Prosecutor

prosecution's witness list. And now, there are questions about Dietz's conclusions in the Yates case because of his testimony in another trial involving a Texas mother who killed two of her children. Questions have added intrigue to a case in which prosecutors' initial decision to seek the death penalty ignited a national debate over how mental illness and postpartum depression are viewed in criminal…

In the article A Shot to the Heart, by Stephanie Clifford, there is leading issue about wrongfully convicting an innocent person. The story that is discussed in the article is about a case known as the Potter murder. The Potter murder consisted of a group of men involved in robbing and murder at the Irene New Hope Grocery in New York. In the back of the Irene Grocery store was an illegal gambling den. On the evening of August 18th in the den of Irene’s Grocery two men burst through the doors…

and is charged with aggravated rape of his eight year old stepdaughter. The eight year old child suffered serious injuries from Mr. Kennedy. Under the Louisiana Law, the prosecutor is allowed to seek the death penalty against defendants who are found guilty of raping children under the age of twelve. The jury granted the prosecutor the death penalty in which he sought. The difference between the Coker vs Georgia case and the Kennedy vs. Louisiana case is that a child is involved. Patrick Kennedy…

The Watergate Scandal forever ruined the nation’s trust in the Presidency. Although the United States was doing well and had just made it out of the unpopular Vietnam War, the nation almost impeached Richard Nixon for his unacceptable actions. After the Watergate Scandal, there have been many more outrages from other well-known politicians. The Nation has reached a point where it can no longer trust the past and present presidents because of their actions. During a warm, early morning on June…

A system that affected the entire public turned into a disproportionate system that incarcerate a great deal of African Americans. Mass incarceration mainly impact the poor and minorities which has been disproportionately impacted by drug enforcement strategies. Relating to family and opportunity, a widespread of incarcerated men of low income communities which has a negative impact on social and cultural norms. Legal challenges have arisen since the enactment of the three strikes law in 1994.…

Some of his arguments were very compelling but since majority of the prosecutors were against him, it was very hard for him to prove himself free of charges. He lacked strategy in his arguments to make it more impactful but then again, he chose the path of integrity and did not use any false cards to play safe like sympathy…

When a plea bargain is used the prosecutor lowers the sentence or charges but requires the defendant to plead guilty. As seen in the video this can be a negative because once you are guilty, even if later found innocent you have to face the charges. The main people in society that are affected…

A plea bargain is an agreement that the defendant will plead guilty to the original or another charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor (https://www.fbi.gov/resources/victim-assistance/a-brief-description-of-the-federal-criminal-justice-process). Some of the advantages of plea bargaining are that it helps move the cases through the system much quicker, therefore, it helps to de-clog the court system so that the focus could be on more serious offenses. The person that takes the…

ways to kill you…I’m not going to rest until your body is a mess soaked in blood and dying from all the little cuts.” Elonis was doing what many people do when they are going through a tough time, finding a safe outlet such as writing. However, prosecutors are now specifically searching out lyrics from rap songs to match them with crimes and use them as motives. The courts are allowing admission of rap lyrics as evidence and by doing so, allowing juries to judge a person’s moral character by…

convicted of first-degree murder for killing Laci and second-degree murder for killing the fetus she carried. It was circumstantial evidence that led jurors to decide that Scott Peterson murdered his wife. They agreed it was premeditated even though prosecutors did…