Death row

Two teenagers spent 22 years in prison because DNA was not properly tested. These two teenagers, Antonio Yarbough and Sharrif Wilson, were convicted of triple homicide. Antonio came home one night after a night of partying and found the 3 bodies stabbed and partially undressed. These 3 bodies were Antonio’s mother, sister and cousin. Wilson had testified against Yarbough out of fear but ended up convicted as well. There was little DNA evidence supporting these two boys murdering the three people…

as a form of punishment. But a number of states take it one step further and allow those criminals to be sentenced to death through the death penalty, which is basically the “legal” way for one man to take another’s life. The death penalty is our own government intentionally disobeying The Declaration of Independence and our own rights as Americans. Some might argue that the death penalty can give the family of a victim of murder the closure that they…

The Death Penalty is one of the most debatable topics in the criminal justice system. Three reasons the Death Penalty is a good way to handle severe crimes are that it deters people from committing the more severe crimes, it provides closure for victims, and the death penalty is necessary to protect society. First and foremost, deterrence works by letting possible murderers know that if they are found guilty of certain crimes, then they could pay the ultimate price. If as a society, people…

In John Steinbeck's’, The Grapes of Wrath, Tom Joad and Jim Casy are two different characters, but throughout the book, readers discover that they actually have many similarities as well. Tom and Jim meet in the beginning of the novel when Tom is out looking for his family. Jim doesn’t have a family with him, so he decides to stay with Tom and embarks on a journey with the whole Joad family. Throughout the novel, Tom and Jim form a brotherly bond. Jim is there to help the family and Tom make it…

Human Cadavers Nicholette Lizdas Introduction: Hi, my name is Nicholette Lizdas and today I’m going to talk to you about the living dead. Cadavers are defined by Webster’s dictionary as “A dead body; especially: one intended for dissection” (Gove 1993). I’m not talking about your biology class frog dissection either, I’m talking about human organs on the table testing everything from medication to cannibalism. First let’s cover a bit of history. I. Human cadaver use can be dated back to…

State of Florida, Timothy Hurst was charged, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murder of Cynthia Harrison at the…

Amendment XIV (Law School Case Briefs, 2013). Furthermore, there was a judgement that had granted the petitioner a new murder trial that was solely based on the issue of his punishment. Since the petitioner was convicted of murder and then sentenced to death in his first trail with the Maryland Court, the petitioner was then informed that the Maryland Courts had withheld a statement that indicated that another individual had admitted that exact homicide. What the Supreme Court had concluded from…

frequent in this world that they cannot all be punished.” Adams believe that society pays more attention to the people who commit an evil gesture and get away with it a one innocent person who has committed nothing, yet is punished or sentenced to death. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the scene where Heck Tate explains why it should be a secret that Jem and Scout were rescued by Bob Ewell, helps to develop the theme that all innocence must be protected through the authority…

the ever growing rate of murder will never end. The death penalty should not exist in America today. In Hugo Adam Bedau’s essay “An Abolitionist's Survey of the Death Penalty in America Today” he focuses on attacking the death penalty. Bedau describes the value of life that a human has and how capital punishment is a violation of their right to live. Bedau argues that “the state has no right to kill any of its prisoners”(31), because “the death penalty…

attempted commission or an execution of any criminal offense is considered as murder.[1] The doctrine has been broadly belittled and simplified by lawmakers and commentators. Contemporary statutes categorize the act as first-degree murder in case the death takes place at the time of extreme, selected criminal offenses, like rape, theft, robbery, as well as arson. Fatalities taking place within the execution of all other acts are considered as second-degree murder. The guideline is applicable…