The Accused

The United States is mostly known for the freedoms it gives its citizens, even the ones accused of crimes. While it is common thought that those in jail or on trial have fewer rights than the innocent, they do in fact have rights that the innocent do not need to execute. These rights are found in amendments IV, V, VI, and VIII and are referred to as the rights of the accused. Amendment IV refers to the rights of a citizen's privacy. Citizens are not to be subject to unwarranted and unreasonable…

frees the remaining people who were accused of witchcraft. The Salem Witch Trials was a very bad time to be in. Many people were accused of witchcraft and were hanged. The people who were accused, arrested and found guilty had an unfair advantage. It could have been a whole act and tons of people could have been in on it. People turned against each other and when this happened witchcraft was seen everywhere. Even people who were against the trails were accused of witchcraft. The Salem Witch…

Freedom to work and to be anything we want to be. Freedom to vote and make your voice be heard.Being in the army is volunteer, not directed by being drafted or law.Freedom of speech to say what is on our minds long as it doesn't harm another. Freedom of press to be able to write whatever you want.Freedom to travel across provincial borders as many times as we like, as well as freedom to travel or live in another country with a valid passport or visa.We are free to go to schools of our choice…

Women accused of witchcraft had an economic bias. One historian believes that those accused of witchcraft were the “-moderately poor” not the poorest women(Karlsen Ch. 3, Paragraph 1). Eunice Cole, for example, was not dirt poor but not middle class filed to receive poor relief yet was denied. Eunice was accused of being a witch after rebuking Hampton about how a man in the same economic status as her was receiving aid. Most women were economically dependent on the male members of their family.…

a loved one is accused of a crime, it's devastating to the entire family. You might feel helpless and wish there was more you could do to support the accused person. This is especially true if the person was falsely accused of a crime. It can feel like the entire world has been upended. There are things you can do to be supportive and helpful during this trying time in the accused person's life. The Bond Process After an arrest, you can put up the bond money so that the accused can be released…

and resentment (Staff). Hatred and stress were running high due to the afflictions the people had faced. Jealousy rose up and caused those who were innocent to be accused and may have been lead to death and extreme torture. Whether it was because of revenge, jealousy, resentment, need of attention, or fear of someone, many were accused. Witch trials were already happening in England back in the fourteenth century (Staff). Since those strong in puritanism had moved to America in New England and…

The credibility of a person is one of the most important factors to determine whether that person should or should not be allowed to take the stand in the courtroom. Being able to rely on the answers given by a witness or the accused is vital to lawyers or paralegals as those answers could be what helps their client be released from their charges. However, if a person becomes discredited while on the stand, then your client may not have a chance of being released. A person’s credibility must be…

most intriguing, yet calamitous events in history. Taking the lives of twenty individuals, out of the more than two hundred that were accused in the town of Massachusetts. The trials caused chaos and panic amongst the people, and town. Everyone being scared of the accused, and whether or not you could do something just a little bit out of the ordinary to become an accused. This caused a lot of problems making the citizens very paranoid about the people, and things that happened around them.…

together to punish offenders and protect the public. There are numerous steps involved before an accused ordered to be tried in a court. The majority of criminal proceedings in Canada are open to the public and can take days or months to reach a verdict. In the Canadian criminal courts, the accused has the right to be tried impartially and also the guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The accused is considered innocent until proven guilty. The Canadian criminal justice system is…

the idea that accused believes that his aggressor will attack him or her. This type of defence has four elements within it that are needed to be there. The first is that the accused needs to prove that they were assaulted. This has to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, which means that the crown, judge or jury needs to have no doubts about this happening. The second element needed is that the accused did not instigate the aggressor to assault them. The third element is that the accused did not…