There was widespread outrage over the verdict‚ and Ruby Bates traveled the country with some of the Scottsboro Boys’‚ giving speeches vindicating the young men. Then‚ on June 22‚ 1933‚ Judge Horton made a stunning announcement: Evidence that made clear Bate’s wasn’t raped on the train. Horton set aside the jury verdict and ordered a new trial. It was not until years later that he revealed why: One of the doctors who examined the
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A jury has convicted a Sarasota couple of third-degree murder and child abuse in the death of their 7-year-old daughter‚ ruling that the parents should not have deprived her of medical care because of their religious beliefs. In handing down the verdict Tuesday‚ the jury in Sarasota County Circuit Court rejected arguments by defense lawyers that the parents‚ William and Christine Hermanson were practicing their religion when they decided to have their daughter‚ Amy‚ treated by a Christian Science
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ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson had a team of defense attorneys on his side‚ most famous being Johnny Cochran. He came forth with the famous line “if the gloves don’t fit‚ you must acquit”. The jurors found the verdict to be not guilty on all charges. This impacted the case in a huge way. People say that O J walked due to the fact that it was a jury trial‚ he was a famous football star and actor with many fans. Due to the fact that he was a celebrity‚ he probably
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In the hit show Prison Break‚ Lincoln Burrows is put on death row for a murder he did not commit. Each week we saw firsthand‚ his frustration and the desperation of the situation he was in. This television show is a reality for the many innocent people that have been put on death row. Since 1993 there have been 138 defendants exonerated from their death sentence. The number of innocent people put to death is probably higher. Supporters of the death penalty say that the benefits of the death penalty
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or imprisoned‚ or dispossessed‚ or outlawed‚ or in anyway destroyed; nor will we condemn him‚ nor will we commit him to prison‚ except by the legal judgment of his peers‚ or by the law of the land…” Jury means a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court via the prosecution or defense. The twelve jurists are chosen by the electoral role. (S4 (1) and s4 (2) Jury Act 1995) The selection is normally done via computer (s16 Jury Act 1995);
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NAACP called for the Justice Department to file civil rights charges against Zimmerman. Over a million joined the online petition. After Martin’s death a ‘Hoodie march’ was also done in solidarity against racial profiling. After the ‘not guilty’ verdict was announced even more uproar was initiated by the people who were monitoring the development of the case. Outrage erupted online and twitter was filled with people’s tweets voicing their disappointment and anger about the outcome of the trial. Other
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the jury was drawn from the persons in the neighbourhood who were taken to have knowledge of all the relevant facts. This concept‚ peculiar to modern minds‚ was later changed to that of: a body whose duty is to hearken to the evidence and return a verdict accordingly‚ excluding from their minds all that they have not heard in open
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opinion. He argued that the Law of the Commonwealth is at stake if we try to textually apply the law in this case. According to him‚ the defendants when trapped in the cave were outside the jurisdiction of Commonwealth of Newgarth. VERDICT: In his verdict‚ he set aside the verdict of the Trial court and held that purposive construction should be given to the statutes. ANALYSIS Justice Foster did not believe that the law compels the monstrous conclusion that the defendants were murderers. On the contrary
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: “Despondency and uncertainty were dominating the facet of the rule of law in Pakistan and then in a sudden a man rose like e phoenix from the ashes and struggled for the restoration of rule of law and opened a new era of justice for all “ JUDICIAL ACTIVISM 1. Introduction 2. Factors: * unceremonious removal of chief justice and the public reaction * Government apprehensions concerning Judicial Activism * Unprecedented defiance of Chief Justice * Reassertion/awaking
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Jury Nullification Debra Bush‚ John Sydney‚ Sherrolyn Newell University of Phoenix CJA/423 November 21‚ 2010 Facilitator: Stephen Humphries CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper‚ which was produced for the class identified above‚ is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or by anyone else for any class. I further declare that I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas and information
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