Pleas

On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese was murdered entering her apartment building at 3:15 AM. She screamed for help, but her pleas were mostly ignored as neighbours thought it a mere drunken brawl. Her killer stabbed her twice in the back, before a neighbour scared him away by shouting, “Let that girl alone.” Still, no one intervened and her killer returned 10 minutes later and raped and stabbed her. In the aftermath of her murder, a neighbour admitted to the police that he “didn’t want to get…

According to A Statistical Analysis (2012), "Prosecutorial discretion is the authority of an agency or office to decide what charges to bring and how to purse each case". A law-enforcement officer who declines to purse a case against a person has favorably exercised. In the case dealing with Bedi you can say Queens prosecutor tried his case in a unfair mannar. According to Siegel, Larry,Schmalleger, Frank, and Worrall, John (2014), "This type of behavior is not unique. In 2010, the state bar…

Yes, the situations as described in the book, Inside Life Behind Bars in America are supportive of Santo’s plea to “humanize prisoners”. For instance, as detailed by Santos on page 15, he recalls his account with an individual by the name of Ronald. In particular, Santos describes Ronald’s perspective on the prison system, and how “Ronald says that he did not proceed into the jail with any notion of changing his behavior for the better … Ronald knew that his initial prison term would enhance…

Who do you want defending your rights in an arrest for DUI? Don't underestimate the seriousness of these charges. Of all the dui lawyers tampa Bay area has available for your choice, who better defending you than an experienced former State Prosecutor? Having an experienced prosecutor using all possible defense strategies makes a big difference. He already knows how to get a conviction proving the evidence supporting the charge, so he also knows how to protect from conviction. Charges being…

The judge’s role of sentencing defendants is likely the most difficult due to the effects punishment has individual’s lives. However, there are aspects which impact judge’s decision making when imposing sentencing. These factors are “statutory provision, …philosophical rationales, organizational considerations, …presentence investigation reports[,] and… personal characteristics” (Bohm, & Haley, 2014, p.322). The statutory requirements allow judges the guidelines to ascertain what allowable…

One Man vs Humanity and Nature: An Analysis of Maldives’ Plea for Justice Genocide, starvation, and war are unfortunate realities which humans have brought upon themselves due to technological advancements, greed, and the notion of inequality among people. The effects on the environment, such as climate change, is also part of this list. As a result of the industrialized lifestyles people live, the natural balance of the earth’s climate patterns is becoming unstable because of the amount of…

The Defense of the Defenseless “If anybody finds anything in this life that brings them consolation and health and happiness, I think they ought to have it”(Linder para 8). This quote came from defensive lawyer Clarence Darrow. Darrow felt that everyone was entitled to life, freedom of thought, and a second chance. To guarantee everyone got their second chance, freedom of thought, and continuance of life, he would take their cases to the court where he used his creative speeches and new ideas…

The judge banned all cameras from the courtroom, this completely changed the environment in there. This also allowed a newfound component of intimacy from the men to the jury. However, the defense was at a major disadvantage. The self defense plea was ruled inapplicable, because the judge dismissed any evidence or testimony that was not relevant to Erik’s and Lyle’s mental state a week before the murders. The numerous testimonies from character witness were now irrelevant to the trial. On top…

Heeding Satan's call, Defying a mother's loving instinct, Andrea Yates drowned her five Children one after the other in her bathtub, despite their frantic apologies and plea for mercy. Her eldest, Noah, seven years old, had to witness as his mother, his safe haven, took the life of his siblings ruthlessly then returned the corpses back in their beds before coming for him (source). During the first four weeks of her trial, Andrea was displayed as the only “monstrous mother” in our everyday…

2012). It was in 1846 that one of mankind’s greatest fears, the pain of surgery, was eliminated. In the age before anesthetics, the norm was to perform surgeries on fully-conscious patients that were forcefully held down despite their cries and pleas. Now in the twenty first century it is hard to imagine agreeing to surgery without the hope of anesthesia. John Collins Warren is credited with accomplishing one of the truly greatest moments in the long history of medicine on October 16, 1846…