Essay on O.J. Simpson is Guilty

Detective Mark Fuhrman testified for the prosecution side that he was the first detective at the crime scene and he was the one to find the bloody glove. He testified at a preliminary hearing that he climbed the wall of O.J.'s estate and found a bloody glove on a path. Authorities stated the dark right - handed leather glove was the mate of the other glove found near the murder scene.

Murder is a terrible thing, as it strips life from another human being before their time has come. We do everything we can to avoid death, or so we think. The food we eat is slowly killing us and our government is allowing it. Whatever is fast and convenient is the first thing we reach for on the shelf, but this quick meal could equal our quick death. Pathogens are not killing us like we think, but the processed food is. Too many of us are choosing our own death.

Capital Punishment is an issue that has been argued over from the dinner table in

For fans of the Netflix documentary, Making a Murderer, Brendan Dassey’s recent ordered release from prison may come as good news.

Also police find two sets of keys to Nicole’s condo on OJ’s possession. Nicole reported a set of keys missing a few weeks before she was murdered. The night of the murders, a houseguest of OJ’s reported him wearing clothes that matched the fiber found at the scene.

In the case of Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660 (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that a law may not punish a status; i.e., one may not be punished to being an alcoholic or for being addicted to drugs. However, of course, one may be punished for actions such as abusing drugs. The question becomes; What if the status “forces” the action? What if a person, because of his/her addiction to drugs, is “forced” by the addiction to purchase and abuse the illegal drugs? Would punishing that person be unfairly punishing a status?

The prosecution called 78 witnesses with Allan Park, O.J.’s limo driver, being the best witness they had placing O.J. within the timeline of the murders(Geis & Bienen, 2016). The crime happened sometime after 10 pm before O.J. had left for LAX to travel to Chicago for a business meeting(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Allan Park testified that he was at O.J. Simpson’s house and knocked on his door at 10:25 pm but there was no response(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Mr. Park stated he did not see O.J.’s white Bronco anywhere and assumed he was not home yet(Geis & Bienen, 2016). At 10:56 pm, Mr. Park saw O.J. enter the front of his home(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Mr. Park noticed O.J. was very anxious and was

Another cunning piece of evidence was the bloody glove found behind Nicole's house, that had fit O.J.'s hand and supposedly had blood in it, but when it was time to call the glove as evidence in the court room, there was no blood. This leads us into question about whether or not racism played a role in the lengthiest trial in United States history. With the help of a strong team of forensic experts, the lawyers were able to identify irregularities in the conduct of the investigation by LAPD detectives and forensic specialists. For example, one of the detectives Philip Vannatter, had carried a sample of Simpson's around with him for hours: and some of the blood taken from Simpson was unaccounted for. After much investigation, the defense team found evidence that Mark Fuhrman, the detective who allegedly found the bloody glove in Simpson's yard, was a raving racist who, contrary to his claim on the stand, frequently used the word “nigger” and had bragged about framing blacks, especially those involved

Through mistakes made within the investigative process of the case, the outcome of the case was affected. On the collection of evidence many pieces were contaminated causing flaws in this evidence. When packaging blood swabs the cotton swatches used were packed in plastic bags and then left in a hot truck. This blood was also contaminated as the technician who handled it still had the blood voluntarily given by Simpson on his gloves (Jones, 2009). Degradation of missed blood, which was left for three weeks after the initial run through, may have turned unusable by the time investigators examined it. It was weeks after finding the socks at O.J. Simpson’s house that the police noted the blood on them. Destruction of evidence may have been caused through the bodies not being taken to be autopsied till 10 hours after they were found. During evidence collection the majority was compiled by a Junior Detective, who was taped dropping blood swabs as well as wiping tweezers with dirty hands, this made the evidence highly contaminated (Deutsch, 1995). To conceal the body of Nicole Simpson a police officer place a blanket over the body, this was done to

To be found guilty of first degree murder, it must be proven that killed someone with malice aforethought, meaning it was planned, premeditated. First degree murder is to kill malevolence, to kill either intentionally and deliberately or recklessly with the utmost disregard for human life. Premeditation may be fashioned immediately and does not require a lengthy period of contemplation. The death penalty is recognized in Thirty-eight states. Capital first-degree murder or aggravated first-degree murder is categorized in killings viewed as deserving of capital punishment. Life imprisonment or death penalty is the punishment resulted in a conviction. States who do not recognized the death penalty, aggravated murder carries life imprisonment.

A plea bargain (“offer”) is an agreement in a criminal case whereby the prosecuting agency may offer the defendant the opportunity to plead guilty, usually to a lesser charge or to the original criminal charge with a proposal of a lighter than the maximum sentence. This opportunity allows defendants to avoid the risk of a conviction at trial on a more serious charge. This also allows all involved parties to keep the court’s calendars light without exhausting resources of a court, potential public defenders, and prosecutors who are all salaried for by the expense of tax payers. If every case in the criminal justice system went to trial, the courts would be so overloaded that they would effectively be shut down.

In some instance, plea bargain helps to cover the cost of a trial due to the length of time of the trial. In other cases, a plea bargain serves it purpose for the defendant basis on the attorney suggestion.

Their first set of evidence, and possibly the best part of attaching the three to each other that night, was the blood. There were approximately 22 submissions of blood evidence found at the Bundy Condo (murder scene), Rockingham (Simpson's residence), and in the Bronco (Simpson's vehicle). All of which were a match to either Brown, Goldman, Simpson, or a mixture of the three. All figures of the blood samples were found in the testimonies of Dr. Robin Cotton, laboratory director at Cellmark Diagnostics Inc. and Gary Sims, senior criminalist with the California Department of Justice DNA laboratory (Toobin).

Most Americans in the United States would never presume that they would become wrongfully evicted. From young ages, kids are taught to believe in the criminal justice system and believe that it works. It is pounded in our heads to presume the criminal justice is fair. Prior to 1932, research upon this subject was nonexistent. It was not an idea until Judge Learned Hand stated that that the American judicial system "has always been haunted by the ghost of the innocent man convicted." He relates the idea of becoming wrongfully convicted to an "unreal dream" (Halsted, 1992; Huff, Rattner, Sagarin, & MacNamara, 1986). About a decade later professor Edward Borchard of Yale, published his book, Convicting the Innocent in 1932. His book raised the spiral notion that wrongful convictions do happen. The main question raised is how frequently do wrongful convictions occur? After research proves more wrongful convictions, the question of how do these convictions happen? Is it possible to stop wrongful convictions, or reduce the problem? Researchers have uncovered the truths and facts of the American justice system leading to wrongful convictions.

The night arrived eagerly and spread like a black canvas. The frosty wind roars ferociously, penetrating every soul. Beneath a giant Cactus, a wounded Bald eagle lied hopelessly on the soft ground, waiting to thrive.