Rights of the accused

morally wrong. To classify it as cruel and unusual punishment, would it be against our own constitution to continue these atrocities. The government should not have power over who gets to live and who gets to die. All humans are equal and have the right to live; it is immoral for someone to choose to end someone 's life, thus, I argue that the capital punishment is unjust and corrupt. Capital Punishment is immoral because it is taking someone 's life against their own will. This is similar…

trial. In the case of being accused of committing a crime, many children are decided early on by prosecution to be tried as an adult. Most states in the U.S. still have very low age limits for trying children as adults, making it possible, for example, a nine year old to be tried for the same crime committed by someone of twenty years older. Furthermore, the vast majority of youth do not fully understand their Miranda Rights. More specifically several are unaware of the right to remain silent…

and prove that some trials have an unfair outcome, contradicting the believed purpose of juries. In order to prevent this arbitrary, only knowledgeable people should be carefully selected to determine the future of individuals. We must protect the accused persons, the legal system, and most importantly, our…

http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1456 This website gives a basic synopsis of the Scottsboro Trials by explaining the political and human rights issues that surrounded the series of trials. It all began in March of 1931 when a fight broke out on a train headed for Memphis. The fight was between a group of white men and a group of black men; the white men were eventually forced from the car. When the train stopped, the police apprehended nine black men - Olen Montgomery, Clarence…

your life forever. People may disagree and say how Americans sit down eating fast food and watching sports. As said, America is the Land of Opportunities. An American can be categorized as free, being able to be their own religion and having public right. Let's go and see this unfold. To Begin With, by being an American, you can be classified as being free. By being free you can live without being enslaved or being overpowered by other people. “Being an American means enjoying more security,…

During the date of April 1st, 2016 I had the opportunity to witness a usual day through the court process. I wanted to observe the courtroom happenings on a day to day basis. I sought out our commitment to justice within Canada. According to the justice model, “…the essence of punishment should be to punish offenders with fairness and justice and in proportion to the gravity of their criminal offences” (p.296). Throughout our criminal justice system there are many methods, models and structures…

crime committed by an individual is indeed considered a criminal offense but also how severe the crime may be. Moreover, procedural laws determine how people who commit crime should be handled in court. It gives them a fair trial and protects their rights as citizens. Both laws are need in law and are very important. They may vary depending on the type of court, state or jurisdiction. Substantive and procedural laws are laws that work together within the criminal justice system.…

1997. For six year, before he was forced into exile in Nigeria he governed Liberia. He was convicted for 11 charges of war crime and crime against humanity. This was for his alleged role in the brutal civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone. He was accused of backing rebels that are responsible for widespread atrocities. Thought the judge found that Taylor didn’t command the rebels as alleged but that Charles Taylor sold diamonds for them and also supplied them with weapons and fighters for…

arrest the accused without any kind of warrant. Over the past thirty years, these warrantless powers of officers have been increased greatly. The idea behind this law was that women, who are afraid of their voice go unheard, have the courage to speak for her rights and against the violence by their intimate partner mostly. When someone reports now about the aggression and violence, police arrests them…

Order 9066 which brought out the internment camps for Japanese Americans. In 1944, Korematsu spoke up for his rights as a Japanese- American citizen and he fought against the government. Fred Korematsu took a stand against the United States government for his rights by resisting arrest and placement into internment camps, and these actions resulted in a huge court case where he was accused guilty, though Korematsu lost, he should have been justified to evade the executive order. During the…