Jury trial

in a trial by jury. His appeal rested on the fact that there were multiple miscarriages of justice, first by the trial judge in providing up an alternative scenario which involved liability for murder resting on an indifference to human life, which was not put forward by the crown court. Secondly, he appealed against the fact that the trial judge admitted the evidence by Associate Professor Cross even after objection, evidence which rested on the case of Wood v The Queen. Lastly, the trial judge…

his support from the Ohio District Court. Originally the court claim the press media had already condemned Sheppard guilty, and they describe the trail in a carnival atmosphere, because of that the media posted the names addresses and pictures of the jury. The higher court judges got a 8-1 decision on that he got a unfair trail, and he will…

Quick Recount Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose follows the account of a court trial in 1957 America, with a nineteen year old boy who is on trial for the homicide of his abusive and oppressive father. The jury, consisting of twelve men of varying ages and backgrounds, are locked in a room in order to deliberate and consider the future of the young man. All of the evidence and eye-witness accounts put forward are against the young man and if given a guilty verdict is reached, the punishment will…

bargaining or pleading guilty to one or more charges in exchange for additional charges being dropped, and sentence bargaining or receiving leniency in sentencing (Neubauer & Fradella, 2012, pp. 309–311). According to USCourts.gov upwards of 90% of trials end via plea bargaining (“Criminal cases,” n.d.). There are multiple benefits for both the courts and the defendants when looking at plea…

Critical Race Theory – Trial of Tom Robinson Lucia Selaelo 201570291 Introduction The trial of Tom Robinson takes place around the 1930s, a time in America where racism was rife and in the South, where the rights and interests of whites were favoured to those of the blacks. It was the time and era where the whites strongly believed that they were better than people of colour and due to this premise, it was more likely that people of colour would be convicted, most probably unfairly and endure…

murder of the “American Sniper”, Chris Kyle and his military partner, Chad Littlefield. On February 11, 2013, the murder trial was opened. Visual evidence is key to keeping the jurors indulged in a trial. Jurors are easily distracted and tend to stray from listening to a large amount of auditory information. Lawyers are increasing their use of visual evidence in trials. They can hire a professional to create an example of what happened at the scene or they can show actual footage of…

were not necessarily true for people of color nor women. The criminal justice system has shown to be corrupt by racial profiling and racism. Court cases that are decided with a peer jury, had always seemed to have had their mind made up about a case involving an African American without hearing the facts first. Trials for people of color in the Jim Crow era were not fair and unbiased, African Americans were always guilty until proven innocent, which rarely happened. In the film A Lesson Before…

sentence (Goode, 2012). A plea bargain is an arrangement that happens between a prosecutor and the defendant in a criminal case. The prosecutor gives the defendant the opportunity to plead guilty to their charge or a lesser charge in order to avoid trial and the possibility of receiving the maximum sentence. While it would seem that plea bargains are equally beneficial to both prosecutors and defendants, plea bargains are overwhelmingly beneficial to the prosecutor and it is the defendant who…

committed an assault to Toby Fantasia who was doing policing duties in an undercover capacity and caused bodily harm to her. Also, in the same situation, O’Brien committed another assault to Toby Fantasia who was a peace officer on duty. After hearing the trial, I found out several mitigating factors which would prove why O’Brien should be acquitted and did not commit any of the crimes. First of all, I think the credibility of both parties are very important as a mitigating factor for this case,…

A jury is an important part of the American Courts System. Having a jury of peers is important because having multiple people decide consecutively on a case makes the ruling more legitimate and free of any biases. As a juror, it is important that you understand that you will only be deciding on the facts of the case, not the law. The judge will decide on what the law is and you simply must apply it to the facts of the case. You will not know the facts of the case until you get there. If you…