Rights of the accused

you are accused and face consequences right away and are not proven guilty it is unfair. It would be fair to go to court and have the accusation be backed up with proof or else it would be considered a slanderous statement. Accusing someone without any proof will cause a lawsuit that may last months or maybe even up to years. In my mind, they will always be innocent until proven guilty and they should not have any trouble until they are found guilty. In The Crucible, many women were accused of…

Throughout history and leading into the Salem Witch Trials women have been accused of witchcraft in far greater numbers than men. Carol Karlsen, in her book The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England, Karlsen gives the terms of women being accused in numbers. The mass outbreak of accusations in Salem and surrounding areas by the middle of 1692, was 185 people were accused and 70 percent of those people accused were women. Women were starting to own property, which…

The right to a speedy trial has three advantages according to the case United States v. Ewell. The three advantages that resulted from this court case include the prevention of excessive incarceration, minimize anxiety experience by the accused as a result of a public accusation, and prevent damage to the defendant’s case resulting from too much delay. The right to counsel applies after indictment, formal charging, and on through…

countless eyes of villagers that lived in Salem village during this ghastly era. These trials were conducted on people that were either “seen” conducting strange activity or exhibiting strange behavior. The villagers called these people who were accused of showing abnormal behavior, witches. These witches are then brought to court and tried against the judges. The judges would then determine whether the witch would be announced innocent or would be given a punishment. This depended on the…

when two white girls accused 9 black teenagers of rape on the Southern Railroad freight run from Chattanooga to Memphis (Kinding).This crime occurred on March 25,1931.The Salem Witch Trial occurred in 1692 and 1693 200 people were accused of witchcraft,witchcraft was very hysteria.It was started by a group of young girls,innocent people lives were taken.During,the Salem Witch Trial,people were excuted of being witches,Scottsboro Trial,9 innocent black teenagers were accused of rape upon 2 white…

to only taking an accused witch to court if there is proper evidence. Hale came to Salem to investigate the rumors of witchcraft intellectually. He is confused when he realized the girls are lying. Confusion turns to guilt when he realizes he may have caused innocent people to die. Once Reverend Hale realizes the girls are lying he second guesses to save the people still being accused of witchcraft. Reverend Hale is not to blame, because he believed what he did was the right thing. This…

still have respect for the badge and the power that is bestowed upon it, a power that Robert Ford misused in his tenure. Detective Ford on several accounts used his position and power to strike fear in the hearts of the accused in order to get a conviction, even when the accused was innocent. For Example in the Lafayette Grill case, Detective Ford inflicted his power in a negative way to get four men to…

peoples’ rights. Understanding law enforcement does the best they can by protecting society from dangerous offenders. Law enforcement in general even adds more assistant by using more technology such as; body camera and video camera. Even advancing their knowledge by taking more training and educating the public about how to spot and what to do about criminal’s activity in their area. Some of the problem that law enforcement run into is the justice system and people constitution rights. After…

private security which has shown the similarities and differences between the police and the private sector. This main difference is their principles, being that police have a duty to uphold the law and protect life while obeying the rights of the people in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. While the private sector protects what they are paid to protect weather it may be person, persons or property. This fundamental difference shows that the lines between both the private sector and the police…

Similar to the case of Brian Banks, many innocent people feel compelled to accept a plea bargain rather than try to maintain their innocence. As stated in the textbook, plea bargaining is neither based on constitutional basis or statuary basis; however, it is typically mutually beneficial to the defendant and the state (Bohm & Haley, 2018). When cases like the Brian Banks wrongfully conviction occur, it is hard to try and reconcile the use of plea bargaining and justice. However, without plea…