Ricardo Rachel's Trial

Garrido was sentenced to 431 years to life in prison after pleading guilty. Nancy Garrido was sentenced to 36 years to life.

CASE STUDY #2: Bennett Barbour Ronald Cotton’s case study is only one from hundreds of people who have been sent to jail for a crime they did not commit. Bennett Barbour, a 22-year-old man whose wife was pregnant with their first child was put in jail even when all the evidence was going against him except for the eyewitness. On February 7, 1978, a nineteen-year-old girl and Mary were sexually assaulted at gunpoint. After the incident, the victim called the police and gave a detailed description of the assailant. She told them that he weighed about 145 pounds and was about 5’6 tall.

Lucius Isaiah Gibson IV, age 16, was arrested Tuesday, July 12, 2016, on the allegation that he committed sexual assault on a 3 year old girl at the home day care center known as “Jacque's Teddy Bear Child Care,” ran by his mother (Alani, 2016). The home day care facility is located at 1538 Amaryllis Court in the Thousand Oaks East Subdivision (Alani, 2016). On June 9th detectives first interviewed the 3-year-old victim, who name is not mentioned (Alani, 2016). According to the police report, the girl stated to the officers that, Gibson went into the “nap room” and assaulted her several times (Alani, 2016). Gibson’s argument to the arresting officers was that he did “expose himself in front of the children,” however, he denies touching or

Steven Avery did not give up and tried to prove his innocence. He tried in 1995 with some evidence under Beersten’s fingernails. While it revealed that it matched an unknown assailant, it didn’t eliminate Avery (Weghorst & Warden). In 2002, an attorney from Wisconsin Innocence Project got a court order to analyze the pubic hair collected in the rape kit, which was submitted to be compare to FBI databases. The hair did not match Avery, but did match Gregory Allen, who also lived around the area (Davey, 2005). In an article written by Susan Smith, she described this revelation as a “Cold Hit” because neither the scientist nor the police were looking for Gregory Allen despise the fact that there were several factors that would make him a suspect (Smith, 2006). On September 11, 2003, this revelation also made a joint motion by Manitowoc District Attorney’s Office and the Wisconsin Innocence Project to dismiss all the charges against Avery. The motion was granted and Steven Avery was released (Possley).

Facts: In 1974, Ehlich Anthony Coker, who was serving a number of sentences for murder, rape, kidnapping, and assault, escaped from prison. He broke into Allen and Elnita Carver’s home, raped and kidnapped the woman, and stole their car. Coker was convicted of rape, armed robbery, and the other offenses. The Georgia courts sentenced him the death penalty.

An anonymous caller called authorities and stated that Bloodsworth looked just like the man that was last seen with the 9 year old girl (Parker). The man who was rightfully accused of this murder was someone Bloodsworth had gotten to know while in prison. Kimberly Ruffner lifted weights with Bloodsworth and had a cell right below him all 19 years he was there (Hanes). From this evidence, it is obvious that Bloodsworth would be very upset and frustrated knowing that he had been talking to the man who committed his crime and got him put in prison. However, Ruffner had also been spending his time in prison for prior crimes and will now spend the rest of his life in

It was not until 2004 that DNA testing was conducted at the insistence of Sterling and his lawyers. This result showed that Christie, who was in prison for the murder of a 4 year old girl in 1994, was the true culprit of this heinous crime. This DNA evidence

Nichols was accused of killing girlfriend Rhonda Casto,23, as they went hiking along Oregon’s scenic Eagle Creek Trail in March 2009. Authorities allegedly stated he sent her to death after he threw her off a cliff that measures 100 foot in an attempt to get a $1 million life insurance policy.

This research paper will include the whole story of the Menendez brother’s trial. The Menendez brother’s trial includes Erik and Lyle Menendez killing their mother Kitty and father Jose Menendez. What happened before the murder, during the murder and after the murder? The Victims and Offenders Journal states “Childhood sexual abuse is currently a problem nation-wide. Research suggests victims experience both short term and long term effects due to the unsolved trauma of sexual abuse” Victims and Offenders (2006). “Erik and Lyle shot and killed their parents, Jose and kitty Menendez, in the family’s Beverly Hills home on August 20, 1989. The theory of the prosecution supporting charges of murder that was these killings are motivated by greed

Rachael Anderson was found guilty and was sentenced to one month in prison. However, that was sentence was reduced to one week due to a massive amount of protest.

