Eyewitness testimony

Galileo Galilei, the astronomer famed and scorned for his unorthodox ideas about a heliocentric galaxy once said “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” Candace Fleming, in her nonfiction work, The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, strives to reveal the truth about the truth about what happened to the Romanov family, a puzzling piece of history surrounded by controversies and rumors. Many concerned parents…

first when reading the citations of extreme heroism, working above and beyond duties, and rank. One would come to the conclusion that not only the person receiving the award deserves it, but the writer also has first-hand knowledge eye witness testimony of the accomplishments that were listed. However, this was not always the case, in fact it, was neither…

he "deflected attention" by stating that he had seen a ""dark" man fleeing the sleeper car shortly before he saw Martha James lurch into the aisle (Geier, P.12)." After finding and eliminating one other Black suspect, based on the "reliable" eyewitness testimony of White passengers, investigators focused their attention on Robert E. Lee Folkes, and three days after the murder of Martha James, "the Linn County district attorney announced that the Los Angeles Police Department...had arrested…

the centerpiece upon which the prosecution builds its case. During his interrogation Jay claims that Adnan informed him beforehand that he was going to murder his ex-girlfriend and asked him to assist in burying Hae Min Lee’s body. An eye witness testimony such as this is vital in a case without any…

The Capital Punishment Should be abolished in the United States. “As of August 2015, over 1,413 individuals have been executed in this country since 1976(NCADP). Even more, “Most Americans support the death penalty. They also agree that an innocent person might get put to death” (The Washington Post). The abolition of the death penalty in the United States has always been an old, debatable and controversial theme. It is a reasonable way to apply justice in a civilized nation? It is too…

illusions as if one was actually in Japan fighting alongside the Marines. Although James was not a reporter or journalist, his details are mesmerizing. Each Marines' view was depicted unadulterated unlike yellow journalism, which would have hyped up testimonies for kudos. Many of which are extremely gruesome but censor would not convey the hardship the boys encountered. Each of the six boys lives wrapped around drama. One in particular is Mike Strank, an active Marine pre-Iwo Jima. Mike was a…

“gospel,” demonstrating the mission of Jesus to preach the gospel of God. The evidence is extremely strong, based Christian testimony, that Mark is the author of this gospel. It has been assumed that the Mark who wrote this Gospel is the John Mark recorded in the book of Acts, and the speculation could be accurate because there are parts of Mark that read as though he was an eyewitness to the events. It is presumed that Mark intended on writing this Gospel to…

The Trials The captured Dakota were being charged with “participation in the murders, outrages, and robberies…particularly in the battles at the Fort, New Ulm, Birch Coulee, and Wood Lake” (Oehler, pg. 206). The ensuing trials were conducted with an arraignment and a confession of being at one of the battles. The Dakota had believed the confession would make them prisoners of war – not guilty of murder. Once the commission became acquainted with the details of the various battles, a…

by describing 14 characteristics of the event that could have or couldn’t have led to the collapse of the World trade center. He does this by using claims and official reports released by the government, and where their story is lacking based on eyewitness accounts, lack of physical evidence, and expert opinions and analysis. I feel that Evert’s arguments are valid because he uses lots of credible sources from people like witnesses and engineers and that there is actually no physical proof that…

On September 11th two hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center in New York City killed about 2,752 people. The other plane crashed into the Pentagon and killed 189 people. This was said to be the largest attack on U.S. since Pearl Harbor. There were about 19 hijackers and it was said that they were from Saudi Arabia and were members of Al-Queda, which was led by Osama Bin Laden. This tragic event brought a lot of attention across America. People all over the country have different opinions of…