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.
The Case of the Spelunkers: Murder in a "Cave Cathedral" Murder is the most heinous of human acts, and unless it is committed in true self defense can never be justified. During a weekend spelunking trip, four close male friends become perilously trapped within a "Cave Cathedral" with little food and limited water. After just a week passes with no rescue one of the men suggests the macabre idea of drawing straws to determine who will be "sacrificed" for food so that the remaining three men can improve their chances for rescue. A critical wrinkle occurs when one of the men, Paul, chooses to remove himself from the process and tells the others to leave him out of it. Unfortunately, the other three keep a straw in the game for Paul which ends up being the fateful short straw and Paul is murdered and eaten in spite of his protest.
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.
Mead Tristen Mrs. Duncan AP English 3 04 October 2013 Courtroom Appeals in the Sentencing of Dick and Perry In the non fiction novel In Cold Blood, written by Truman Capote, a murder has taken place in Holcomb, Kansas. The victims of this heinous crime were the Clutters, Herbert, Bonnie, Nancy, and Kenyan. After a long investigation, the courts convicted Perry Smith, and Richard Eugene Hicock, (Dick), for the murders. In this scene Perry, and Dick are on trial awaiting sentencing. Logan Green is now trying to convince the jury that Perry and Dick deserve life imprisonment or death by hanging.
Judges inevitably make law in a sense whenever they interpret a statute or a piece of delegated legislation. According to the American realist John Chipman Gray (1839-1915), all law is made by judges and even a statute does not actually take effect as law until it is interpreted and applied by decisions of the courts. Judicial legal rules can be made through the operation of precedent. A common law rule is made when the judge justifies his decision on the facts of the case by using an existing legal principle or by devising a new principle or adapting an old one in novel situations. Precedent operates on the basis of judges following previous decisions.
Although thoroughly "institutionalized” Karl is deemed fit to be released into the outside world. Prior to his release, he is interviewed by a local college newspaper reporter, to whom he recounts the brutal murder of his mother and her boyfriend with a sling blade. Karl continues, saying that he killed the man because he thought he was raping his mother. When he discovered that his mother was a willing participant in the affair, he killed her too. 1.
In Cold Blood is a mystery written by Truman Capote. The story begging’s with Perry brutally murdering a family. Dick and Perry are the main characters that travel around to not get caught by the police, but they eventually get caught. They confessed to the murder and were sent to jail. This book shows how mankind has a role model and how humans lie to get what they want.
The trial took place at Nassau County Supreme Court before Justice Lewis J. Smith. The Jury found him guilty on June 5th. Justice Smith lectured on how Father Divine was a fraud and a “menace to society” before issuing the maximum sentence for disturbing the peace, one year in prison and a $500 fine. Smith died of a heart attack a couple days later. Father Divine remarked, “I hated to do it!.
So the police decided to have one of the bodies exhumed. When they looked inside the coffin the only thing that was inside was a 12 inch crowbar. Edward was found guilty of first degree murder. His lawyer put in a plea of insanity so he went to Central State Correction Facility for the Criminally Insane where he spent the rest of his life, until the age of 78, when he died of
They embody the fundamental values of the people. (Week 1 presentation) 2. Identify and describe two limits placed upon the powers of the United States Supreme Court. * “The Supreme Court has to depend on local courts, prosecutors, and police officers to apply its decisions to day- to- day operations. * “US Courts of Appeals, US District Courts, and state courts answer constitutional questions the Supreme Court hasn’t answered yet – and often never will.