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During a murder case trial, we often see both the prosecutor and attorney presenting the evidence such as DNA evidence that they have found on the crime scene and eyewitness testimony to the judge before he decided the outcome of the trial. [1] This makes us wonder about the possibility that these DNA evidence and witness testimony could be wrong and which one is more superior compared to the other in solving crime cases. I would like to discuss the value of DNA evidence vs witness Testimony in…

1. Initiation The human psyche is an appealing and complex construct that varies from individual to individual. And it is particularly difficult to walk in a serial killer’s shoe’s and understand his or her actions. A case eminently hard to see through and to comprehend is the Jack the Ripper case. Jack the Ripper was as Serial Killer who murdered In Whitechapel, London, in the late 19th century. And because his identity is still unknown, I am particularly interested in his case and therefore…

entirely new learning experience. During my time spent at the Superior Court of Tolland at Rockville, I had the opportunity to observe multiple components of various court cases. Three cases that specifically stuck out to me were a criminal arraignment, jury selection, and a landlord/tenant dispute. Each of these cases had different elements that allowed me to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the United States legal system. The first case I witnessed was a domestic violence…

that in order to get into the actual court house you had to go through a metal detector and security check. Once inside, I was directed to the District Clerk where they then told me where I needed to go. As I was headed to the court room I passed by all the…

treated as one. First, the process by which Daphne was identified; she argues that she was a suspect in the eyes of Gardai McKay up until Mark identified her, and evidence of the informal identification should not have gone to the jury. Second, the trial judge's charge to the jury about informal identification process was inadequate. Both of these grounds focus on the informal identification process. The precedent case for these issues is The People (DPP) v. Beroket Mekonnen. In my opinion,…

The original case before it went to the Supreme Court was State v. Fish and Hubbard. A fight broke out between Fish and a man named Miller in a bar in Black Eagle, Montana. Fish was with a woman named Skelton who called her brother Hubbard to help. Hubbard also brought his friend Lodge to help in the fight. Miller left the bar and Skelton, Fish, Hubbard and Lodge decided to go to Millers house directly. Miller’s fiancé got home and Fish, Hubbard and Lodge heard Miller speaking to her. Fish,…

I. PARTIES TO THE CASE: IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez, 546 U.S. 21 (2005) the plaintiff of this case is Gabriel Alvarez, Individually and on behalf of all other workers of Packing plant in Pasco, Washington. The employees had a class action lawsuit against the defendant Barber Foods and IBP. II. FORUM: In two separate cases, the employees of the packing plant sued Berber Foods and IBP in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. III. STATUTE(S) INVOLVED IN THE CASE: the statutory of the…

the juror number six took a last glimpse on the defendant. It seems that when having a preliminary vote, the juror number six hesitates for a moment. He does not raise his hand immediately, but rather waits for the reaction of the majority of the jury. When the juror number nine changes his verdict to non-guilty, the majority of the jurors in the room react with resent. However, the juror number six asks the other jurors to listen to what made the juror number nine to change his mind. He…

branches of the United States government, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, all provide a series of checks and balances meant to keep any one branch from gaining too much power over the accused (Aberle, 2014). All three of these branches work in conjunction to provide the accused an opportunity for the fair application of the justice process. The Constitution of the United States was created as the foundation for all three branches to maintain an equal relationship working in concert…

Thus, it is evident that stereotypes are reinforced in the courts. Unfortunately, at least from what was observed during the very minimal period of eight hours, the common media-portrayed stereotypes have factual consequences. All of the people who were in custody and had to be escorted out by police officers were male, and only one of the men was not part of a minority. In regards to the first comment, according to Brym and Lie 2015, more than 80 percent of adults accused of…