Conviction

Plea bargaining, defined in Black’s Law Dictionary as a negotiated agreement between a prosecutor and a criminal defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty or no contest … in exchange for some concession by the prosecutor” (2009, p. 1338). There are three common types of plea agreements, charge bargaining or pleading guilty to a lesser charge, count bargaining or pleading guilty to one or more charges in exchange for additional charges being dropped, and sentence bargaining or receiving…

From the perspective of a Sociological Theorist, Couch’s sentence teaches us a great deal about our society’s culture and values. Unfortunately, today, an individuals value is designated by their race and how wealthy they are. After examining Couch’s trial and sentencing, it is also clear that both race and wealth played a large factor in the leniency he experienced. Because he is not only white, but also wealthy, Couch, and other individuals, become exempt to many of the injustices that other…

you draw the line? Below, a Brockport, NY attorney from Larry R Koss Law Firm sheds some light on the topic. What Is Assault? Assault is defined differently depending on the state in which it occurs. In New York, the requirement for an assault conviction is sustained physical injury. Factors such as mental culpability, the use of deadly weapons, and the seriousness of the injury all play into the degree of the defendant’s defense. When in doubt, it’s always in your best interest to consult…

The factors that led some non-Jewish people to work against the Nazi Holocaust in German-occupied Europe were their beliefs/convictions, personal characteristics and simply for reason of humanity. Righteous Among the Nations is an honorific that describe non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. This is because, resisting the Nazi movement during World War 2 was deemed as a capital offense; accordingly, people who helped Jews would have been incarcerated in camps and…

legalisation of homosexual acts in 1967, as mentioned before. This implies acceptance of different forms of sexuality. Thatcher argued that “there is no such thing as a society; there are individual men and women.” Around the same time, Slingsby’s conviction for manslaughter was quashed, where the Court of Appeal commented that “unintentional fatal injury during consensual activity is not criminal,” which contrasts the decision in Brown where, in comparison the result was not so fatal. This…

to people. An example of this would be the wrong conviction of Francisco Carrillo. In his ted talk Scott Fraser “Why eyewitnesses get it wrong” he explains why eyewitnesses…

according to strong conviction not emotion. I believe that the strong…

The Netflix series Making a Murderer has many important and prominent areas of discussion in correlation to what has been learned throughout Dr. Koon-Magnin’s Intro to Criminal Justice course. This paper will discuss ten examples from the series that associate with the learned concepts, terminology, and/or processes taught within the Criminal Justice online course. As a short overview for the reader, the following list will reference what the paper’s contents shall consist of and what will be…

promoting the sale of products and/or services. Promotional advertisements can be through television, Internet, radio, magazines, newspapers, billboards, etc. The objectives of advertising are to create awareness, aid in comprehension, develop conviction and to encourage ordering (Peter & Donnelly, p. 147). Internet advertising is a form of direct marketing and delivers promotional marketing messages to consumers. It also helps in creating strong awareness by bringing the desired traffic and…

Numerous physiotherapists still utilize transcendently manual methods in spite of the vicinity of psychosocial components which fortifies the biomedical perspective of torment still held by numerous patients. The test is along these lines changing convictions of both HCP's and…