi at Time…

The mood is confusing for Mary when Patrick went to talk to Mary he ruins it all. He told her that he is planning on leaving her and that he won’t stay for supper with Mary. “And he told her. It didn’t take long, four or five minutes at most, and she says very still through it all, watching him with a kind of dazed horror as he went further and further away from her with each word.” (Dahl, 2). The quote shows us that the mood is a bit confusing because she doesn’t know what Patrick means by the…

She injected the spider with a numbing elixir so it wouldn’t move while they played. She boiled some water and potions together, making a sour smell waft into the air. She picked up the spider with thongs and slowly put him deeper into the pot, but the spider didn’t show signs of being scared. He kept a straight face. Alibi wasn't used to this, not at all. Her pets would tremble before her while she played with them. Alibi couldn’t hurt this spider, not when he wasn’t even scared! She had…

Ryan Roth and Markell Thomas posted an ad on Craigslist for a Samsung cellphone and lured Rene Balbuena and his son to a location under the guise of making a fair deal for the cellphone. Ryan and Markell had intended to rob the person that showed up and had done so several times before. Markell made a deal in exchange for his testimony while Ryan pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder and four counts of robbery. During the trial Ryan used the alibi defense, stating he was at…

Adnan has an alibi, and because there’s no solid proof of…