Guilty as Charged

respondent was charged and found guilty; however, the guilty verdict was appealed. Thus, the…

The jury of Maycomb is pro white, meaning they are unfair and racist during the case and trial of Tom Robinson. They Believe Tom Robinson is guilty just for the color of his skin. The racism is shown throughout the book, not just with the jury, with the people of Maycomb also, the complexities and acts of these people are shown throughout the book, but it was mostly shown during the trial of Tom Robinson. The trial of Tom R. included atticus’ speech and the state of the courtroom is racist.…

Yes they should of been charged with the case because when you don’t have enough proof to close the case and show that they should have not been guilty and they don’t have enough Evidence to prove they are not guilty. 9: No i didn’t change my mind because they don’t have enough proof to show that they are not guilty. 8: ‘’Once I had conquered the shipping industry, I moved on to the railroads. I saw how there were all these little railroad companies laying a bunch of tracks that didn’t connect…

39). Such as in this case, authorities had said the teenage girl was street racing with another girl of the same age on the highway just before she lost control of the vehicle and crashed, ultimately causing the death of Alyssa. Both girls would be charged with street racing initially, but as the court proceedings went on, these charges were dropped without explanation. This displeased the victim’s family more, seeing this as another light punishment to the girls who abused an adult…

individuals who believe that jury nullification should be used by minorities on juries to acquit defendants of color. Jury nullification is defined as a process where a jury acquits a defendant, even though the members of the jury believe the defendant is guilty of the charges. The concept is that the system is biased toward the ethnic majority and nullification can be used to balance the system for minorities. However, the ethics of this practice are in question. This issue and other ethnic…

It’s easy to forget how important jurors really are to America. Jurors are charged with the responsibility of deciding whether, based on the facts of the case, a person is guilty or not guilty; and therefore, possibly determining if a person is put into jail for life or put on death row. Now if people in this jury don’t even want to be doing jury duty how do we know that these people will give a proper decision. But, if juries are comprised only of people that express an interest or want to…

ago, any social contact with a white person, when you’re a colored person, means punishment. Emmett Till and George Stinney both received punishment for a crime that they didn’t commit. They did not receive proper trials and were announced guilty. They are charged for essentially the same crime, but the crimes are different. Emmett Till and Stinney had unjust trials, where justice was not served. In the passage about Stinney, people claimed that Stinney killed the two girls. There was no…

There are multiple stages of the criminal court process that create a burden of proof that contribute to criminal justice investigations. Every court process begins with a crime allegedly committed to determining its legal status. Law enforcement and detectives determine if the crime was illegal or legal due to the investigations. They investigate a crime by interviewing victims, witnesses, and suspects. They also gather physical evidence by taking pictures, fingerprint, and DNA samples. The…

“They jury of this court find Mr. Robinson guilty.” The worries was gone, and all that was left was remorse. The judge cleared out slamming the door on the way. The court room was emptying. Atticus shook Mr. Robinson hand, as the guards were taking him out. When atticus walked out the court room stood up to honor him. In To Kill A Mockingbird, it shows how unfair the justice system because an innocent man is convicted, a sheriff covered up a murder, and a guilty man got away with a crime.…

intensifying trail ever! There was a lot of very intense moments which left me on on the edge of my seat. I consider that this trial went a little bit fairly. Presidents Warren Harding ,Calvin Coolidge ,Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt were charged with Corruption, favoritism and misuse of public funds, favoritism towards business at the expense of the American public, unfair, unwise, dangerous and exploitative policies towards Native Americans, African Americans, veterans, farmers and…