The Accused

Salem Witch Trials I wonder how it would feel to be accused for being possessed by the devil and practicing witchcraft. Especially at a young age of nine or eleven. It seems very bizarre to me that this even happened. I am here to elaborate on this topic about some facts that I never knew about the Salem Witch Trials. Firstly, I found that in January of 1692 young girls started being accused of witchcraft. The first two young girls that were accused were Elizabeth Parris, age nine, and Abigail…

In The Crucible, Act 1 is rather chaotic as so many characters are introduced and the Act ends with many characters being accused of witchcraft. Abigail blames Tituba and accuses her of forcing the girls to practice witchcraft. So when they question Tituba she confesses that she saw Sarah Good and Goody Osburn with the devil. Then Abigail and Betty start yelling out the following names of people who they supposedly saw with the devil accusing one person after another. Sarah Good, Goody Osburn,…

criminally responsible for their actions, the accused person must have committed the actus reus and the mens rea. In the case of the accused pleading Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD), the court focuses on whether the accused had the mens rea while committing the alleged offence (Verdun-Jones, 2015). If the accused person did not know what he or she was doing was wrong, or did not appreciate the conduct or omission, the accused will not be found criminally…

Recently, there has been a trend in keeping people who are accused in remands. The accused are more likely to be denied bail. It is a form of keeping our community safe from the accused. However, may not be beneficial for the person being accused. Many of us may think that keeping people who have committed crimes in remand is good and that our community is becoming a better place to leave in. But most crimes that arouse police officers are pity crimes. Nonetheless, they are still crimes. Yet,…

but acts immediately connected with it are’. In an extension of his reasoning, Parke B stated that the test is satisfied when the accused has performed the last act dependent on the completion of the subject offence. In R v Robinson, the accused had faked a burglary and robbery of his shop in order to claim the insurance policy. The court reasoned that as the accused had not attempted to claim the insurance then the ‘last act’ test had not been fulfilled according to the ruling from Eagleton and…

Plenty of officers are being accused of shooting and killing someone because of racism. Just like in “The Crucible”, expect the people weren’t officers, people were being accused of something that they were innocent of and were punished. Police officers are also being accused of abuse, either physical and/or sexual abuse. While some of these accusations against police officers are true, some officers remain innocent. In this case, Brian Franklin was one of those unlucky accused officers that was…

attacking them with their spirit. Twenty five people lost their lives because they were accused of something they did not do. The accusers said that innocent people were attacking them out of fear, revenge, and hysteria. Some of the accusers accused out…

ordinary person of the same age, race, culture and background as the accused should be implemented when applying the law of provocation preventing the likelihood of discrimination and injustice. Further, he goes on in saying that in a multicultural society such as Australia, the notion of an ordinary person is pure fiction and that cases heard by juries of predominantly Anglo-Saxon-Celtic origin would almost certainly result in the accused being judged by the standard of self-control of a middle…

how would you feel if you were the one that got accused when you were innocent. It took place in Boston MA in 1692. The puritans believed the bible. They believed that if you did not follow the bible, the devil would get into that person’s body and turn that person into a witch. Over 100 people were being accused of being witches. Over 100 mostly woman, married, 40-60 years old were accused by single, young, girls, 16-20 years old. The accusers were mostly poor farmers, who were accusing…

If you are a resident of LA County and you have been accused of a crime then is appropriate to consult a criminal defense lawyer immediately to make sure you are given the proper legal advice. While there are federal laws to govern every crime committed, there are some states that implement their own criminal laws in addition to the federal laws on crimes. An LA county criminal defense lawyer would be in the best position to give legal advice on this matter. A person seeking for a qualified LA…