Eyewitness testimony

Glen Edward Chapman was sentenced to die in North Carolina in 1994, for a 1992 double murder of two white women. At Chapman’s trial his lawyers never did a thorough investigation into his case. The jury never heard reliable eyewitness testimony, that revealed another man was positively identified man as the killer. Police changed witness statements that pointed to Chapman’s innocence. A forensic pathologist later found that one of the women had not been murdered, but had actually died of a…

What does a crime scene investigator and a cognitive psychologist have in common? At first glance, some may say nothing, but in reality, psychology and the law are complementary forces. Forensic psychologists constantly test and implement new techniques for the field of law enforcement, typically based on principles of human cognition; the cognitive interview (CI) is one of these techniques. The CI is a forensic interrogation technique designed to maximize the recall of correct information,…

unflattering name (“Hall Mills Murders”). Considering how she was the owner of the land could have stood as self-defense. The Pig Lady had seen 4 people that night including the lovers (Cox, Francis, and Helmer 93). “Her validity as a source of eyewitness testimony was questioned even by her own mother who stood up in the courtroom and yelled that her daughter was a liar” (“Hall Mills Murders”). Her mother was even testifying against her. The Pig Lady had to be wheeled into the courtroom in her…

During the entirety of my educational career, starting in elementary school, it was repeated to me that going to college increases your earning potential. With this in mind I was certainly going to attend college but I never really thought about it as a way to increase my knowledge and skill in a field I was interested in. Unfortunately, my family wasn’t exactly supportive. I am the first person in my family to attend college and have had to be financially self-supporting due to my family’s…

later turned out to be false, two men were arrested for the crime. The main witness to the crime was a young woman named Paula Gray, who was mentally challenged. Charles McCraney, who lived near the murder scene, also provided tips to the police. An eyewitness named Marvin Simpson gave a statement to police 5 days following the murders saying that 4 totally different men than…

The denial of the systematic execution of the Jewish people during World War Two is a post-war phenomenon that rejects the historical fact. One of their claims is that the Nazi concept of a ‘Final Solution” meant the emigration of the Jews, not their eradication. Along with the explicit rejection of the Holocaust, denial includes the detraction and deformation of the evidence and events. Holocaust deniers associate themselves as “historical revisionists” believing that this title gives them…

Unbillable hours: A true Store, by Ian Graham, New York. Kaplan publishing. 2010. 320 Pages. Reviewed by Armen Tchapanian. Ian Graham was a Law Associate who worked at the law firm of Latham & Watkins, whom saved the rest of Mario Rocha’s life, and freed him from the murder of which he had no part in. In the book “ Unbillable hours “, written by Ian Graham himself, Graham exposed the story of Mario Rocha—a man falsely accused for murder. Rocha had been put behind bars for a murder, which he…

To become a criminal lawyer there are certain criteria’s that must be met, like the education requirements, skills and personality traits associated with the position. One must complete an undergraduate degree from a 4-year university or college. Potential criminal lawyers may benefit from courses such as government, history, economics, public speaking and sociology, but these aren’t required to see how most 4-year institutions offer a pre law major. It is also very important that individuals…

non indigenous ones and (2) peasants’ most important conflicts are vertical with external oppressors, such as plantation owners and state authorities, which explains their proclivity for rebellion”(Stoll 31). He also argues, that she was not an eyewitness to her brothers death. He interviews witnesses to support these claims, but the question remains why David Stoll so adamantly pursued his attempt to discredit Menchu’s…

at 7! If one were to look at a current large corporate news source they would undoubtedly find hundreds of news articles that are similar to this one. Articles that have loud and catchy teasers proudly displayed without a shred of evidence, eyewitness testimony or peer review to back up their sensationalist claims. Furthermore even finding these articles may prove to be a challenge because one must first wade through thousands of advertisements, opinion pieces, and entertainment scandals before…