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American Indian Movement Women And Children
1,643 words... able to keep the residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation under a blanket of fear and helplessness (Matthiessen, 296). This was the situation at Pine Ridge when elders asked the AIM to come, to support those on the reservation who were under attack from the FBI and from Dick Wilson. What followed is still controversial today. On June 26, 1975, two unmarked cars drove onto Jumping Bull property in the Pine Ridge Reservation supposedly searching for a young Indian who stole some cowboy boots. T...
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Civil Action Drinking Water
1,272 wordsIn 1979, two wells supplying the drinking water for the small New England town of East Worburn, in Massachusetts, were found to be dumping industrial solvents. At this same time in Massachusetts, there were other investigations of industrial dumping. The residents of Worburn had long been concerned about their foul-tasting drinking water and the unexplained high incidence of leukemia deaths of the young children in their community. Anne Anderson, a mother whose son Jimmy died of leukemia in 1981...
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Crime Scene Dna Testing
1,419 wordsThe OJ Simpson case has been hailed "The Trial of the Century. " One of the longest running court trials in history, this case was filled with conspiracy, controversy, and the power of celebrity. The biggest part of the trial was the evidence. The submission of the blood samples, the DNA testing, and the articles of clothing made the case what it was. Amidst all the accusations of planted evidence and conspiracy plans against Simpson, the jury and Judge Ito had to try to sift through and find Si...
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The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal
1,283 words... s as: "Violations of the laws or customs of war, including murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave labor or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns, or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity. " Count four of the indictment alleges Crimes Against Humanity which are defin...
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Time Of Death Sherlock Holmes
2,399 words... he greatest crime investigator in history relied on the only true witnessevidenceto solve a crime. Although fictitious, Sherlock Holmes techniques of acute observation and logical application of detail underlay the basis of solving any crime. Those skills, added to todays growing technology allow police efforts to successfully conduct an investigation. Since evidence is stable and will not change its story once in front of the jury, or forget what it saw, those who collect, analyze and inter...
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Nursing Home Good Friend
1,847 wordsAlbert Camus was a French philosopher / writer who was born in Algeria (part of North Africa that was owned by the French) in 1913. He wrote this book showing how life is "absurd" because death is final, therefore making life meaningless. This is a very basic look at the philosophy and you shouldn't assume that what you read is all you really need to know about it. People are still debating what Camus was talking about hence why you have to read this book. Camus was killed in a car accident in 1...
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Guilty By Reason State To State
1,185 wordsThis paper will fallow the process of a capital trial from arrest to execution. It will discus the aspects of federal and state law, trial, appeal, and executions. It will go into further detail on arraignment and the trail details of defense and sentencing. The federal law on capital punishment begins with the constitution, which states in the eighth amendment of the bill of rights that, no person shall be subject to cruel or unusual punishment. Despite this and for the reason that it is the go...
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Sexual Assault Sexual Intercourse
1,154 words"When she says NO, it's rape... even when she's married to him"Every woman has the right to control her own body and to make decisions about having sex, using birth control, becoming pregnant and having children. She does not lose these rights if she marries. " These quotes were taken from Stopping Sexual Assault in Marriage published by the Center for Constitutional Rights Much of the attention that has been given to marital rape has emerged from the legal community. This has occurred because t...
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Short Lived Public Image
1,401 wordsAt the time of Socrates' trial in 399 BC, Athens was still badly shaken by it's unstable political and military past. The surrender at the Battle of Aegospotami marked the loss of the Peloponnesian war to Sparta, a long and hard fought war which waged from 432 - 404 BC. Earlier in 411 BC a group of discontent Athenians led by Antiphon, Critias and Charmides briefly overthrew Athens democracy and established an oligarchy. While it only lasted until 410 BC, it was still fresh in the memory of Athe...
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Life In Prison Postpartum Depression
1,006 words... running Her Five Children Found Sane To Stand Trial). Charges may ultimately be filed in the deaths of Paul, 3, and Luke, 2. Russell Yates and his mother, Dora Yates, testified for the defense stating that Andrea was mentally ill during the murders. Both stated that Andrea was a loving mother who became ill. The defense called an expert on postpartum depression in an effort to show that Yates poses no threat to society. Her symptoms were triggered by the birth of her children. If she has no ...
