CarrieWhite Unit6 assignment CriminalJu
Unit 6 Assignment: Peggy Hettricks Case
Carrie White
Prof. Jack
Kaplan University
December 23, 2014
When it comes to Peggy Hettricks case it has been cold for many of decades. This was a mystery case in 1987 and in August 10, 1998 Timothy Masters was charged with Peggy’s death. When reading this case Timothy Masters was released and dismissed of all charges in 2008. When it came to the roles in this case they were very hard to follow in my opinion. The prosecutor had the role to present the State’s case against the defense which he/she had to prove that it was in Mr. Masters knife collection, his drawings, failure to report seeing Peggy’s body, and the time frame of the homicide. Which with that being said that is why he was a suspect of Peggy Hettrick murder. It took the police several years with them trying to build a case and which didn’t come up with too much evidence. Mr. Masters defense attorney, which role was to represent him as the accused and to prove him innocent. Which his attorney filed petition for a new trial due to the lack of lack evidence because the original trial did not have the DNA and the defense atorneys had not been informed of other suspect(s) that was involved in this case. Which one of the other suspect(s) was Richard Hammond which was a doctor lived near the scene at the time. Dr. Hammond also had a prior record of filming several different females in 1995 and his residence was 100 yards from Peggy’s murder scene. Which Dr. Hammond bedroom was facing the scene where they found her body at and Dr. Hammond committed suicide nearly two days later in 1995 after he was arrested as a sexual voyeur, but he was never considered a suspect in the Hettrick case. (NYTimes, 2007). He was also acquainted with her according to the new court documents. When it came to the evidence in the prior suspect and reports from experts stated that Mr. Masters was not guilty which that was enough for the judge to allow him a new trial. The Judge role
Carrie White
Prof. Jack
Kaplan University
December 23, 2014
When it comes to Peggy Hettricks case it has been cold for many of decades. This was a mystery case in 1987 and in August 10, 1998 Timothy Masters was charged with Peggy’s death. When reading this case Timothy Masters was released and dismissed of all charges in 2008. When it came to the roles in this case they were very hard to follow in my opinion. The prosecutor had the role to present the State’s case against the defense which he/she had to prove that it was in Mr. Masters knife collection, his drawings, failure to report seeing Peggy’s body, and the time frame of the homicide. Which with that being said that is why he was a suspect of Peggy Hettrick murder. It took the police several years with them trying to build a case and which didn’t come up with too much evidence. Mr. Masters defense attorney, which role was to represent him as the accused and to prove him innocent. Which his attorney filed petition for a new trial due to the lack of lack evidence because the original trial did not have the DNA and the defense atorneys had not been informed of other suspect(s) that was involved in this case. Which one of the other suspect(s) was Richard Hammond which was a doctor lived near the scene at the time. Dr. Hammond also had a prior record of filming several different females in 1995 and his residence was 100 yards from Peggy’s murder scene. Which Dr. Hammond bedroom was facing the scene where they found her body at and Dr. Hammond committed suicide nearly two days later in 1995 after he was arrested as a sexual voyeur, but he was never considered a suspect in the Hettrick case. (NYTimes, 2007). He was also acquainted with her according to the new court documents. When it came to the evidence in the prior suspect and reports from experts stated that Mr. Masters was not guilty which that was enough for the judge to allow him a new trial. The Judge role