This case proceeded in London and was said to be a strong influence in the abolishment of capital punishment in the United Kingdom. Evans was executed in 1950 for the murder of his wife and 13-month-old daughter. Evans maintained his innocence through the whole trial and told investigators that his neighbor, John Christie murdered his family. There was not much evidence against Evans and the case was said to be really weak but he was still executed on March 9, 1950. The police coerced Timothy Evans into a false confession by threatening him.
1) Why was the Crippen case important? The case was so important because Dr. Crippen was accused of poising his wife and putting pieces of her remains in the basement cellar. The pathologist concluded that the tissue found had a scar that Cora had on her body. This was the first case of forensic science. 2) What was Crippen accused of?
October 2, 2012 Case Brief Cupp v Murphy 412 U.S. 291 (1973) Facts: Daniel Murphy was convicted of murdering his wife in the second degree. After he found out of the murder he called the police and voluntarily submitted himself to questioning. In the middle of his questioning the police noticed a dark spot on his finger and they asked if they could get a sample and he refused. The police did not respect his wishes and they took the sample anyways of what was under his fingernail. They processed it and later found out there was traces of his wife’s nightgown, skin, and blood all from the deceased victim.
I would first like to discuss the only “hard evidence” that the state has offered in convicting me of this murder; the outgoing phone call on my cell phone to Nisha Inez Butler on the day Hae was murdered. The state offered that my motive for killing your daughter was due to my rage after our final breakup. Prosecutor Kevin Eurig said: “He became enraged, he felt betrayed that his honor had been besmirched, and he became very angry, and he set out to kill Hae Min Lee” (Serial, Ep. 10, 12:56). I would just like to clarify that Hae and I had already moved on: I to Nisha, and Hae to Don, whom I had met and was friendly with.
What physical evidence was related to the case? The main physical evidence used to solve this case was the biological DNA evidence from the vaginal swabs from the three elderly women who had been raped. (Saferstein, R. 2009) 4. What was the outcome of the case? In April, 2001 convicted-offender database got what was called a “cold-hit” because the perpetrator of the crime had been convicted of shooting at a residence that was occupied, which in North Carolina requires that the persons DNA be placed in the criminal database.
Crime and Punishment Testimony Rodion Raskolnikov has committed a double murder, for he has to be psychologically evaluated by I Dr. Alzubi. We the prosecution is entitled to prove Rodion Raskolnikov guilty on all accounts of murder. I have twenty two years of criminal psychiatry experience; which leaves me to prove Rodion sane while he committed the double crime. Rodion Raskolnikov kills the pawnbroker and her sister; Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta. The sole purpose of ripping people off for their money by taking advantage of their poor economic status is immoral.
Chapter 5: Police Issues and Practices Practical and Legislative Reponses Chapter 5 discusses law enforcement and how they enforce the law and keep terrorist from committing crimes. The chapter talks about the different jobs law enforcement have, which makes their job much harder. They are constantly under a microscope for the way they do their job when it comes to dealinh with the public, guarding border control, and exercising their force perogative. The first topic mentioned is Terrorism and the procedures the law enforcement must take in order to stop terrorist. Also mentioned is how to determine the level of police force, suicide by cop, policy - and supervisory - related aspects of vehicle pursuit and also contagious shooting.
The prosecutor pairs up with the law enforcement officers that are gathering the evidence and then they see if they have enough evidence to continue with the case. They also have to make sure they the correct evidence that is needed to pursue the case. Then they have to gather their evidence and witnesses. Review it, eliminate anything not strong enough for the case, gather evidence that proves in favor of the case, then they file motions. This is how the prosecutor determines which cases to pursue.
Within verbal communication, the officer is trying to direct, blame, persuade and solve the problems whereas in nonverbal the officer relies of the written word and body language. As police officers interact with the press to make public announcements, both verbal and nonverbal communication comes into play. The body language, the direction in which an investigation is going, how much information should be given, and being able to listen and answer the questions fielded. In the event the officer fails to execute verbally and nonverbally the message to the press in a proper manner, the world will know because reports will not see it as a mere blunder but will make a great deal out of it. Officers who are given permission to communicate with the press understands the scope of the press desire for information and a cover story so having the right tone, body language, and written material can make communication with the press very enlightening.
When someone is talking to you the person needs to speak clearly and not leave any words out. With this also come the tone a person uses, body language, and profanity (Wallace & Roberson, 2009). These are important to criminal justice because when someone is talking to you the tone of voice you have along with body language can make a situation worse or better. Even if you are talking to a lawyer of judge these play a role in how the person is