Acquittal

The world series was played by the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago white Sox. The format used for the series was the best of nine format. Seven players from the White Sox were banned from organized baseball for fixing the series. Gambling had been a presence in baseball long before the Black Sox scandal, and the major league team owners had done little to limit its influence. Rumors of a fix circulated before, during, and after the 1919 series, but the White Sox owner, Charles Comiskey, chose…

point out some keywords that we the government, find to of the government, in order to support our stand. Firstly, double jeopardy is a general principle of English law that a person may not be tried twice for the same offence following a legitimate acquittal. This is a procedural defence that protect anyone who has been cleared of committing a crime from standing…

she was in fact a free woman and the court should throw out the case. The case however results in a jury trial resulting in the acquittal of Quamina Eddoo by a jury of his peers who also were considered “important men” of Cape Coast. The Jury believed that it was against the best interest of every party that was involved and this ultimately became the reason for acquittal, as Palm Oil was a major product that helped the economy of the West African coast. The author ends the novel by explaining…

It is understandable that most would feel the use of the exclusionary rule allows the criminal element to otherwise go free on what would be perceived as a technicality, however, I would argue that the existence of such a rule only assures law enforcement and its designees conducts their investigations in such a fashion that the methods used to collect information and evidence are above reproach, thus the fear of having information be excluded is not a factor in their investigation.…

Over time, new laws are created to help make the judgment if one is innocent or guilty based on facts and evidence. It has become more difficult to prove innocence or guilt because of certain laws. The creation of more specific and detailed laws is due to American society. The insanity defense is a specific law which has gotten harder to prove. It is a defense used in the court of law to plead not guilty due to a mental state that does not allow the accuser to know what (s)he has done. American…

The jury system in America can be viewed as a cornerstone of American democracy. It is the only place within the Criminal Justice System where the average American can participate without any legal experience or expertise. As Americans, there is a reliance on jurors to make fair, unbiased and relatively quick decisions (Cole and Dioso-Villa 2007). Since the early 2000s, the media has propagated the myth that television shows like CSI, which use forensic science, have created a “CSI Effect.” If…

motivated shootings/police brutality to the public’s eye. Starting in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, three black activists came together to create a hashtag on twitter called “#blacklivesmatter.” This expanded from simply an online trend to a full-blown social movement involving marches, protests, and other methods for black Americans to receive equal treatment. After the death of Michael Brown (and the acquittal of Darren Wilson), the hashtag…

The jury system in Russia was first implemented in 1864 and abolished by the Bolshevik government in 1922. The new Code on Criminal Procedures of the Russian Federation reintroduced jury trials in sixty-nine of eighty-nine regions in Russia. Jury trials faced much opposition when first being reinstated. At the time of reinstatement, many lawyers believed that jury trials did an excellent job of defending innocent people but failed to punish criminals. Russia was attempting to put in place a…

African Americans being subject to excessive violence and unlawful killings by the institution that is meant to protect them continues with no solution or abatement likely. Sophia Kennedy discusses the repeating pattern of violence and looks at the steps necessary to prevent it. An unarmed man shot. Riots. Looting. Millions of dollars in damage. This isn’t the first time. Dan Lindsay and T.J Martin’s Documentary LA 92 documents the Los Angeles riots of 1992. In that year Rodney King was…

dispositions, with 47 percent by plea negotiations and 30 percent by verdict. Three percent of the cases resulted in dismissals and 8 percent are pending. Less than 1 percent of the cases resulted in acquittals” (Clawson, Dutch, Lopez, & Tiapula, 2008, p. 12). For those cases that received acquittals, those were at the state level and were still facing federal charges, more than likely the government would have a favorable…