Essays on Jury

The insanity defense is a defense that is used in the courts to say the defendant was not aware of what they were doing at the time of the crime. The terms of such a defense are to be found in the instructions presented by the trial judge to the jury at the close of…

The Quality of Mercy Killing Reader Response What is your reaction to the jury’s finding Roswell Gilbert guilty of murder? It’s reasonable that Gilbert was convicted of murdering his wife, because that’s what it seems. The jury doesn’t consider Gilbert’s intention of killing. They see this incident from a consequentialism point of view and it…

The movie, Philadelphia, was an excellent example of the severe discrimination many people with Aids are exposed to. In this instance the main character, Andy ,was also gay. Unfortunately, in our society, he was faced with a double whammy. The gay iss is controversial enough, but to compound that in the work force with having…

In the wink of an oculus, North America was informed of Susan Smith ’ s tragic loss of her two immature male childs. No 1 would hold guessed that such a violent offense could hold occurred in a little town. Throughout the ordeal, constabularies began to see the defects in Susan Smith ’ s narrative….

Lyndon B. Johnson and Conspiracy Theories  Lyndon Baines Johnson also commonly nicknamed as LBJ was born on August 27, 1908 near Johnson City, Texas and became the thirty-sixth President of the United States. Because of a murder of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in his home state, Lyndon Johnson was able to assume the role as the…

In a letter to H.P. Lovecraft, circa September or October 1933, Howard was discussing the tenacity of Texas Rangers tracking down outlaws and murderers when he touched on the subject of a couple of bad actors who killed several Texas peace officers. When Glen Hunsucker, nineteen year old bandit, and ten times as desperate as…

Self-defense in criminal cases. One of the frustrations faced by many businesses is that after the perpetrators of crimes have been identified, the District Attorney’s office will not pursue the case. One option is for victims to sue the DA in an attempt to compel him to prosecute, but this would be costly and proving…

The fifth Defendant is found only 49% at fault or less, the Plaintiff is awarded nothing. Mind. Code Ann. 5 34-11-2-4 Sec. 4. States that “An action for  injury to person or character,  injury to personal property; or  forfeiture of penalty given by statute; must be commenced within two  years after the cause of action…

|[pic] | |Azaria Chamberlain | |4gotten. | The one person who was often forgotten in this tragedy was Azaria. The horror of this tiny baby being clasped in the jaws of a wild animal and dragged from her bed and taken off into the night to be eaten, was ignored, while the scientists, police and…

Main Line vs Basinger             The case of Main Line vs Basinger was introduced in court in 1993 and deals with Basinger refusing from acting in the film “Boxing Helena” which had not been shot afterwards – Main Line claims it was precisely because Basinger rejected the leading role after a preliminary agreement. In this…