Acquittal

born to play a 19th-century ax murderer, as it turns out” (Borden). The added Twitter debates also boosted the film’s appeal to the modern audience while keeping true to the division of opinions during the time period after the announcement of the acquittal. As pointed out by historian Leonard Rebello, the film doesn’t present Lizzie’s story in a completely factual manner, instead "‘it leaves myths and legends for a new generation.’" (Allard). The film’s goal wasn’t to be factually accurate, it…

Nicole complained about her marriage to friends and family members, telling them that O.J. was physically abusive. They had a fight in 1989 New Year's Eve party, in which he allegedly threatened to kill her, he pleaded no contest to spousal battery. He brushed off the incident in an interview with ESPN, noting "We had a fight. We were both guilty. No one was hurt. It was no big deal, and we got on with our life." She eventually filed for divorce in 1992. On June 12, 1994, the bodies of Nicole…

syndicalism statute. That is the doctrine in law as criminal syndicalism which is physical violence or advocates crime or any lawful acts and a method of as a means of effecting industrial and accomplishing political revolution. De Jong moved for acquittal after being convicted and in argue he proved in his case that the insufficient evidence was to warrant to his conviction and the Superior Court distinguished that the De Jong indictment did not charge with syndicalism criminal but rather that…

Encomium to Rhetoric as Signification in Gorgias’ Encomium of Helen This essay looks at Gorgias’ epideictic oratory, through his Encomium of Helen. I inspect Gorgias’ encomium in terms of Roland Barthes’ Myth Today (1984). Gorgias’ ‘form’ can be interpreted as the use of Troy and Helen in a way that draws on the historical reception of Helen. Helen is used as the central figure, Gorgias providing four arguments for her exoneration; necessity, force, persuasion and desire. Concepts present shift…

As a neuroscientist and psychologist, I will be diving into Lizzie Borden’s psyche, as I seek to discover the motivations behind her murders and I will discuss her psychological ailments as well as the factors that may have contributed to developing those. My findings on this case will published in the American Journal of Psychology. Borden was born on July 19, 1860 to Andrew Jackson Borden and Sarah Anthony. Lizzie came from a very wealthy family; her father’s estate was valued at eight-million…

Imagine walking at night to get yourself a bag of skittles and a bottled tea, but you are spotted by an ignorant protector of a peaceful community; he acts impulsively and shortens your life, The life on an innocent African American civilian. In today’s society, many African Americans are targeted continuously and the next innocent soul is taken. Over a decade the black community as a whole has been targeted repeatedly.On the other hand a multitude of “American” citizens vision, unity there are…

The concept of racial profiling has its wide range of definitions. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, racial profiling refer to “the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin.” In other words, racial profiling has its assumptions that particular individuals are more likely to be involved in transgression or unlawful activity based on individual’s race or…

The stages involved in the criminal justice system’s response to crime are classified as police, courts, and corrections (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). Though some researchers argue that the criminal justice system is not actually a system, most educational texts are based on these classifications (Bernard & Robin, 2001). Once a crime is reported or discovered, the crime is investigated, an arrest is made, and the offender makes an initial court appearance (Bohm & Haley, 2014). There is a…

if a case has enough evidence to indict and prosecute the defendant for a said crime. The Fifth Amendment also prohibits double jeopardy or subjecting an individual to multiple punishments or prosecution, on a single offense after conviction or acquittal once jeopardy has been attached. In the case of a mistrial or an appeal,; jeopardy would not apply. Finally, the Fifth Amendment prohibits the government from seizing personal property or land when deemed for public use without fair compensation…

A story that takes place during summer in a blazing hot jury room, filled with twelve hot-tempered men, is the defendant really guilty? In 12 Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, a young boy is accused of killing his own father ruthlessly with a knife. It is now the duty of the twelve jurors to corroborate and come up with a fair verdict. Some jurors uses emotion to deal with the case, while others uses logic and provided strong evidence to support their claim. Juror Four and Juror Eight are similar in…