Section V: What Role Would You Choose? A. If you had a choice, what role would you pick as a potential career: judge, prosecutor, or defense attorney? Each plays an important and vital role in the court process. Be sure to provide reasons in support of your
On November 30, 2001, he was arrested for the murders of four women whose cases were linked to him through DNA evidence. In November of 2003 he pleaded guilty to 48 counts of aggravated murder, although he says he actually killed 90 women or more, almost all prostitutes. The murders occurred in the early 1980s. As part of a plea bargain, he was spared the death penalty and received a sentence of life imprisonment without
Richard Mallory,[1] age 51, 30 November 1989—Electronics store owner in Clearwater, Florida. Wuornos' first victim was a convicted rapist whom she claimed to have killed in self-defense. Two days later, a Volusia County, Florida, Deputy Sheriff found Mallory's abandoned vehicle. On December 13, Mallory's body was found several miles away in a wooded area. He had been shot several times, but two bullets to the left lung were found to have been the cause of death.
University of Phoenix Material Personal Crimes Analysis For this assignment, you will create an analysis regarding personal crimes using one of the three assignment options. Option 1: Personal Crimes Analysis Presentation Submit your personal crimes analysis using Microsoft® PowerPoint® or another pre-approved presentation tool. Create a 10- to 15-slide presentation that includes a reference slide with at least four references cited throughout the presentation. Include the following: • Differentiate between assault, battery, and mayhem. • Identify and explain kidnapping and false imprisonment.
Which party has the burden of proof in the case? Which level of proof will be used? The party seeking damages (plaintiff), in this case Mr. James Mitchell and the union, has the burden of proof. This case would be considered a civil matter and would be guided by the principles and procedures commonly found in settling civil lawsuits and in regulatory agency cases. This includes presenting “clear and convincing evidence” as the level of proof that must be offered in order for the plaintiff to win the case (Clear and Convincing Evidence Law & Legal Definition, n.d.).
Scenario #1 Miss Dee Meanor was arrested on June 30, 2011 in Brook Park, Ohio. Officers arrived on the scene of “Nak’s Fine Eatery and Drinkery” to find Miss Meanor engaged in an altercation with a fellow patron. According to the Brook Park Municipal Ordinance, assault is classified as a 1st degree misdemeanor. For scenario #1 respond to the following questions: After spending the night as a guest of the City of Brook Park, Miss Meanor will be taken to Court. 1.
If the warrant is not stating what we can get. What professional information do you need when providing testimony? Define at least three of them. The two types of professional information that we need for testimony? can be.
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. He was brought in for questioning, served with a search warrant and a blood sample taken. The blood was analyzed and a match was made to the DNA of the perpetrator the authorities had named the “Night Stalker”. When he was confronted with the DNA results, he confessed to all of the murders. (Saferstein R. 2009) Reference Saferstein, R. (2009).
20 years later, Rand stood trial for the kidnapping of little Holly Anne Hughes. Prosecutors and detectives have reinterviewed witnesses from two decades ago and say they have pieced together key evidence
Braithwaite, supra, the Supreme Court held that reliability is the linchpin in determining the admissibility of identification testimony. The determination is to be made based on the totality of the circumstances as previously indicated in Stovall v. Denno, supra. The factors to be weighed against the corrupting effect of the suggestive procedure are as set forth in Neil v. Biggers, supra, summarized by the court in Manson to include: "...the opportunity of the witness to view the criminal at the time of the crime, the witness's degree of attention, the accuracy of his prior description of the criminal, the level or certainty demonstrated at the confrontation, and the time between the crime and confrontation." 432 U.S. 98, 114. Similar standards had previously been adopted by the Ohio Supreme Court in State v. Lathan (1972), 30 Ohio St. 2d