Plea bargain

was being charged with negligent homicide. He pled guilty to the charges and was sentenced ten years for negligent homicide and five years for use of a weapon to commit the negligent homicide. The defendant appealed the sentence. He had signed a plea bargain with the knowledge that there…

What would someone do if one’s better half had to be separated by law because of the state they lived in? Richard Loving and his “colored” wife Mildred had to go through that same situation when they lived in their home in the state of Virginia while illegally being married. After being kicked out of their home state, Richard and Mildred decided to take their issue to the Supreme Court and later their story becomes an inspirational documentary. While there are many stories out there about…

The Puritans followed the Bible as closely as possible. The magistrates referred to one scripture in the Bible time and time again as to see how to deal with the accused witches, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18). Since the Puritans followed the Bible so strictly, they believed all accused witches that had been proven guilty were to be hanged or burned at the stake. The Puritans also believed North America to be the Devils country. They began to fear anything new and…

Following the end of slavery came the initiation of black codes. Alexander says that southern lawmakers passed such codes because they believed that African Americans were lazy. Several whites grew increasingly fearful of blacks retaliating. Their fear resulted in the birth of the mass incarceration of African Americans. Michelle Alexander states that “prisoners became younger and blacker, and the length of their sentences soared.” Slightly following the reconstruction era, the new caste…

surprising that Mr. Defendant chose to go to trial, when he had confessed to the police. I wondered if perhaps he decided to take his chances at trial, even though he had little chance of winning, simply because the D.A. did not offer a “reasonable” plea…

13th Amendment, employing involuntary servitude and treatment akin to slavery under the guise “as a punishment for crime.” (Source F) Black prisoners have effectively been dehumanized; unable to pay bail or risk trial, many have resorted to the plea bargain to shorten their sentence. Prisons are said to break down prisoners in only thirty days, their mental health and stability…

With the introduction of the fresh body cam technology in the present community, there has been an increasing debate concerning whether police officers should be authorized to wear body cameras to ensure that their activities are monitored and recorded while they are performing their duties. The debate has become more intense, particularly after the death of Michael Brown that occurred in 2014. Some people believe that the introduction of police body cameras would not bring any change since the…

and the kids don’t. It’d be on a special day … Something like Father’s Day.” Consequently the defence viewed Mr King as a witness that had more to gain by giving evidence consistent with a version that would gain him the benefit of a favourable plea bargain and the assistance of the police in court when it came to his own sentence hearing (Farquharson). Failure to disclose rendered the defence unable to discrete Mr King in front of the…

to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a federal court in New York. Odebrecht signed a leniency deal with U.S. authorities to pay a fine of at least USD2.6 billion, and Braskem agreed to pay an additional fine of USD 632 million. This plea bargain highlighted the bribery network that was spread across countries and various political influences. The global impact of the ‘bribery’ actions of this huge organisation is unpredictable and would certainly hinder Odebrecht’s reputation with…

This was the first case I have ever studied and actually took an in-sight look on, and let me tell you, I was very unsatisfied, sick to my stomach and angry, to say the least. I am upset that it took twenty-three girls to be raped and even three murdered in order to finally see justice served, that in my opinion wasn’t even served. First off, just because the Scarborough rapes had stopped, they felt that there was no need to put Paul Bernardo’s DNA samples as high priority, and as a result…