Duke Lacrosse Case Study

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Duane Buck, a death row inmate, has served more than twenty one years for murdering his ex-girlfriend Debra Gardner and Kenneth Butler. He accused Kenneth for sleeping with Debra and also shot his stepsister in the chest, who survived. After shooting Kenneth, Gardner ran to the street and was chased until she was gunned down while her children watched. Even though the crime should be punished, bucks attorneys argue Mr. Buck was denied a fair trial. Walter Quijano, a psychologist, gave his testimony during the trial stating that Buck was more likely to be a future danger because of his racial color. What surprises everyone is that Buck’s defense lawyer was the one who called Quijano and evoke the testimony. Even though the racial testimony had no place in the trial it still didn’t justify whether they should throw out the death sentence. No racial testimony appeared to be in his early appeals due to his counsel’s impotence for introducing it. Still it was very believable because this was not the first case Quijano made a similar testimony that had violated an inmate’s constitutional rights. Bucks lawyers tried to use this information to fight for Buck but they were not successful because the courts ruled Buck had waited too long to raise the issue. The argument here is if Buck is

I watched the “30 for 30”: Fantastic Lies. The documentary covered the 2006 Duke lacrosse case. Throughout the case, there were situations where people acted morally wrong. I will share about some of the major groups that influenced the case and why their actions could be deemed either morally wrong or right. The first group has to be the Duke lacrosse team.

A very significant case in Cook County Courts was the Bridgeport case, known as a “heater” case because of the publicity that surround it, and the racial overtones (Bogira 181). The Bridgeport case involved three white teenagers, Michael Kwidzinski, Jasas, and Caruso that were accused of brutally beating two young black boys who were riding their bikes in the predominantly white neighborhood. The entire summary of the case, in Courtroom 302, was based around the fact that one of the boys, Michael Kwidzinski, was most likely innocent. The question then turns to the boy himself, Michael Kwidzinski; if he was innocent, why did hid then accept a guilty plea bargain?

Darryl Hunt is an African American born in 1965 in North Carolina. In 1984, he was convicted wrongfully of rape and murder of Deborah Sykes, a young white woman working as a newspaper editor. This paper researches oh his wrongful conviction in North Carolina. Darryl Hunt served nineteen and a half years before DNA evidence exonerated him. The charges leveled against him were because of inconsistencies in the initial stages of the case. An all-white bench convicted the then nineteen-year-old Hunt, even though there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime. A hotel employee made false claims that he saw Hunt enter the hotel bathroom, and later emerge with bloodstained towels. Other witnesses also fixed Hunt to the case.

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Due to police brutality being such a leading thing in not only my life but also in several black men and women, hearing about the result of this case motivated me to begin to not just read up on the insitution of law but also how to use it to my advantage in becoming a lawyer for cases of injustice much like the one she lead. This isn't her only case against violent criminal prosecutions, Mosby's main promise was to target and prosecute violent offenders, and as of January twenty-fifteen she has kept her promise of prosucting high profile defendants. Her determination and will power to keep her word on something she believed in plays a big part in my moral judgement and my determination on completeing things that I set my mind on doing. Mosby also proves herself to be an innovator, she created the criminal straegies unit to harness the power of the community to identify repeat violent offenders. By doing so, she kept the community involved all the while maintaining her practice, which in turn I respect greatly and want to model my career in law and crisis management after.

The Duke Lacrosse team’s story illustrates how a single lie can set off a storm of racial and status related tension that has been simmering for years. The events that took place can be best described by the ideas associated with the Conflict Theory Approach to socialization. The clash of white versus black, rich versus poor, and privileged or entitled versus normal, made this the perfect opportunity for media outlets to shed light on this idea of entitlement in society. Ultimately, turning what was supposed to be a criminal investigation into a full on status war within Durham, North Carolina and communities across the nation. This snap judgment of guilt that was portrayed throughout the media without the presence of facts or real evidence,

The Scottsboro boys were nine African American teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women on a train in Alabama during the year 1931. No crime in American history that never occurred has produced as many trials, convictions, and retrials as the alleged gang rape of two white girls by nine black teenagers did. This tragedy marks a time in the United States where African Americans were not receiving the right to a fair trial and encountering racism because of their skin color. This court case is seen as one of the major examples that one innocent person or in this case many innocent people have been convicted and punished for a crime they did not commit.

A memory that is etched into my brain is when I was asked to come back and be on a national lacrosse team. This summer I went to try out for a national lacrosse team down in Ocean City. The team’s was named, “ Diamond National” and they were a pretty good national team. This is the first time I tried out for a national team and I thought I didn’t do my best at the tryouts. Even though I didn’t do my best I was still asked to come back.

Racial prejudice against McMillian is shown when the case was moved to a predominantly white county, therefore excluding other African-Americans from participating in the trail. Another example of racial prejudice against McMillian is shown when the court determines him to be guilty, despite hundreds of alibis proving his innocence and faulty allegations (Stevenson, 2014, p. 49-52, 66). These two examples show how racism plagues the American criminal

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In 1995, O.J. Simpson, a popular sports player and public figure, was accused of the double homicide of Ron Goldman and his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. Within the following months, the trial became increasingly popular as the celebrity’s case deepened. Due to its popularity, the case revealed many aspects that shocked and confounded the public. Consequently, the issue of race arose within what was viewed as the most shocking component of the trial: the verdict. As the infamous O.J. Simpson verdict reached America, the reaction caused a polarizing effect on the racial view of Simpson between white and black communities.

Duke is well known, a college that strives for excellence and achieves such standards easily. Obtaining that excellence is not easy, it takes strong willed students, hard workers, dedication and perseverance. I want to be challenged more than I already am at my high school, to work even harder than I already am. Duke is just the place for such a challenge. Aside from outstanding academics, Duke campus is absolutely breath taking, a true work of architect. To call Duke home would be an honor to anyone, as well as a true metal of honor. Not solely because of superb academics, but also the ideal that such an honorable school believes that you, as a student, can one day make a difference with hard work and perseverance.

In the argument written by Jenna Ellis, “Judge Rosemarie Aquilina is no hero, she’s a bad example,” the concept that judges must remain objective and unbiased is heavily explored. Judge Aquilina is the judge for the sexual assault case in which Dr. Larry Nassar of Michigan State University and head doctor of USA Gymnastics has been charged for sexually assaulting roughly 150 women and retaining child pornography. While the argument does not primarily attack the opinions and thoughts of Judge Aquilina, her execution of voicing them is criticized. Throughout this argument, Jenna Ellis persuades the audience with integration of ethical appeals and logical proposals. While there are questionable techniques Jenna Ellis incorporates, overall, the argument is primarily effective by