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Imprisonment Without Parole Death Penalty
1,983 words... ury selections, and expenses for expert witnesses. And the pursuit by most death row prisoners to overturn their sentences through appeals are also very costly (Bedau 402). Steven Barkan, a criminal sociologist, argues that since the death sentences puts the prisoners life at stake, death penalty cases are especially complicated from pretrial motions through sentencing and appeals, with the state usually having to pay for all the costs. Barkan estimates that the cost of each death penalty ca...
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Due Process Clause Trial By Jury
1,934 wordsThe paper studies the history of the jury system in the United States. The major focus of the paper is to find out how and why the jury functions. How the jury reaches its decisions, what factors and which types of jurors influence decisions, how responsive the jury is to the rules of law and evidence. The paper suggests how jury system can be done better. Outline Introduction History Constitution and Federal Laws Discussion Description of the jury system Trial by jury The jury system criticism ...
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Racial Intolerance Ho Lee
1,845 wordsRacial violence Introduction The issue of racial hate is becoming more and more acute in contemporary America. And this is happening at the same time, when we are being told that the our multicultural society is becoming more tolerant, since the cultural diversity is being enforced now... Apparently, something is rotten in the kingdom of Denmark, as the famous saying goes. Despite our government's best efforts, the racial crimes continue to occur with an alarming persistence. Can we really blame...
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Circumstantial Evidence Domestic Violence
1,319 wordsCarson v. Wilson In the given case, Carson v. Wilson, there are several issues that should be identified and taken into account. First of all it is necessary to say that Lisa Carson was charged with manslaughter. It should be pointed that in the United States manslaughter is considered to be criminally negligent homicide. Manslaughter is not as serious a crime as murder. But the woman was arrested 15 years ago for domestic violence. Should this fact be admitted into evidence? From the juridical ...
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Guilty By Reason State To State
1,208 wordsThis paper will fallow the process of a capital trial from arrest to execution. It will discus the aspects of federal and state law, trial, appeal, and executions. It will go into further detail on arraignment and the trail details of defense and sentencing. The federal law on capital punishment begins with the constitution, which states in the eighth amendment of the bill of rights that, no person shall be subject to cruel or unusual punishment. Despite this and for the reason that it is the go...
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Reasonable Doubt Jury Selection
750 wordsOn the date of November 27, 2000, I visited the Hillsborough county Courthouse and witnessed the Thirteenth District Circuit Court of Florida in its proceedings. The case was the State of Florida v. Michael Canada and his honor that presided over the case was Judge William Fuente. The case was called at 10: 30 AM and opened with the Judge splitting the charges against the defendant. The defendant was charged with a count of second-degree possession of cannabis with intent to sell and second-degr...
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Violence Against Women Power And Control
2,874 wordsThe Extent Of Protection For Woman Against The Extent Of Protection For Woman Against Male Violence By The State (Uk) DISCUSS THE EXTENT OF PROTECTION FOR WOMEN AGAINST MALE VIOLENCE BY THE STATE. For this essay I am going to look at Domestic Violence against women and what the State is doing to protect them. Domestic Violence is now a well-known global occurrence affecting not only women but also their children too. Violence against woman has been around since the dawn of time. We have all seen...
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Violent Crimes Family Ties
816 wordsPeople Accused Of Violent Crimes Should Not People Accused Of Violent Crimes Should Not Be To Post Bail People accused of violent crimes should not be allowed to post bail and remain out of jail while their trial is pending. There are many reasons to why I strongly agree with this statement. Many factors are unknown to the public without conducting some sort of extensive research. Whether it is simply reading in the paper about pending trials, or as complicated as researching previous trials. Ba...
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Fair Trial Actual Events
904 wordsDallas police officer, Robert Wood, was shot five times and murdered after pulling over a vehicle for a minor traffic violation. Randall Dale Adams was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death for the crime. Adams plead " not guilty" to the charges. He claimed 16 year old David Harris, whom he had spent several hours with on the day of the crime, was the true killer. In Mark Singers " Profile of Filmmaker Errol Morris, " Singer describes Randall Adams case as it was portray...
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Software Piracy Quot Microsoft
2,220 wordsSoftware Piracy: A Big Crime With Big Consequences Imaging for a moment that you come across an advertisement saying you can meet up with an individual who will break into a store, disarm all of the alarms and will hold the door open for you as you walk inside and take anything you wish. This criminal offence occurs every day on computer systems around the world including the internet. This is a very serious problem and is very difficult to circumvent. Every computer user is both tempted and imm...
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