Jury nullification

of evidence that was incriminating against him because the evidence found would have naturally been found with his girlfriend’s possessions. Racism and stereotypes blinded the state and the jury to evidence that could lead to the innocence of Adnan Syed who is a Muslim man. As a result, the state and the jury did not suspect Hae’s new,…

Reason Case was accepted for investigation: On 11/18/17, Hennepin County Child Protection accepted a report of alleged physical abuse of Aryel by a family friend or caregiver Afshin. Per reporter Aryel shared that his mother’ family friend “Afshin” hit him in the face with a pair of scissors. Per reporter Aryel originally shared that Afshin hit him one time with his hand on Aryel’s face and put his hand over Aryel’s face. Per reporter unknown if Afshin hit Aryel with an open or closed hand. It…

When presented with a difficult and heartbreaking case, it may be hard for one to reach a verdict. To decide whether one is innocent or not, one must evaluate all given evidence and testimonies. As a juror on the case of Maria Santiago, I was given the opportunity to find if Santiago was guilty in the murder of Allison Santiago, her six month old daughter. After evaluating all the evidence given, I have come to the conclusion that I have formed no reasonable doubt towards this case, therefore my…

However, the concerned three law students in Mills case override the three government limitations at certain times. This is because the issue is more serious to be left in the hand of the public because the three law students attempted to have their voice heard. Thus, if one voice is not heard it disprove freedom of rights of one’s opinion to increase and disregards the others. Due to the reason that they expressed their opinion and were not heard by Maclean’s magazine made it necessary for the…

In this essay, I will address the following cases, Donoghue v Stevenson, Anns v Merton, Ward v McMaster and Glencar v Mayo in detail along with other relevant cases. I will show how the courts progressed from deciding that proximity in Donoghue v Stevenson decides whether a duty of care exists to deciding that policy over proximity in Glencar dictates whether a duty of care exists, I will address how each case had a significant role to play in how the Glencar judgement was reached. “In most…

Trial by Jury What is a Jury? – A jury can be simply defined as a body of people that are sworn to give a verdict on a particular matter that is submitted to them. Also a jury is a group of people that attends in judgement not only upon the accused but also upon the justice and humanity of the law. Role of a jury – The jury fulfils a very important function in the legal system. The jury decides the facts of a case and their directions. You are entitled to be tried by the jury unless the alleged…

I observed three different trials on the 13th of August all in the Brisbane Supreme Court for approximately four hours. This essay explores my observations of that day and discusses how the court reflected either the due process or crime control models of the criminal justice system. An overview of both models will be provided as well how they relate to my observations of the trials. This essay argues that the due process model was prevalent of the cases observed. Task 1 The first hearing I…

Lennie’s Initial Visit to the Law Firm After Lennie explains the circumstances in which he needed a lawyer, many steps must be taken to ensure that a proper defense is set up so that he may he keep his freedom. Since there are many different aspects to the whole scenario, there will need to be several different defenses to ensure that Lennie is proven innocent on all charges and that his alleged accomplice isn’t charged as well. Did Lennie Cause The Death of the First Officer? The first officer…

1. Who set the focus and what was it? A: The people who set the focus of the meeting of the jurors are the following: 1. JUROR NO. 8 • He insisted that the boy on trial should be given a fair chance and that they should not come to a conclusion before any discussion. • He refused to go along with the decision of other jurors and gave a not guilty verdict forcing others to deliberate over the matter. • In order to convince others that the proofs submitted in the courtroom were not fool proof he…

Mock Trial Reflection In preparation for doing the mock trial, our group really tried to understand both what was happening in the minds of the lawyers and the witnesses. Those who were trying to be prosecutors had a bit of a harder time trying to be like a real lawyer. Even being a witness, like myself, it was a somewhat difficult feat. This task was even harder considering I was supposed to play a psychologist, Dr. Alex Richards in the Chris Archer trial. You have to know how to answer the…