Plea

Remand custody, or pre-trial detention cases have been vastly increasing over the last ten years. Individuals who have not been sentenced yet are in remand custody, which is when an individual is in custody but awaiting their trail or sentence (Griffiths, 2014, p.179). Previously inmates had the larger number in prisons; however, the remand population has climbed and on most cases has outnumbered convicted inmates (Weinrath, 2009, p.355). Through the Justice of the Peace or a judge, individuals…

prove that the prosecution had created a biased jury. This chapter also highlights the most important aspects of the trial, and how strict it is in its procedure, and how the Constitution protects a defendant from involuntarily confessing and taking a plea like in the Alford…

is too reliant on people’s memories, a plea bargain taking away an innocence of a person because of a good deal, or bad attorney. But there is more to it, a strong prosecutor can change a whole…

Dylan Lankford English II 12/12/16 “Arkansas” LOTF Essay There are many instances of children killing other kids, adults, and even their own family members. A tough question that countries and states have to decide is when these children should be accountable for their crimes. The age varies from country to country, some allowing kids to be responsible for criminal actions at the age of 7 while others are much higher such as 16, or 18. In the article “Arkansas Boys Who 5 are sentenced” by Rick…

Insanity Plea The insanity plea has been used for more than a century dating back to the first use of temporary insanity used in 1859. This plea is only used in a small portion of cases, yet the outrage over this type of plea is high. The outrage from the public could be from lack of understanding, but many individuals in today’s society argue that the insanity plea should be abolished. Understanding the process of an insanity plea, the grounds an individual must be in to plead insane, as…

Young Canadians only represent 13% of the licensed driver population, they account for approximately one quarter of motor vehicle injuries and fatalities (Parachute 2016). The most common way for young people to die in Canada is being the driver or the passenger in a motor vehicle, the death rate for drivers ages 15-24 is higher than every other age group and about three times the rate of drivers 35-44 years of age (State Farm 2016). The safety of young drivers is a major concern to the public…

The Road to Justice The road to justice has many twist and turns, many cleverly disguised paths that lead to dead ends, and continues to narrow the further one travels along the right path. The word justice has many different and conflicting connotations of revenge and being fair. The Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines justice as: The quality of being righteous; rectitude, impartiality; fairness, the quality of being right or correct, sound reason; rightfulness; validity, reward…

A Plea to All Families with Elderly Adults We have all heard horror stories about bad things that may happen to our senior citizens. Neglectful nursing homes, thieves who steal money from them, and many other horrible situations. Recently, though, I have discovered a crime that is often not talked about. It is a crime that happens more often than anyone cares to acknowledge. It is the way some of our older generations are being taken advantage of by their own family members. In my opinion,…

Throughout the course of a probation officers’ career, their moral integrity is tested each day. Although there are a numerous amount of officers who act ethically on a daily basis, there are almost as many who act unethically. This paper examines a single incident where Meaghan Fields let her temptation and longing for love dictate her actions. These actions ultimately violated the zero tolerance policy (and other laws as well) that were upheld by her department. The issue with enforcing the…

The Plea Bargaining Process The plea bargaining process has become one of the best ways today that the courts use to help clear up the caseloads as well as lower the costs. When a case goes to a jury trial it can cost the courts money due to the witnesses and jurors that need to be called in for the trials. When a case gets settled through the plea bargaining process it will bypass the jury trial stage eliminating that extra cost to the courts. Plea bargaining can be in the best interest for…