Conviction Case Studies Samples For Students

Responding to Rape Cases in England and Wales

Background to the problem
Sexual offenses cases such as rape are often the cause for debate in many countries especially when it comes to the capacity of the government to prosecute criminals and aid victims involved. For England and Wales, several laws and programs have been proposed to stop the growth of rape crimes and improve response from the government, from the Sexual Offenders Act of 2003 to the reorganization of government agencies such as the Sexual Assault Referral Centres. However, it is still a question on whether or not these actions are enough to improve how the authorities ...

Policy and procedure directives are meant to ensure that all actions taken in every institution of the criminal justice system abides not only to the federal constitution, but also to ethics and human rights. Therefore, when policies and procedures are being drafted, their main foundation is the constitution. However, as history has shown, things are not always direct in the criminal justice system. An action taken in criminal justice system such a jail and that seemingly abides by the constitution may later be interpreted as an infringement on the constitutional right of the defendant. Such is the case of Carter ...

Introduction

In this article, there is overwhelming evidence at the initial trial for any prosecutor, investigating authority and even the court to believe that John was the murderer. His confessions are consistent whenever they come, and his self-sentencing to death in itself an admission of guilt. The fact that even the state of the body turns out exactly where and how he had described to the police, and the motive he alleges would leave no doubt in anyone that he murdered Maxine in cold blood, and deserved the strictest sentence. Arrested seven months after the murder, crime scene evidence could ...

Abstract

Intoxication is being in a state of alcoholic or narcotic intoxication. The government is increasingly sensitive to the cases of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, explaining that the drunk driver is endangering both for their life, health and property, and other road users. However, as practice shows, the number of the detained drunk drivers increases dramatically around the holidays.
If the circumstances of the crime are clear, and in a short time collected all the necessary evidence, the Prosecutor may apply to the court to hear the case under expedited proceedings. Basically, criminal cases associated with DUI are dealt ...

The first episode of the serial podcast explores the story of the murder of Hae Min Lee. The episode is about of Adnan Syed, an ex-boyfriend of Lee, convicted wrongfully for her murder. The clip links the different leads that aim to identify the legality of the conviction of Adnan for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. In this case, the episode explores the long dominant leads used in the conviction of Adnan and unravels some of the key issues that necessitate deliberation. It is evident as one listens to the episode that it attempts to unravel the alibis presented ...

Summary

The 1872 case, In Re Slaughter-House Cases, 83 U.S. 36 (1872) [83 U.S. 36 (Wall.)], the U.S. Supreme Court in response to appeal of Supreme Court of Louisiana decision on three cases reviewed under “An act to protect the health of the City of New Orleans, to locate the stock landings and slaughter-houses, and to incorporate 'The Crescent City Live-Stock Landing and Slaughter- House Company" enacted 8 March 1869, and enforced 1 June the same year offers precedent to municipal ordinances for the control of keeping or slaughter “any cattle, beeves, calves, sheep, swine, or other animals, or to ...

Parties: Charles Katz (Defendant-Applicant) v. United States (Plaintiff-Respondent)

Facts: Katz had long been suspected by police to be involved in the local illegal gambling scene. In an effort to obtain credible evidence of his illegal activities, the police placed Katz under surveillance (Katz v United States, 1967). That surveillance revealed that Katz liked to use a particular phone booth, which police suspected Katz used to place bets. Consequently, the police attached a “big” or listening device to the phone booth in order to record Katz’s conversation and hopefully obtain evidence against him. The bug was able to record Katz making bets and the police used those ...

Identification of Crimes and Defenses

Fact Summary: After taking cocaine, Nino and Bill decide they want more. Nino comes up with an idea to “scam” some more from Thomas, the boyfriend of Bill’s sister. On the way to Thomas’ house, Nino explains the details of the scam to Bill. Before arriving however, Nino drops will off and gives him a steak knife and tells him, “I may need protection.” After waiting 45 minutes, Bill walks to Thomas’ house and knocks on the door. Nino rushes out and begins beating him and cursing him for not keeping to the plan. In the process of beating ...

