All-white jury

case where the eyewitness testimony was incorrect was in the murder of 78-year-old Jack Sasson. The man who was convicted of the murder of Mr. Sasson was 18-year-old Kash Register. On April 6, 1979 in the middle of the afternoon, a 78-year-old white man by the name of Jack Sasson was found by his wife, Reene, gunned down in his blue Chevrolet in front of his house in West Los Angles. Mr. Sasson died three weeks later from five close range gunshot wounds. The two eyewitnesses were…

disparate treatment when hiring because he falls under a protected class stipulated under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Being able to demonstrate its disparate treatment claim, an employee must file the first time sufficient to allow the judge or jury to infer that discrimination was held evidence. This is known as the presentation of a case "prima facie" as it seems at first glance to be discrimination. If the employee can present a prima facie case, then the employer must indicate,…

penalty was inconsistent with other trials that were similar to the trial Furman was in. The petitioner argued that there was discrimination amongst the use of the death penalty in Georgia stating that more blacks had received the death penalty than whites or any other racial group in similar…

commuter train in New York, he insisted he was not the shooter and that a white man had taken the gun and framed him. Allowing Ferguson to not only stand trial but to also represent himself is, in my eyes, an injustice. He clearly did not understand the evidence against him, nor was he able to adequately defend himself because of his extreme paranoia and…

illegal. By virtue of not being allowed to purchase land undeterred by the fact that under state legislation he was a free man, Dred Scott attempted to sue in a federal court. The chief justice in this case was Chief Justice Roger B Taney, a Federalist white man. He was also born and raised in a slaveholding household, obviously one that was against the freedom of negroes in America. His bipartisan opinion on Dred Scott ensued Taney in ignoring crucial evidence brought before the court…

On the 25th of October I attended Canterbury crown court. The proceeding I observed was a sentencing and named ‘Operation Hailstone’. I will firstly make an overall summary of what happened and then reflect and analyse on my experience by highlighting what surprised me, what didn’t, what I learnt and what the whole experience has done for me. Once I had been through security and was seated in my chosen court room the judge walked in and the judges clerk announced the charge on Anthony Baker,…

Trial by jury has been prominent among the United States Judicial System since the medieval times. Originating in medieval England, the jury consists of twelve locals in order to decide the fate of the one being tried. Constitutionally, the government cannot revoke someone’s right to life, liberty, and property until the jury is convinced of one’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The jury is essential in preventing governmental encroachment and ensuring that the rights given by the Constitution…

completely skewed in one direction or the other. Judge Key though chose Baldwin County knowing that the population were unbalanced which would lead to few to no black jurors on the jury. Due to the trial taking place in 1988 and in the south, racism was an active variable throughout the span of the original trial and all of the trials where Stevenson was representing McMillian. This was one of many apparent flaws in the system that regarded a person who was elected in to serve the people who…

uniform that we look to for safety. Taken by the authority who is supposed to protect and serve. Taken by officers who ride in a car that flicks red, white, and blue lights. These are the colors of the United States Flag that symbolizes different meanings. Red is the hardiness and the valor. Blue is of the chief, vigilance, perseverance, and justice, and white symbolizes purity and innocence. Everything of that nature is supposed to be portrayed and presented by those in the uniform. Who is it…

The presence of defendants in the jury and its effectiveness The presence of the defendant’s in the trial is believed that it is the right for the defendant’s and intended to keep the trials fair and objective. According to several studies the live jury increases the accuracy of decision, cost effective, and time saver for the judge’s. The jurors’ might have affected by the appearance, beliefs, biases, and perception of the defendant often makes a difference in judgments even though the study…