One of several errors in the trial was a reckless omission by a forensic scientist who testified for the prosecution. Semen was found on the victim’s body, the scientist testified, and Dominguez’s blood type matched the semen sample, meaning he could have been the perpetrator. The scientist did not tell the jury, however, that two-thirds of men in America would have matched that sample. Dominguez was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison. He was released after serving four years and sought DNA testing at his own expense. The tests proved his innocence. His case is one of many in which limited forensic science or wrong forensic testimony has led to wrongful convictions.

Over 30 years ago Alan Newton was convicted of a crime. He was accused of rape and slashing a ladies face in an abandon building. The victim that was assaulted picked Newton out in a line up. After she identified Newton he tried to plead his case but he was later sentenced to 13 to 40 years in prison. Newton tried to plead his innocence, but the justice system sent him straight to jail. Newton petitioned for parole on three separate occasions and he was denied.

He affirmed that he didn't carry out the wrongdoings and introduced a justification, that he was at home when the violations occurred. A few witnesses certified his justification. Regardless of Towler's plausible excuse and the absence of physical confirmation binds him to the wrongdoing, he was indicted and sentenced to life .The sentence required by law on the grounds that the casualty was under 13 years of age. An extra 12-40 years were added to his sentence for the violations against the kid. Over 20 years after Towler was sentenced, Ohio ordered a law permitting DNA testing in extremely constrained conditions. Towler and the Ohio Innocence Project instantly documented an application for DNA testing, and access to testing was allowed in 2004. Presently, prosecutors were requested that send the pubic hair from the wrongdoing scene to be sent to the lab. The envelope touched base at the lab discharge. After one month, prosecutors said they were mailing material from under the casualty's fingernails. Again the envelope touched base at the lab discharge. In the long run, some dress worn by the casualties was sent to the lab. No semen was found on the dress, and testing finished. In 2008, Towler's case was one of the 30 included in a Columbus Dispatch arrangement on Ohio detainees who were looking for DNA tests that could possibly demonstrate their honesty. Towler and the Ohio Innocence Project asked for extra DNA testing under the new law, and the garments was retested, despite the fact that it had already tried negative for semen. The garments was tried utilizing a moderately new innovation called Y-STR testing, which confines male DNA by concentrating on the Y chromosome. In May 2010, the last and fourth round of DNA results returned. The Y-STR comes about because of the young lady's clothing avoided Raymond Towler as the culprit, at last clearing him after over 28 years in jail. Days after the fact, Towler was a liberated individual.

Crimes against children are considered the most outrageous and unforgivable. From a social standard, pedophilia is a sexual predator whose appetite is only satisfied when he or she consumes the innocence of a child. Law enforcement officers, who investigate crimes against children should be aware of the peculiar relationships often found between the predator and their victims. This paper will focus on a video interview of a person suspected of child molestation. This work will outline the characteristics of this individual and then attempt to provide a non-biased opinion of this subject’s typology.

evidence has been gathered, … then make a determination as to whether or not she is telling the truth. In most crimes, that's what cops do.” This provides his deeper, unfiltered thoughts on sexual violence and allow for the book to be unrefined, and in turn, more persuasive due to the emotion behind the statements. Furthermore, the excerpt provides insight on the lack of faith that individuals have when dealing with victims of sexual abuse, and on the officers reliable and trusting character. Lastly, this theme of a deeper insight is also seen on page 276, where a victim of alleged sexal violence was testifying in court; her testimony detailed how she had given her attacker sufficient signals that what he was doing was non-consensual. This testimony shows her explicit thoughts about what occurred, rather than just what the author could have interpreted; this produces an accurate account of what occurred from her perspective, and through her own words, the audience is better able to gauge her