Guilty as Charged

defendant should be charged with robbery rather than attempted robbery because they had the intent to rob the victim, the defendant only failed because of the victim’s lack of desired items. If the victim had had a wallet, jewelry, or a cell phone, the robber would have taken them. Because the victim “got lucky” and was not technically robbed, this is not substantial enough to give the defendant a lesser sentence because…

The defendants were three locals, charged with ‘Possession of a prohibited drug’. Most of these offenders were caught possessing MDMA tablets, ranging from 2 to 9 pills each. Others possessed just over 1 gram of cocaine. These offenders cases were presented in court and they were all found ‘guilty’. Although each of them was guilty, the magistrate allowed them all to avoid criminal records by granting them a section 10. This meant that even though they were guilty. A criminal conviction is not…

jury was to figure out who to blame for most of the guilt and the largest charges. As an united and impartial jury, we ruled King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella guilty and charged them with 40% of the crime. Christopher Columbus was charged with 30% and Columbus’ Men were charged 20%. The System of Empire was least to blame and was only charged with 10% of the crime. The percentage of guilt was decided by the role each individual had in the massacre. In conclusion, the King and Queen of Spain are…

King was charged with first- and second-degree assault. Due to a law that was passed in Maryland in 2008, police are permitted to collect a sample of DNA from any person arrested for a crime of violence or burglary. Because a charge of first-degree assault is considered a crime of violence, officials were allowed to take King’s DNA. King entered an Alford plea, which is a guilty plea of a person who says they are innocent and that the prosecution has enough evidence to prove he is guilty without…

more access. With little to no recourses, as the defense attorney relies on the prosecution to provide some information that will provide the defendant with the best outcome possible. There is not enough evidence to support that the boy should be charged with murder, as the girl did not seek medical attention after receiving the…

are being heavily scrutinized by the public for their actions and are being charged with serious crimes such as murder and manslaughter at a much higher rate than from 2005 to 2015. Gorman (2015) noted that thousands of individuals across the United States have been killed by the police since 2005, yet an extremely small percentage was charged. According to Ryan Gorman (2015), since 2005 fifty four officers have been charged with fatally shootings a suspect with on duty, but only eleven police…

who commit felonies should be charged as adults do to this case. While some people believe that teens who commit felonies shouldn’t be charged as adults because they should be able to learn from their mistake and make better life choices , rather than teens who commit felonies should be charged as adults because they cannot make up for their mistake and they do not know what there are doing , most of them don’t know but some of them do . No, teens shouldn’t be charged because it is a felony…

Question 1 Before determining whether or not Slackbridge is guilty of the charge, it is important to determine whether the offence committed here is one of absolute or strict liability. To do such, it is important to examine the criteria for distinguishing between strict and absolute liability of regulatory offences, particularly pertaining to the language of the legislation. According to Justice MacPherson, by stating “no person shall” in the language of the legislation, it points to absolute…

Beyond a reasonable doubt is the highest burden used in the justice system. When the accused is tried in the court of law, he/she is innocent until proven guilty, until either the judge or jury has came to a conclusion on whether the accused should be acquitted or be proven guilty of the crime. A reasonable doubt in regards to the guilt of the defendant may be found in the evidence portrayed, or the shortage of evidence. If the evidence shown in court is very strong, and allows the jury or…

reason for the murderer to kill. Capital murder are defined as murders that were the victim was blameless, for example the victim was killed mainly because he/she was witness to a crime or simply the murderer killing for years. Trial The person charged with capital murder is placed in a county jail until the trial is over. Capital murder cases are tried in district courts. A capital murder trial proceeds according to the normal rules of criminal procedure. The main…