Miscarriage

Wrongful Convictions: Why Do They Occur Introduction Never has a criminal justice system of the United States been fair and flawless. Ever since the American Revolution, the U.S. Constitution granted protection of freedom for innocent, and restricted the freedom for criminals. But not all criminals have been punished, and not all innocent remained free. This problem still exists in the modern days, and in some ways, it is even worse than it used to be. Wrongful convictions are causing…

Introduction There are many people who have been accused of crimes they have not committed. Youngblood and African American male. He was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault, kidnapping, and child molestation of the young Latino boy name David Leon. At the time of the crime Larry was 30 years old. And the incident happened in the state of Arizona, on October 29th, 1983. A ten-year-old boy was abducted from a carnival in Pima county, Arizona. The young boy was molested by an unknown suspect.…

False Confessions Lead to Years in Prison On December 8, 1991, 14-year-old Cateresa Matthews was found dead along a path in Dixmoor, Illinois. When investigators rushed to the scene, they had seen that she had been shot in the mouth at close range and there were clear signs of sexual assault. Jonathan Barr and 4 others were falsely accused for the death of Matthews. When each suspect was interrogated, there was little truth of the confessions. Because they contradicted each other's confession.…

The study conducted under Lentini and DeHaan highlights that investigators cannot use patterns as a method to establish how a fire started. This is what caused arson investigation to be described as needing “much more research on the natural variability of burn patterns and damage characteristics” (NCJRS, 2009). This means that arson experts cannot simply look at patterns to determine its origin because there is still a lot unknown about arson and fire patterns in general. This is a common…

Forensic evidence is depicted as a greatly reliable form of evidence. However, forensic evidence may be inaccurate due to numerous factors rising the number of innocent people being imprisoned. This could be due to errors or misconduct by analysts, the use of unproven methods and improper interpretation of this evidence. The series “Making a Murderer, has raised questions about the actions and motives of law enforcement. investigators have found remarkable evidence from Steven Avery’s case,…

Thesis: Faulty forensics is a vital issue in the United States' justice system, how ever there is a solution to this issue. Faulty forensics is a vital issue in the United States, and thousand of faulty forensics has been found in the US. Faulty forensics is application of science to criminal case, mainly during criminal investigation, and according to legal standards of inadequate. Forensic expert sometimes are careless with evidence or make up false analysis and wrongfully convict…

Identification decisions are formulated not only by the quality of the witness’s memory, but also by social perception. Other variables that moderate eyewitness memory can be categorized as commonplace variables, however others are specific biases based on the suspect’s characteristics (Brewer & Wells, 2011). Since the advent of DNA testing, 258 people convicted by juries in the United States have been released, with approximately 200 of these cases being the result of mistaken eyewitness…

Earl Washington from Virginia was wrongfully convicted of rape and murder on January 20, 1984. He received the death penalty and after 16 years serving in prison, he was exonerated on October 2, 2000. Washington was convicted based on false confessions and improper forensic science; correspondingly, The Crucible was based on false confessions evident throughout the storyline. The connection between The Crucible and Earl Washington’s story suggests there is an issue with the American justice…

Prosecutorial Misconduct has always been a problem in the courtroom. Prosecutors tend to misuse evidence and go against someone that may be innocent. That innocent person’s life could be turned upside down for something they didn’t even do. Imagine being blamed for your significant other’s murder, and then being sentenced to life in prison just for someone to uncover evidence that you didn’t do it after ten years! This would all have been caused by prosecutorial misconduct. Prosecutorial…

to live outside of the uterus (before 20 weeks), most often called a miscarriage. 2. What are the causes/risk factors: • Weakened cervix • Immune system response • Physical issues within the mother • Abnormalities of the uterus • Fertilized egg implants in the uterus incorrectly • hormone problems • Infection • Risk factors:  Lifestyle such as excessive caffeine intake, drug use, or smoking  Maternal age  Previous miscarriages  Intrauterine device 3. What are the signs and symptoms…