U.S. v. Waldon

The decision in this case is an affirmation of the United States Court of Appeals of the decision rendered by an inferior court concerning the death sentence of the appellant. The defendant sought the reversal of the death penalty passed on him by relying on some irregularities committed by the grand jury. The appellant claimed the trial judge acted contrary to the language used in the Federal Death Penalty Act (FDPA).

Facts of the Case

Waldon was the deputy sheriff at Jacksonville’s Sheriff Office (JSO). Between 1994 and1997 he served on the SWAT team. In April 1197, Waldon was ...

People v. Poplar 20 Mich. App. 132, 173 N.W.2d 732 (1970) was an appeal filed in the Michigan Appellate Court by Marathon Poplar seeking to set aside a conviction of lower court that had found him guilty of aiding and abetting the crime of breaking and entering and of assault with intent to commit murder. The facts of the case which gave rise to the appeal are as follows.
On December 3, 1964 in the early morning hours, two men, Clifford Lorrick and Alfred Williams broke into the Oak recreation park building. However, before they could steal anything from ...

- Internalism is a thesis founded on knowledge belief or it is justified faith intertwined with knowledge and concerns itself with the basis of that faith. Chisholm assertion that, alternatives to internalism are founded on true or false belief or are informed by non externalist considerations is true.
This is because, internalism postulates that, an individual is capable of accessing the foundations of his or her knowledge while it’s alternative externalism is a informed by convictions that founded on perceptions and faith which lack consistency as well as verification per se (Chisholm, 2008). In addition
- Explanation of ...

Lewis v. United States

Facts: An undercover officer in the department of narcotics called Lewis to find out whether he would sell him marijuana. The officer disguised his identity; he identified himself as Jimmy the Pollack. Lewis agreed to the officer’s request and directed him to his residence where the transaction would take place. The officer went to the petitioner’s abode and made his purchase; these transactions happened severally. Lewis was on one occasion arrested and charged with infringing federal drug laws. The District Court convicted Lewis following a denial to pre-trial motion seeking to suppress. The First Circuit affirmed this decision.
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A. People v. Watson
B. 30 Cal. 3d 290, 637 P.2d 279, 179 Cal. Rptr. 43 (1981).
C. Decision &Year Decided
In the year 1981, the California Supreme Court rendered a verdict convicting the defendant of secondary murder on the conduct of causing a fatal accident as a result of reckless driving. The court found rationality in concluding that the defendant’s behavior was deliberate and unprovoked, and he consciously disregarded human life. However, it can be argued that the court failed to define exactly when the conduct of an intoxicated driver can be regarded as an implied malevolence. ...

Introduction

In May 2012, English couple Mick and Mairead Philpott made the headlines for surviving a fire that killed their six children and destroyed their house in the Allenton area (BBC News, 2013). After publicly claiming to be lucky for surviving the fire, the Philpotts won the sympathy of people who felt sorry for them for losing six of their children and most of their properties. However, after a month of investigation, the Philpotts were accused of committing arson and murder, and by 2013, they were convicted of manslaughter for deliberately starting a fire that killed all six of their ...

Creating change in any organization might seem like an insurmountable task given that human beings are usually resistant to change. But is that really true? A lot of employees, as normal workers, in middle and upper management actually embrace change if only they can be convinced of its validity and the manner in which it affects their best interests in a positive manner. No one likes to change anything that seems to working perfectly, right?
That's what the employees of the bottled mineral-water company Perrier have been struggling to cope with for a number of years after the organization ...

The exclusionary rule holds that, when the police violate a suspect’s constitutional rights, that suspect has the option of requesting a court to “exclude” or declare inadmissible any evidence that was obtained as a result of the constitutional violation. The exclusionary rule is not a constitutional right but rather a judicial tool established by the Supreme Court in 1914, as a means of deterring police officers and law enforcement officials from violating the Constitution when arresting suspects and conducting criminal investigation (Weeks v. United States, 1914). Up until 1961, the exclusionary rule was only available to defendants in ...

The Parole Board

Ethical Situation
The pressure on releasing inmates into community sentences is evident. The Governor’s fears are not implausible. However, releasing recidivism-prone inmates will increase the burden on the society and reduce their safety dramatically. Despite spending almost a trillion dollars on correctional facilities, the prisons are overflowing. A vast majority of these inmates are serving sentences for drug related charges. They will definitely get back to their former livelihoods the moment they step out of prison.
However, retaining them in prison under inhumane conditions is a violation of human rights. Since the US has the largest prison population ...

