Rights of the accused

people who are African american have no rights and no say about anything. Atticus knows the true Maycomb behind the mask and he doesn’t want to get his children to be like the people in Maycomb. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” says “But do you think i can face my children otherwise...I hope I can Jem and Scout through without catching the Maycomb's usual disease” (Lee 117). Atticus belief about justice is not based on color/race and it's not right to convict someone just for their color.…

wrongly prosecuted, but to find probable cause to warrant a person being detained until trial. Preliminary hearing information is usually published in papers or the news which interferes with fairness in the criminal justice system. Arraignment The accused pleads either guilty, not guilty, or nolo contender at this time. If a guilty or no contender plea is entered sentencing could be handed down at that time, but the judge will only except a guilty plea is certain assurances are met. If a plea…

Who will be discriminated next, what will their ethnicity be? Throughout history there have been many discriminations and unfair treatments. African americans were getting lynched, females aren’t getting equal rights. In the 1930’s nine scottsboro boys were accused of raping 2 white girls and were immediately sentenced death by an all white jury. During the 1930’s there was a lot of discrimination. The significance of the 1930’s is that many groups/ethnicities were discriminated. Although much…

villagers had not survived. In some of the cases of the accused it had been more relatable to see how and why many would have thought of them being and practising witchcraft as them being the outsiders in the towns and villages who have had allegations against them before in their past. However in some cases there had not been that easy to assume and prove their guilt in the torturing of the afflicted girls. Showing in these cases impressions of the accused yet again having land that was desired…

Every single one of the character in this book has their own kind of morality, but all are different and they range from bad morality to good morality. The main example in the book for bad morality is Mayella Ewell. She is the white woman who accused the black man,Tom Robinson, of raping her. Tom Robinson didn’t rape her, and she knows that, she felt like she needed to cover up some guilt of her own. She wanted to cover up the fact that she tempted a negro, she tempted a black man. During the…

In “the Crucible” there were a few characters that wanted to preserve their reputation such as John Proctor, who was a farmer married to Elizabeth another character in the play, they lived right outside of Salem. John was a demanding and filthy mouth man who despises insincerity. However, he had a secret affair with Abigail Williams, and this alone would affect the way John acts toward Abigail’s trial, also it would later corroborate his demise. John hesitated to report Abigail as a fraud…

Bill of Rights I. First Amendment The first amendment of the United States is more complex than just “Freedom of Speech” but it is one of the most important amendment sin the Constitution. The first amendment guarantees the liberties of speech, religion, press, assembly, and to petition to the government to right potential wrongs. The freedom of speech clause also does not allow citizens to utilize their freedom of speech to initiate harm on others such as yelling “fire” in a crowded movie…

well as the accused “intends by the behaviour to cause fear or alarm or is reckless as to whether the behaviour would cause fear or alarm” . This definition was clarified in Smith v Donnelly , where it is stated he appellants behaviour had to be “severe enough to cause alarm to ordinary people and threaten serious disturbance to the community” . The accused; Colin Milne, Amy Lilburn, Beverly Milne, appealed against their conviction…

1:40 p.m. The Delta State University professor accused of killing a colleague and his girlfriend admitted to her slaying in a hand-written note and a 911 call. Police released the note and a recording of the call Tuesday. In the call Monday morning, professor Shannon Lamb tells the dispatcher that police…

liked characters, John Proctor is the most admirable. There are certain actions that portray him as this. Proctor holds himself with his honesty and integrity, and in the end always does the right thing. Witchcraft started to become the talk of Salem in the 1690’s. John Proctor’s wife was one of the women accused of witchcraft. John…