I did not agree with the verdict in the Stacey Lannert case. I believe Stacey suffered from a traumatic abusive life and her actions resulted from that. The problem with using the battered child defense was that at the time of the murder, Stacey was not being abused by her father. This makes it difficult to be used as “defense” because nothing was happening to her when she shot her father. In my opinion, Stacey killed her father because of what went on the past, what was currently going on and what could potentially happen in the future. All of her life, Stacey kept quiet about her fathers abuse. I feel like holding that in could build up some serious hatred in the future. With that being said and adding on to this hatred, Stacy’s sister
After close review and careful analysis of the case of Andrea Yates and the circumstances which led to the drowning death and murder of her five children, I first would like to state my personal opinion on the conclusion of the case which was the majority consensus at the time of her trial and sentencing. She was guilty of a horrible murder and although certainly had mental problems, which is apparent by her actions that most completely rational thinking human being and mother would be incapable of committing, and expertly
On July 5, 2011, during all deliberations Casey was found guilty for false information that she was providing. However, she was found Not Guilty for 1st degree murder, Child Abuse,
Leanne Tiernan, a 16-year-old girl had been reported missing on November 26, 2000 in Leeds, West Yorkshire while she was walking back home after a day of Christmas shopping with her friend. Tiernan had taken a short cut home after a trip into the city and after departing ways with her friend, she was never heard from again. Police were desperate to locate the whereabouts of Tiernan as more than 1000 properties were searched, a 3 mile stretch of a canal was drained and garbage collections were stopped. Things were looking grim for the investigators as their only leads came from witnesses that said they saw a man walking his dog several times near the area where Tiernan had disappeared from. It wasn’t until nine months later, on August
The big day was March 1st, 2005. The verdict was reached and the decisions were made in the Rehnquist Court. The Chief Justice William Rehnquist ruled against Simmons, the defendant. Being a strict constructionist, or one that strictly adheres to the Constitution, this decision was consistent with his beliefs because nowhere in the Constitution does it say that the execution of minors is a cruel or unusual punishment. He reasoned that it was justified based on the defendant’s actions. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is also a strict constructionist, believing in loyalty to the original Constitution and also in judicial restraint, where she tends to support previous judicial rulings. In this case, she was somewhat consistent, since she voted against Simmons as well and voted to uphold the previous ruling (Stanford v. Kentucky), which ruled that the death sentence of minors was permissible. In fact, she even responded to the argument that many international laws have denounced execution of minors and death penalty in general by stating that international law should have no relevance on the supreme law of the United
In the case between R. v Maracle, it was about a 14 year old Brantford female was kidnapped at gunpoint by David Maracle on May 26, 1997 and brutally and repeatedly raped. This event had accused on 1997, and then was farther investigated and made its way to court. On November 8, 2000, the trial judge found the appellant to be a dangerous offender and ordered him detained for an indeterminate period. The appellant appeals conviction and sentence. The case was later appealed in 2006. This case took place in superior court of justice. This case took place because the appellant’s conviction and sentence. In this case it shows the dangers so sex offenders and how hard they try to get away with crime that they have committed, even though they left all the proof / evidence behind at the location which was all leading up to them, being the one to frame. (http://www.thespec.com)
jury ruled her not guilty, but I do not see how with all the evidence that they had. With the
Trina has been homeless and has been victim of severe abuse, mental illness as well as trauma. After the trial she was convicted and had to serve life in prison without parole although the judge remarked “it is a deplorable situation that the state does not provide facilities where young people such as Ms. Garnett can receive help while learning in a secure environment.” She was sentenced to life in prison as a 14 year old girl. That's it’s one huge flaw in our justice system. Sentencing a little girl to a life sentence with adult inmates because they had no place for her to go that was for her age. They should have looked at the situation in more detail and found a way to deal with the situation accordingly.
In her lifetime, she has been incarcerated 12 times, serving a total of five years, receiving her first prison term in 1966 for theft. She began selling drugs and prostitution in the 1970’s. She has had numerous incarcerations for a variety of charges ranging from sale of drugs, possession of drugs, prostitution, shoplifting, theft, and others. She is currently involved in legal proceedings related to a theft charge as well as two of her children are also facing unrelated charges. As a result, her life has been a persistent labyrinth of poverty, drug abuse, hospitalizations, and periodic incarcerations that are the result of her criminal behavior, both petty and violent. Her family, with the exception of two of her sons, has also been multigenerationally involved in the penal system, not only her children but her grandchildren as well. Many of her children, and grandchildren, have learned their criminal behavior directly from Rosa Lee’s tutelage.
The Casey Anthony trial outraged the media and public when Casey Anthony was found not guilty on two counts of child neglect and murder. Casey Antony was put on trial on May 24th 2011 for the death of her daughter Caylee Anthony. From the beginning of the case all the facts seem to point to Casey Anthony, such as her lack of concern of her daughter’s whereabouts. Cindy Anthony made a call to law enforcement after picking up her car from a tow yard, which Cindy claimed reeked like human remains. The same car that Casey Anthony had abandoned in a parking lot after Caylee had been missing for about a month (Casey Anthony Biography, 2015). Caylee’s mother who failed to call police when her daughter went missing is a red flag.
After being a part of the mock trial, I think that the verdict was not the right one because even though Leah and Jared harmed Ms. Cullen’s reputation, they were not charged for it. Telling from Scratchy, Mona, and Jock the teacher’s evidence, I can support that Leah and Jared harmed Ms. Cullen’s reputation. They all think that her reputation was broken due to the blog that Leah and Jared created on Facebook and what the kids from the school said about her.
uniors Angelique Scott and Jessica Chavis were perceived for exceeding expectations in their first administration parts at VCU and for the distinctions they've made on grounds and in the group.
There are many issues this particular case, some obvious issues that are detrimental to the fair punishment of both Allen and Helen. The issues really started with the crucial mistake of police in performing an unlawful search and seizure-- without a search warrant-- of the house where Helen and Allen were hiding. This would completely rule out any evidence that would aid in the prosecution of either
This case is regarding Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz being wrongfully charged with murder of Debbie Carter. To better understand how these two were wrongfully convicted some background information is needed. Ron Williamson is from a small town in Oklahoma, Ada. Ron Williamson was born on February 3rd, 1953. He was the only son of Juanita and Ron Williamson. Growing up Ron’s family was very religious, going to church every Sunday. The Williamson family, although very religious, was not into sports until Ron found baseball. Ron loved the game; he played throughout his life all the way to the minor leagues. However, once he started pitching in the minor leagues he started to have shoulder pain and began to struggle to make the team. He began to bounce around team-to-team, due to his constant partying and drinking. Roy, Ron’s father, always tried to give his son the best chance to succeed often would call the teams Ron was on and begged to start his son. In off-season of 1972 Ron’s habits changed suddenly when he met Patty O’Brien. Ron was infatuated with her and within a year Ron was married and the partying stopped. However, after a rough spring training the Oakland A’s ended up cutting Ron and that 's when the friction started in the marriage. Ron would receive money from one of his sisters, Annette, and use it for beer, which Patty did not approve of. The marriage would soon collapse just after three years Ron was divorced, and just like his marriage Ron’s baseball
The Recreation and Engagement team have engaged Mrs. Lowe in a one on one weekly interventions 2 times a week for 30 min. To determine which interventions will be successful an initial assessment was done to enhance her quality of life.
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