Pleas

Ferry Armory; however, they were caught and later executed. While Brown was in captivity, Henry David Thoreau heard of his attempt and wrote “A Plea for Captain John Brown” in which he defended John Brown’s actions. Thoreau was an abolitionist and believed that acting justly holds precedence over any law or form of government. In the above passage from “A Plea for Captain John Brown”, Thoreau utilizes elevating diction and juxtaposition to establish John Brown as the ideal man, while dismissing…

This information gathered from surroundings gets engraved into their mind.“An Indian Father 's Plea” by Robert Lake is about a boy named Wind-Wolf who is a slow learner and has no confidence after being bullied by other students. Wind-Wolf’s father writes, “...for the third time in two weeks, he came home crying...he said he doesn 't have any friends…

sale of methamphetamine to a confidential informant was given a unique opportunity, avoiding incarceration so that she can be reunited with her children. Corrine Simpson, 27, of 261 N. Washington St., previously pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to aggravated trafficking in meth, possession of meth and two counts of child endangering. On Thursday, she told Judge Robert Rinfret she's spent the time since her July arrest satisfying Holmes County Juvenile Court obligations required…

may view it is a “9”. The way someone looks at something isn’t the only way to see it. There is no right or wrong way to view something because it all relies on your cultural background and how one was raised to see the world. In “An Indian Father’s Plea”, “Legal Alien”, and “Everyday Use” the characters’ culture impacts their everyday life and the decisions they make in difficult situations. Therefore, a person’s culture plays a major role in the way they perceive…

Despite arguments others may have against it, it all depends on their upbringing. In the stories "An Indian Father's Plea", "Everyday Use" and "Two Kinds", there are copious examples that can be drawn supporting this claim. Not only are these from authors real experiences, they also showcase the extent to which one's culture affects their perspective on others. In "An Indian Fathers Plea" by Robert Lake (Medicine Grizzlybear), An Elementary school teacher and a Native American father clash…

Culture is what makes people who they are. From foods, hair, and names. Does culture influence humans views and how they do things? Text such as An Indian fathers plea and by any other name shows that culture does form the way people view others and the world. In Robert lakes short story “An Indian fathers’ plea”’ culture takes a big toll on how a character connects with the outside world. An Indian son’s teacher has labeled him as a slow learner. In the text it states how he has been educated…

With how controversial plea bargains can be for defendants’ fates, looking at the use of plea bargains in federal crack cocaine sentences is examining two levels of the American criminal system that is unjust for many. It was in 2007 when the U.S. Sentencing Commission, after “lobbying Congress in vain for ten years to remedy the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses” (Kosman 786), successfully added a ‘crack amendment’ to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The amendment…

referred to as the ADM). The Crown made the decision to enter into a plea agreement with the accused, however, the ADM believed the plea bargain itself would bring the administration of justice into disrepute and thus needed to be withdrawn. This led to the case making its way to the Supreme Court level claiming the withdrawal of a plea bargain violated Nixon’s s. 7 Charter rights. The SCC granted the Crown…

It is a deterrent for crimes, and can play as a plea-bargaining tactic. The threat of being sentenced to death can play a role in the mind of a potential criminal. Knowing that the result of doing a crime could be a death sentence will deter some acts of evil from occurring. While it is difficult to…

In Chapter three, the author discusses the importance of evidence in regards to sustaining a final verdict. Evidence is an important factor in a case, and is in constant review as to if the evidence is credible in court. The rules of evidence ultimately dictate what can and what cannot be presented to the judge and jury. Motion to suppress evidence is occasionally used by certain parties to dismiss evidence that is believed to be unlawfully obtained. As for the criminal court process, there are…