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Hennis a second chance to prove his case in a retrial. Escaping death row, Hennis then re-enlisted in the Army, eventually retiring in 2004 as a Master Sergeant. In 2006, DNA from Kathryn Eastburn’s rape kit was consistent with Hennis’ DNA. The jury rendered a guilty verdict and sentenced Hennis to death. One reason I think Timothy Hennis is not guilty is, a head hair was found in the Eastburns’ bed that is not Hennis’. If there was an unidentified hair, then that means there could…

during trials or cases and at times the event may hold minimal people which helps give the perception that there is some privacy which usually helps the flow of conversations. However, there is also a lack of privacy that takes place. This is because all events in the court room are documented, word-for-word, and put into the records where others can look them up. The place also takes away privacy in the sense that any citizen can attend any court case and listen in. Therefore, there is a…

effect would’ve be even more prejudicial to a fair trial…What is being said is ‘We are so certain that you are guilty that the law has been changed to bring you to justice’. Quite simply no one can have a fair trial in these circumstances, as every jury will be aware of the circumstances which lead to the retrial. The writings in The Observer were also very critical: This Government’s attitude to rights is further demonstrated in the proposal to abolish the 'double jeopardy' rule. This is a…

The process of the criminal justice system A juror was sitting on a jury for a trial of a man accused of robbing a bank. There was not enough evidence to convict him, so the jury had to declare him not guilty. When the foreman announced, “Not guilty!” the defendant jumped to his feet. “Cool!!” he shouted. “Does that mean I get to keep all the cash?” (Author unknown) Our justice system worked exactly the way the criminal justice system was designed to work. People are innocent until proven guilty…

The Star Spangled Banner says “Liberty and Justice for All “ but there cops getting off with killing innocent African Americans and not being held accountable for their actions . In the Star Spangled Banner that line is not always true and there are real life examples. In books we see the same injustice as we see in our everyday life’s, and in this paper, it will bring this issue to light with hard hitting evidence that not everything is so equal and it will explain the connections between two…

Law and Bias: An Area of Grey Among Black and White In an ideal world, justice would be black and white, right or wrong, when in this stark reality it is an immensely grey subject. When someone has broken the law it isn 't just a hop, skip, and jump to jail, but instead it is a complex process which can become a minefield for a lawyer, creating an arena in which the lawyer has to navigate the dangerous terrain in order to gain a positive outcome for his client, or at the very least, a less…

Bernhard Goetz was a 37-year-old white man that ran his own electronic repair service out of his 14th Street apartment in New York City. On December 22, 1984, Goetz left his apartment and walked to the subway station. He entered the car then sat down close to four black youths that were very noisy and boisterous, causing the 15 to 20 other passengers to move to the other end of the car. One of the four, a 19-year-old Troy Canty, approached Goetz and asked him for five dollars. Goetz then asks…

completely different from finding someone innocent. Unless his arrest gets expunged, it will stay as a permanent mark on his record.” “So, in essence, he has to undergo another trial?” “Pretty much. This time it will only be in front of a judge not with a jury of her peers. My job is to prove factual innocence. If we can do that, the judge will remove the arrest from his public record. It will disappear as if it never happened. That’s what Michael wants so he can get his reputation back in full.…

defined by the maxim “innocent until proven guilty,” it’s both humiliating and laughably ironic that over 97% of cases that make it to court are still prematurely abridged (Walsh). In these, defendants are never aided by an attorney, tried in front of a jury, or even sentenced by a judge. Rather, these cases end with a plea bargain: an agreement struck between a defendant and a prosecutor that trades an admission of guilt in exchange for a lighter sentence. In stark contrast with the original,…

rights is that it hides police and prosecutor misconduct. The prosecutor can charge the defendant more than what the defendant deserves. Judges aren’t really involved in plea deals (Robb 2017). If I were convicted of a non-violent felony (first of all that wouldn’t even happen) I would choose to go to trial because I’m given the chance to have more time to prepare for it. If I did plea guilty I would be more restricted with rights and I’d prefer to have a year or more to prepare than risk…