Jury trial

From the very beginning of this move during the initial investigation of the crime scene, which is when detectives arrive on scene to try and piece together what happened, I can already see that the detectives are not following proper procedure in handling evidence. When evidence is collected at a crime scene; protocol says it should be handled with gloves to prevent contamination and preserved in plastic bags that are supplied by the department to start the chain of custody. “The use of latex…

Race, gender, and class play a large part in whom juries believed and whom they did not believe in the Southern courtrooms on the 1930s. The Scottsboro affair was a trail of nine African Americans and two white woman, who falsely accused 9 boys of rape. After years of being freed Norris, one of the Scottsboro boys, said that “Only racism had to do with us going to jail”. Being black was already seen as an issue, hence when the Scottsboro boys were convicted of rape, people jumped on this…

When it comes to the United States Supreme Court and the Juvenile Court, things changed in the 1960s, when the Supreme Court issued several decisions that would expand the due process rights for any criminal defendant. This was under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren, who was concerned that civil liberties and human rights and how they were reflected in decisions. “In general, the Court believed that criminal defendants were citizens who were presumed innocent until they had been…

of the facts is also reviewed. If a grand jury is chosen there are rules that have to be followed in order for a fair trial to be given. The same can be said for the conduct of the prosecutor and his team. Some say the phrase, “Innocent until proven guilty” helps the defendant in a courtroom, and that the prosecutor has the burden of proving guilt. The pretrial detention is defined as the detaining of an accused person in a criminal case before the trial as even taken place in court. Normally…

Trial-Non-Jury (Bench) A trial is held before a judge. The party or parties have come before the judge seeking a decision based on the merits of their case. Witnesses and evidence are presented and the judge renders a final decision in the case. When at least one witness has been sworn under this scenario, the case is to be reported as disposed by Trial – Non-Jury even if the parties reach a compromise or settlement. 8. Trial-Jury Trial is held before a judge with jury impaneled. The…

Juries are predominately involved with criminal cases that involve indictable offences. Juries usually consist of 12 jurors, these 12 people are handed the authority to make decisions that will ultimately affect the results of the case. In a criminal trial process the judge instructs the jury on the points on the case that they must decide upon and prove true or false. The role of the jury then, is to decide the facts on the case. They decide what evidence proves itself beyond reasonable doubt…

established in the documentary “The Trials of Darryl Hunt,” is surrounded by many issues dealing to Hunt’s conviction. Of these issues, a couple stood out the most; police corruption, prosecution misconduct, photo lineup, false testimony, eyewitness testimony, jury selection, and so forth. As a tool, to help provide a better analysis, course materials will be used. Before moving forward and exploring deeper into the aforementioned problems circling Darryl’s hunt trial, it would be best to…

and speedy trial by his peers were blatantly ignored. Most of the rights granted to citizens in the court room are in the sixth amendment. Along with the right to a public and speedy trial, the sixth amendment guarantees the right to an impartial jury of one’s peers. As stated before, Huey Newton did not have a good public image. When the jury selection began, the prosecution went out its way to remove any minorities on the jury. Huey Newton, the Black Panther leader, was put on trial in front…

The Issues During the trial, the jury didn’t had an opportunity to consider the questions he wanted to ask. Instead, they were invited to finger out the definition of the criminal negligence, and must have the requirements of a criminal intent (“esprit criminal”) the meaning of which was not explained to them. The directions in which the judge in this regard suggested that the Crown had the burden of proving malice. It was too high to consider whether the Crown had relied on criminal negligence…

given. This was found to be false, and the coconspirator’s “credibility as a witness was therefore an important issue in the case, and evidence of any understanding or agreement as to a future prosecution would be relevant to his credibility and the jury was entitled to know of it” (Giglio v. United States, 1972). Based on these findings, the original conviction was reversed and Giglio was granted a new…