In 399 B.C.E‚ a jury of 501 Athenians sentenced Socrates to death for being found guilty of corrupting the youth and for not believing in Athens gods. In the trial‚ Socrates entertained and addressed two sets of accusations: the old accusations and the new accusations. In the old accusations‚ Socrates was accused of “investigating the things under the earth and the heavenly things‚ and by making the weaker speech the stronger‚ and by teaching others these same things” (19b). In the new accusations
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There’s a great difference between being guilty and non guilty‚ but would you want to be in a trial where the verdict will most likely always be guilty no matter what the crime is? In John Grisham’s novel‚ A Time to Kill‚ two white men rape‚ abuse and leave Carl Lee Hailey’s ten year old daughter‚ Tonya Hailey‚ close to death. Carl Lee Hailey took the law into his own hands and murdered the men that did something so brutal to his little girl. Throughout most of the novel‚ two most intelligent lawyers
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Although undoubtedly guilty of murder‚ there is no doubt in my mind that this is a clear-cut case of diminished responsibility. Throughout the whole sordid business the defendant whom I am representing has been beset with evil influences designed to erode his free will and conscience. If there was a penalty for the only flaw which he showed before he was mercilessly exploited by these evil forces‚ which was that of ambition‚ I believe we would all be convicted at some point in our lives. Without
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OJ Simpson-Guilty or Innocent? The OJ Simpson case is one that has left a stain on law enforcement and put a pock down on the chain of command issues as well as the collection and contamination procedures across the US. Although more than most of the evidence could have put Mr. Simpson in prison for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman if it had been found to be creditable‚ the fact that the investigation and collection were so splotchy and unorganized‚ with evidence being misplaced
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Guilty or Not Guilty? Many people suffer all their lives from this oppressive feeling of guilt. I was one of them. On April 25th‚ 2000‚ I pled not guilty to murdering my fiancé‚ James Watkins. I knew I was guilty and I was going to plead guilty‚ but my lawyer told me to plead not guilty. I didn’t want to go to jail‚ but I did the crime so I needed to do the time. Throughout this paper I will inform you about my story and its outcome. James and I were High School sweethearts. We had been together
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J. Simpson was found not guilty May 12‚ 2010 Strayer University The double homicide trial of O.J. Simpson may be over but the speculation of how and why he was found not guilty is still running sky high. Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death outside her Brentwood townhouse on June 12 1994. Former American football star O.J. Simpson was arrested soon after the killings but insisted from the start he was "absolutely‚ 100% not guilty (BBC News‚ 1995).” Exactly
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Have you ever met someone that has been responsible for the crimes in the city? Well Abigail Williams is one of the many in the village in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail is a mean and vindictive person who always wanted to get her way. Others may argue that Abigail was not responsible for the crimes in Salem‚ but they have been mistaken. Abigail Williams has been committed‚ of lying and the affair that she has had in the village. “Abby‚ I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut
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attitudes and laws at different times‚ in several countries‚ and even in separate states of the United States emphasize the point that there is no single standard of judgement and no trustworthy norm either for Humbert or for us to be guided by. Is Humber guilty or innocent?” This statement simply means
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After watching the video‚ I have to say that I am disappointed with the prosecution team. Naturally there are many cases when new evidence would come in after a case would be done and that would take things in a whole new direction and maybe give the guilty party a chance to prove themselves innocent. Thats fair and understandable since the new evidence that came in proves that the person didn’t do the crime. Evidence is always helpful in a trial and both the defense and the prosecution will use it to
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who fulfills all of their desires. In my opinion‚ men and women usually project their guilt in ornate behaviors that lead to a breakdown in trust. For example‚ many people who are unfaithful often accuse their partner of cheating due to their own guilty conscience. Also‚ we can project our insecurities on our relationships; we do this unconsciously when we feel that we are not good enough or unable to fulfill our partner ’s expectations in the relationship‚ and do this in many different ways. I
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