Chinese is one of the world's unique cultures. Being Chinese does not necessarily mean that one was born in China, but rather, they practice the Chinese Culture. In China, the national identity and psychology are determined by the cultural values that the people hold. In the country, public opinion is always given the priority before state leaders can go ahead to make any decision regarding the welfare of the nation (LuWang & Lin, 2010). In China, according to Chen (2005), the major cultural values that influence the nation’s people include filial piety, harmony, loyalty, benevolence, honesty, righteousness, wisdom, and ...

Brief of Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Decided
Decided June 19, 1961
Character of Action
The case of Dollree Mapp v. State of Ohio (henceforth Mapp v. Ohio) was brought before the Supreme Court of the United States in March of 1961. The case was brought before the Supreme Court after an incident with local law enforcement and a search of Mapp’s home. The defendant was initially convicted in the Cuyahoga County Ohio Court of Common Pleas. The conviction was later affirmed by the Ohio Court of Appeals, and after the affirmation by the Court of Appeals ...

RE: EXPRESS OF NO MERIT ON THE CASE FILED BY SOFIA LUI’S FAMILY

Question Presented
The question I raise is that, was Uber system responsible for the death of Sofia Lui, and was the case filed by Sofia’s family has any merit?

Short answer

According to the arguments raised by the plaintiffs, Sofia Lui family represented by Attorney Christopher Dolan; there is no evidence linking Uber System to the death of Sofia Lui. The driver in contention was a contractor who had been given a job by Uber System but at the moment of the accident, the driver in mention did not have any account with the company. Mr. Muzaffar, the driver, was not ...

Introduction

The United States Supreme Court, in the course of its interpreting the tenets of the Constitution, has commonly regarded the 12 man jury panel as critical to the satisfaction of the right to a jury trial by an accused in court, as ruled in Thompson v Utah (1898). However, the High Court has backtracked from this position in recent times, with Justice Byron White enumerating the reasons in the decision of the Court in Williams v Florida (1970). In the decision in Williams, the Court gave several reasons as their justification from retracting from the decision in Thompson.
Among ...

The Defendant had been estranged from the complainant, who was his wife. The wife, Marjory Damms was also separated from her mother. The defendant wanted to reconcile his wife and her mother, hoping that it would lead to reconciliation between himself and Marjory. On the morning of 6th April, 1959 the defendant drove to where Marjory stayed, and waited at a bus stop he knew she frequented. When she arrived he lied to her that her mother was unwell, and convinced her to get into his car. When they arrived at the mother’s home, Marjory realized that the defendant ...

Miranda v Arizona

The brief facts of the case were that the defendant Ernesto Miranda was arrested on the 13th of March 1963 by the police based on circumstantial evidence that linked him to the rape of an 18year old girl. Following an interrogation by police that lasted two hours, Miranda signed a confession statement to the rape charge on forms that alleged that he had made the confession without any coercion and out of his own free will. The form also stated that the defendant was well aware of his legal rights as well as the fact that any statements or confessions ...

Factual Background

The Respondent in this matter, Abel and his friends were indicted with bank robbery in the District Court, with his cohorts pleading guilty to the charge as framed. The respondent however, denied the offence and the matter went for trial whereby one of the cohorts named Ehle agreed to testify against him. The respondent then made known to the court of his intention to discredit the testimony by Ehle by calling a witness named Mills who would testify to the effect that Ehle had admitted to him that he intended to implicate the respondent so as to obtain favorable treatment ...

U.S. versus AOL
This was a case regarding fraudulent business operations between PurchasePro and AOL. It focused on the overstating revenues that were obtained from the sale of software licenses. Chief executive officers of PurchasePro were accused of several charges including wire-fraud. This means that the crime involved the use of a computer or an equivalent electronics medium. This attaches the computer system as a means to achievement of the offenders’ main goal. Other crimes related to this case and computer use included identity theft and cyber stalking. As such, this case necessitated the use of computer forensics in the determination ...