Based on all of the non-genetic evidence given, Pete Anderson is guilty. If the verdict was based off of the morphology of X. tortifolia and X. confertifolia, I would say that he was innocent since they are found at the archeological site and the Johnson mine; but that’s not the reality of this case. Although the three Southern plants from Utah looked similar from the outside with the white petals and yellow center, they have different preferences when it comes to soil and location. X. tortifolia plants grow on slopes near the bottom of washes with gray soils, X. confertifolia grows on mesa tops where there’s brown soil and X. cronquistii prefers grey soil but it is rare and appears in only a few places. The fact that X. cronquistii is only found in a few locations is important because the state agent realized (after consulting with the botanist) that X. cronquistii grows in the same area that the looted Anasazi site is in. It appeared that Pete’s innocence was about to be proven when the State Geologist said that the Johnson mine is in the same geological area as the archeological site and it both has soil with a brownish, silty top layer and a gray layer beneath it but…
Every day there are cases with little to no evidence and people going to jail despite the lack of evidence. That very thing happened to Adnan Masud Syed; On February 25, 2000, he was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Hae Min Lee. In January of 1999 Hae’s body was found manhandling strangled in a shallow grave in (name of park) one month after she went missing. Jay Wilds, Syed’s best friend, says he helped Syed dump her dead body but was not there for the murder. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? It is hard to convict someone of murder with no physical evidence.…
What would it be like if a person was convicted as guilty, but was really innocent? The murder of Hae Min Lee was committed on January 13, 1999. The person found guilty of this crime was Adnan Syed. Adnan was Hae’s boyfriend for a while and they were happy together, according to friends. Sarah Koenig is just a random person to Adnan Syed. She was told about the case by Rabia Chaudry whose brother was Adnan’s friend. Sarah heard what Rabia had to say about the case and was very interested. Since that time, she has done a podcast called, Serial. After investigating, it is clear that Adnan Syed is innocent because after school on the day of the murder, Adnan talked to Asia McClain at the library for a few minutes at 2:30 p.m., Adnan did not obsess over Hae after their breakup, and Mr. S was going to use the restroom in Leakin Park where he found Hae.…
The third mention of guilt does not have to do with Dunny. Near the end of the novel, Dunny has Boy and Paul, who is now Magnus, over to where he lives. They are admiring the hominess of where Dunny lives. They remark about an odd paperweight that Dunny owns. When Boy asks where he got it, Dunny seems surprised that Boy does not remember it. The rock on Dunny’s desk is the same one that Boy put in the snowball he threw, which hit Mary Dempster when they were kids. Boy seems to have forgotten about this incident, claiming that he does not remember doing it and has completely forgotten everything about his childhood as it will do him no good now. While Boy and Dunny are talking, Dunny asks if Boy remembers anything, he replies by saying “’No.…
On January 13, 1999, a senior from Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County, Maryland named Hae Min Lee was murdered. On February 9, 1999, her body was found. A few weeks after, ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed was convicted and charged of first-degree murder. Many question Adnan’s guilt and whether he received a fair trial or not.…
How can a murder trial be fair without a look from both sides? A Jury can’t decide who’s guilty or not guilty based on one story, and no other example shows that more than the trial of Adnan Masud Syed. On January 13th, 1999, Hae Min Lee, a high school senior at Woodlawn High School, went missing. Following this, a search for her ensued, and when her body was found just six weeks later, her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was accused of her murder, and was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, plus thirty years. To put it narrowly, Adnan was wrongly deemed guilty of Hae’s murder, and therefore, he is innocent.…
Adnan was indeed convicted of murdering Hae by the court. Although the reason the court used to convict Adnan of murder were not the most reliable and believable, but the ruling of the court still was correct. If Adnan had truly not murdered Hae, then he would have tried to be more convincing about his testimony and come up with better evidence that he could have used to prove himself innocent. As the court proved Adnan guilty, it it believable because of evidence and logic behind the court’s decision.…
During the year 1999 something tragic happened. A girl was murdered. People get murdered everyday, so why is this murder so important? Because nobody really knows who did it. Once again that’s not really surprising because there are a lot of murders that are still unsolved. Nobody knows who murdered the victim, but you have to blame someone, and that is exactly what happened to Adnan Syed.…
In his article, “On Death Row, but Is He Innocent,” Kristof argues that the Justice system is broken and Kevin Cooper was framed because of his race. He supports his opinion with quotes from the judge, William A. Fletcher, along with Fletcher’s dissent of points to Copper’s innocence and quotes from Cooper’s lawyers asking for another DNA testing. Kristof and I share similar opinions. From my point of view, the justice system has always been racially biased. Not all Police Officers are biased but the majority of black people are convicted of felonies they did not commit. Many blacks are even killed for being near the crime scene. For Example, in June a black man named Dylan Noble was killed. Officers were told that someone was walking down…
How would you feel if you got accused of something that you never did then had to go to jail for it? Hae was this teen in high school that dated adnan. Now they aren't together. After school Hae is know where to be found and then they find her body dead. When they question jay about this jay lies a lot and changes his story. But when they ask adnan about it he sticks to the same story. I believe that Jay killed Hae. I believe that because why would he change his story so many time, why would he lie about where adnan killed Hae, and jay knew that adnan was going to kill Hae so why didn't he call the cops.…
The next point on why Adnan is guilty is because of Jay's solid testimony. Jay shows police exactly where hae's car is and leads them to it . ("Once they're finished at headquarters, they all drive out in the middle of the night to where the car is parked, on a grassy hill behind some row houses off Edmondson Avenue. Within a few hours, they'll have a warrant for Adnan's arrest.") Jay knew exactly where Hae’s car was and shows the police exactly where its at. Jay had a big role in this murder and Adnan is still acting like nothing happened. Jay might have some inconsistencies, but he is very consistent with his information and perspective of this whole mess. While in Serial Sara try’s and make him look like a big time drug dealer to try and…
To sum up this paper, Adnan is guilty. He obviously didn’t appreciate others being picked over him, was hiding his feelings about Hae until the truth comes out straight from her, and he had his family and religion to worry about from day one. Adnan was a very jealous guy, and didn’t care about the ways of his religion, making him a disrespectful person. That is why he is…
I know that this letter is very overdue and most likely unwanted, and may be seen as “a trap to try and convince people” (Sarah Koenig, Serial, Ep. 11, 33:34). I thought, since I have never provided you with my side of the story, you both may get a better understanding as to the reasons why I continue to maintain my innocence for the murder of Hae. Your daughter was a great part in my life, and although my words may mean nothing to you, I hope that you will hear the truth in my version of events and understand that I, too, am a victim in this tragedy.…
How would the outcome of our decision affect others? What will be accomplished in our decision-making? What behavioral patterns will be eliminated? After, writing out all of the details to both sides of the story and examining possible motives, we concluded that the defendant was not guilty. There was not enough evidence to prove the defendant guilty and the story of the victim did not add up.…
Exoneration is an action in which someone is cleared of guilt, blame, responbility, obligation in criminal law. Providing an avenue to allow innocent people to be discharged of guilty verdicts .…