Guilty as Charged

officer Michael T. Slager from South Carolina was charged with using excessive force against an innocent motorist and killing him. The defendant pleaded guilty in a federal court in Charleston, South Carolina (Blinder, 2016). According to the evidence presented in the case, the defendant shot the victim after the taser was used twice failing to subdue the victim. The victim ran away after being pulled over for broken brake lights. The defendant pleaded guilty to a single charge of willfully…

Criminal prosecutions in the United States do not tend to end with jury trials, but with plea bargains instead. These plea bargains occur between the defendant and prosecutors for the defendant to plead guilty to charges filed against them. (Cornell University Law School) If the defendant agrees, the prosecutor tends to reduce the severity of the punishment, or lessen the sentence of the charge. However, it is natural for a prosecutor and defendant to enlist the help of the judge in the plea…

criminal offense there must be Mens Rea, mental intent required to carry out crime, as well as Actus Reus, the physical act itself. Driver 1 is guilty of Unlawful Appropriation and Larceny from the person. Driver 2 is guilty of Assault with intent to commit specified felonies, Unlawful Appropriation, and Larceny from the person. The owner is guilty of Forgery and Counterfeiting. Forgery and Counterfeiting requires a, “person who shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, or procure…

manipulative the justice system is by how they appoint an all white jury to a serious case that has to do with a black individual. In Emmett Till's case he had an all white jury and they concluded that the men who were responsible for his death are not guilty,…

Rosa can sue Annette for torts, due to her failure to keep her friend company safe. Annette can be charged with Wrongful Interference with a Business Relationship. She had created a promise with Rosa, to be her book keeper, but she betrayed her position, to create her own business. She no only went against her friend's trust, but she ruined her friend's coffee shop reputation. Annette can by criminally prosecuted in criminal Court. The charges she may face are Obtaining Goods by False…

makes Martha seem guilty. On the other hand, the…

telling you why I know she is guilty and should just have been sent to jail not death. Mary surratt knew about lincoln's death. Mary knew about Lincoln's kidnapping the text said she did not know about the killing but she did know about the killing. Mary hid the guns behind the tavern the story said she was gave the guns to hide from the cops and hid them behind the tavern that killed lincoln. Mary surratt had john surratt help her with the killing. Jhon band was guilty and accomplice who…

allegiance to the Islamic State. 8 people were killed and a dozen were wounded. Saipov was shot and wounded and taken into custody by local authorities. After this deadly attack, the New York truck attack suspect is now pleading not guilty. On November 21, Saipov was charged in an indictment with eight counts of murder, twelve counts of attempted murder, one count of providing material support to Islamic State and one count of violence and destruction of a motor vehicle resulting in death.…

It is well understood in today’s society that every person charged with a crime is entitled to the counsel of an attorney, regardless if the defendant can afford an attorney or not. Prior to the landmark decision of Gideon v Wainwright (1963), indigent defendants charged in state courts were not guaranteed the right to counsel. In 1942, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the appointment of counsel is not a “fundamental right,” and, therefore, is not essential to a fair trial in ¬Betts v.…

The Writing Assignment (WA) contains the following four chapter topics: The criminal act, co-principals equally guilty, attempts to commit a crime, encounters and detentions. This WA also contains the following three classroom activities: Pomona video, Nicaragua Court video, and “Gonis gang bank robbery.” Four Chapter Topics: The first chapter topic is the criminal act. According to the authors, an act is simply defined as “an effect produced through conscious exertion of will” (Hunt and…