Guilty as Charged

system. It saves the state resources and distributes benefits to one who takes on the responsibility for their crime." Approximately 95% of all criminal cases are resolved through plea bargaining" (Bohm & Haley, 2014, p.13). Many people have been found guilty of crimes they didn’t commit, but because of circumstances in their lives such as jobs and families, they will usually plea bargain. Our justice system is not a perfect one, but it is put in place to protect our citizens.…

defense or because he felt like killing Trayvon in cold blood? There was no good evidence of why he did it and that is what they are trying to investigate. George Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder on April 11, The trial began on June 24, 2013,when they chose to have an all female jury. George has been charged with many other things including, choking and threatening his girlfriend. The woman did not to pursue the charges. Zimmerman was arrested for what he did to his girlfriend…

suffering from mental insanity, to suffer from mental illness means the person does have recognition of their surroundings however, they have affected mood behaviors, (Brewbaker). Therefore,when person suffers from a mental health problem and is charged with criminal charges, “they can get hospitalized for up to 60 days for treatment, during which time they will be examined to see if they are competent to stand trial”, (Brewbaker). Thus, once a person can withstand trial the judge can then make…

Ratio Decidendi: Judge Rebecca Steinman and the jury find Mason guilty of Criminal Facilitation because he commits both the actus reus as well as the mens rea in aiding the murder of Doctor Vinton. Criminal Facilitation Rick Mason is charged and found guilty of criminal facilitation by the judge in court. As stated in law, “A person is guilty of criminal facilitation in the first degree when, believing it probable that he is rendering aid to a person who intends to engage in criminal conduct,…

happen (Daly 2012, 396; Sung 2006, 313). He established that the crime control model was primarily concerned with efficiency within the CJS by separating the factually guilty from the non-guilty in the early stages using police and prosecution, resulting in weeding out those assumed not guilty and progressing those factually guilty onto the next stages under a presumption of guilt (Daly 2012, 397). This model’s primary aim is to protect society and maintain public order through an efficient…

found in his system. Eleven days later, Wayne County Prosecutor, John D. O 'Hair, charged Officer Budzyn and Officer Nevers with second-degree murder. Another officer, Lessnau, was charged with aggravated assault. Sergeant Douglas was charged with involuntary manslaughter and willful neglect for not trying to stop the beating. All four officers pleaded not guilty. Three other officers on the scene were not charged due to lack of evidence. Later that year, on December 23rd, Michigan…

November 2017, a San Francisco jury found Zarate not guilty of murdering Kate Steinle. Zarate, an illegal alien who has been deported five times, claims he accidentally shot Steinle in July 2015 in California. The jury did find him guilty of felony possession of a weapon. Not long after his trial, the Department of Justice issued a warrant for Zarate’s arrest for violating the terms of his 2015 prison release documents. He was then charged…

The Processing of a Criminal Case When processing a criminal case, the first thing that has to have happened is that some sort of a crime has allegedly been committed. Steps are taken to ensure that the guilty are brought to justice and that the innocent aren’t tried for crimes they didn’t commit. A number of professional members of law enforcement, as well as the crime scene technicians, lawyers and judges play an important role in making sure that criminals don’t get away with the breaking…

year old son called Alex. She was with her son in wimbledon common when she was brutally stabbed 49 times and raped. After a lengthy investigation Colin Stagg was charged before it became a cold case. In 2002 scotland yard revisited the case with more advanced investigative methods. In 2008 Robert napper a serial murder rapist pleaded guilty to the Rache Nickel manslaughter. This man had already been convicted of a double killing in 1993 of the same kind the judge then sentenced him to a…

responsibilities. It is partial defence to those who suffering mental disorders as to unaware of their acts or who do not know his act is wrong. Defendant can still be retained even though found not guilty. In 1843,…