State v. Cook Court of Appeals, State v. Cook Sherry Jackson Charter College State v. Cook On November 10, 2011 the following case was tried and won. Here is a brief synopsis about Mr. Cook’s case and how we overturned his verdict. The defendant in this case, Kim Michael Cook, was indicted for murder. Cook wished to hire a private defense attorney to represent him in this criminal case, but he was unable to do so because most of his available assets were seized or frozen after a money judgment was entered against him in a contemporaneous civil lawsuit. Accordingly, the superior court appointed the Public Defender Agency to represent Cook.
The death was a freak accident that resulted in murder. At trial, in an unsworn statement, Furman said that while trying to escape, he tripped and the gun he was carrying fired accidentally, killing the victim. This contradicted his prior statement to police that he had turned and blindly fired a shot while fleeing. Either way, because the shooting occurred during the commission of a felony, Furman was still guilty of murder and eligible for the death penalty under the law at the time. He was tried and found guilty based largely on his own statement.
This analysis will deal strictly with possible terrorist attacks on the Anytown community. In this assignment, you will create and present a law enforcement tactical threat report based on your threat analysis of Anytown, USA using the data obtained from the simulation as well as outside research. For a review of what a tactical threat analysis determines, review the “Law Enforcement Intelligence” guide, pages 83 and 151-153, located at .intellprogram.msu.edu/Carter_Intelligence_Guide.pdf”>http://www.intellprogram.msu.edu/Carter_Intelligence_Guide.pdf To complete this analysis, do the following: 1) Gather and catalog data from the simulation for your final analysis. Data should include: 1. a) History of Anytown 2. b) Hazard assessment of
Court History and Purpose Michele A Anderson CJA/224 June 8, 2012 Austin Zimmer Court History and Purpose The American justice system is a complex system that serves a purpose of administering justice and all other legal matters. This paper will examine the court system and its purpose. This paper will describe the dual court system and how it pertains to our justice system. This paper will also examine the role of the early legal codes, common law, and the precedent they played in the development of the court systems. This paper will identify the role of the courts in the criminal justice system today.
The forensic pathologist, Benerd Spilsbury, who claimed the tissue was a scar, helped prosecutors gain over 250 convictions in murder trials. He was expected to give the goods to the Jury, and indeed he did. No one second-guessed it, especially since this was the first act of forensic science. 8) Do you think Crippen killed his wife? Why or why not?
IT WAS A STUFF-UP: Cops admit releasing sex game killer a mistake Save this story to read laterby: By AAP From: AAP January 04, 2012 12:45PM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Facebook Add to Kwoff Add to Myspace Add to Newsvine What are these? Trent Jennings stabbed lover in neck in 2003 Manhunt after he vanishes from psychiatric ward Police admit he should not have been on day release .. Trent Jennings had been on the run from a secure psychiatric hospital. Picture: NSW Police Source: Supplied Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. Recommended Coverage.
Civil Disobedience or Arson? Samuel Mohammed, trying to improve his community burns down a drug house while taking all the right precautions. He makes sure that the home is empty and one night lights the house to flames. After he did so, he called the police and fire department and owned up to his deed. Mr. Mohammed’s attorney argues that his client is innocent because he was practicing civil disobedience.
David Maxwell, 20, Mary Tyler, 37, Opie Ann Hughes, 39, and Joey Johnson, 20 were workers in the restaurant and Monte Landers, 19, was a friend visiting. The restaurant had closed for the night, the workers were cleaning, ready to go home, when 3 men broke into the restaurant and started the rob the place. The men then took the people into a van and moved them 100 miles before executing them. This crime became know as the KFC murders and the police were pressured into finding out who murdered them. There was little forensic clues as to who murdered these people, but a former Texas Ranger Stuart Dowell, who originally work on the case suspected a man called Mr. Mankins and found a finger nail at the scene of the crime, which by expert opinion found that the finger nail belonged to him.
CJUS440-1403A-02 The Laws of Evidence Types of Legal Evidence Phase 1 Individual Project Instruct: S. Jefferson Monday, July 7, 2014 Tammy Wall Case Brief: Brady v. Maryland and Giglio v. United States Brady v. Maryland Facts: Petitioner was convicted of murder in state of Maryland after confessing to being involved in the planning and commission of the crime. Petitioner claims he did not commit the actual murder and should be held less culpable then his accomplice. Defense counsel argued the defendant should not be sentenced to death but should receive a lesser charge of life in prison. Defense counsel requested all accomplice statements prior to trial concerning his confession to the murder. The prosecution turned over the information but withheld one document.
1. Introduction Assessment is a complex & comprehensive process during which certain behavioural aspects, individual needs, and risks of the offender are identified, examined, verified, classified, analysed & evaluated. This assessment process is based on empirical literature, tested theories, relevant research findings & both personal judgment & experience related to the behaviour in question (Joubert, Hesselink & Marais 2003) Assessment cannot only be implemented for the planning of prevention & the intervention of treatment activities, but also for effective profiling as well as the prediction of criminal behaviour. 2. Definition of Key Concepts 2.1 Criminal Profiling ( Hard evidence profiling) According to Turvey 1999, the process of inferring distinctive personality characteristics of individuals responsible for committing criminal acts has been commonly referred to as ‘criminal profiling.’ These include biographic details of the perpetrator, crime-scene analysis, and so on.