Reasonable doubt

One of the key arguments of the Crown is that Mr Blyton’s state of mind was not reasonable and as he has several different accounts of the day of the homicide, it must be proven beyond reasonable doubt that self-defence is not an appropriate defence and should be excluded. Self-defence is a defence against an attempted use of violence against an individual. A defendant who wishes to claim self-defence must prove that it was justified, and there must be an evidentiary burden that proves sufficiently that there was force from another, which made it reasonably necessary to use defence against possible injury. Section 271 of the Criminal Code of Queensland addresses the matter of self-defence. Section 271 (1) establishes the general defence of “self-defence”; in circumstances where force has been deemed “reasonably necessary” to prevent assault or injury. However, as the present…

of the 10 people/groups chosen, the women were Queen Latifah, Jada pinkett, and Salt ‘N Pepa. The women’s top 5 list all had women involved (Salt N Pepa, MC Lyte, and Queen Latifah). The Men’s top 5 Album rarely mentions women, with the exception of R-Kelly mentioning Aaliyah. This displays how men are not considering women when thinking of the greatest, while women alternatively are considering all types of artist when thinking of the greatest. In the September 1995 issue of The Source there…

Beyond a reasonable doubt is the highest burden used in the justice system. When the accused is tried in the court of law, he/she is innocent until proven guilty, until either the judge or jury has came to a conclusion on whether the accused should be acquitted or be proven guilty of the crime. A reasonable doubt in regards to the guilt of the defendant may be found in the evidence portrayed, or the shortage of evidence. If the evidence shown in court is very strong, and allows the jury or…

I picked the July 2016 edition of National Geographic because the front cover caught my immediate attention. It has a picture of a fingerprint and it references the CSI. I love anything related to the CSI and FBI so I thought this issue will be a great choice for me. The first article I read was titled “Beyond Reasonable Doubt.” It started off with a cold case in Louisiana about a young woman who was brutally murdered. They were able to gather a DNA sample but found no killer. Years later, they…

Privilege is a special right granted to a specific person or group of people. Historically, whites have been more privileged and cannot relate with the mistreatment blacks have suffered through such as, slavery, lynchings, and Jim Crow laws. In “Reasonable Doubt and the Lost Presidential Debate of 2012,” black professor Kiese Laymon hopes to expose and educate white people about the hardships associated with being black through his imitation of a presidential debate. Similarly, in the…

The documentary, ‘The Diary of Jack the Ripper Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1993)’ is a documentary about a diary/journal that was discovered in 1992 by Michael Barrett. It is mentioned at the beginning of this documentary that although the author was not named, the evidence clearly suggests the writer of this journal was the‘Liverpudlian cotton merchant’ James Maybrick. At the time when this journal emerged, many questions arose; surrounding the new identity of Jack the Ripper who some historians…

of the Constitution that promise defendants a fair trial and the presumption of innocence. "12 Angry Men" never states whether the defendant is innocent or guilty. It is about whether the jury has a reasonable doubt about his guilt.’” quoted by, well known critic Roger Ebert. The whole concept of Reasonable Doubt is that you should not vote guilty if there is any "reasonable doubt", no matter how sure other jurors are. In the book 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, one of the many themes is…

depicts the impossibility for humans to be deceived, even assuming the actual existence of a ‘Demon Doubt’ that deceives us. Firstly, Descartes challenges the scepticism accepting that…

The relationship between certainty and doubt is a strong one that affects our life in big ways. This relationship can be described as constantly feeling certain but also needing a little bits of doubt to keep things tangible, realistic, while still remaining confident. To start, always have a little self doubt in order to keep things realistic. If I said I wanted to live on Mars, there would be some doubt that I could achieve this dream because living on Mars is not realistic at this point in…

Ballet of Two Brains Doubt, it is the whisper through the night, the cold wind that makes christian 's skin pucker up with goosebumps full of fear and anxiety birthed by the difficult questions. The question that makes a room full of people feel like a raging sea of Sunday school answers answer you were given in 5 grade. Along with people digging trenches packing up their love and concern for you distancing themselves with those words, "I 'll be praying for you," leave you walking away feeling…