1. Identify the main issues in this article (45-65 words) (4marks) The main issue in this article is about Pistorius murdered his girlfriend and when he was about to be bailed out but lawyers faith lies into the situation saying he intentionally shot her and causing him to be charged under premeditated murder. 2. *Define the term “premeditated murder” and discuss why Pistorius’ lawyer will challenge the prosecution’s charges of “premeditate murder”. (100-120 words) (6 marks) Premeditated murder is
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How to Get Away with Murder is one of the biggest shows for its starting season. With an average of nearly 9 million viewers each week‚ it holds a special place to those who faithfully tune in every Thursday. Shonda Rhimes as creator and producer one should always expect some sort of thrilling drama. This is the kind of show where there are always so many things going on that it’s sometimes hard to take heed of the plot’s impact. Rhimes truly incorporated that mind-blowing twist and shocking betrayal
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Death Penalty vs. Life Imprisonment The death penalty is a widely discussed issue in the United States. Should the government still impose the death penalty for certain crimes? Or should the punishment be life imprisonment? This essay will discuss the different viewpoints on the death penalty and life imprisonment. Capital punishment‚ also called the "death penalty‚" is the pre-meditated and planned taking of a human life by the government in response to a crime committed by the convicted person
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The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore is a book about two Wes Moores who grew up similarly with the same name‚ but chose two different destinies as time went on. Both of them endured a life without a father figure‚ got into serious trouble with the police‚ and grew up in a poor household. The author of the book‚ Wes‚ is at first a trouble maker‚ doesn’t have a healthy relationship with his mother‚ and struggles in school. Since Wes skipped classes and let his grades slip‚ his mother made a tough and expensive
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During the court case when we find out that Josie shot Matt and Peter covered for her by actually killing Matt. Unfortunately‚ Peter doesn’t win the trial; he is “sentenced to life in prison”. Josie does admits to what she did. She also is facing consequences. Sterling High School is re-done‚ it now has a statue in the front that says "A Safe Harbor"‚ inside the school there are 10 chairs representing the 10 kids that died. The
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sentenced to life in prison without parole? I think that my 3 major audiences would be parents of minor’s that have been in trouble or someone who has had a family member hurt by a minor. Sentencing a teenager as an adult is an issue that is in the forefront of the US Supreme Court. Should a teen be sentenced to life in prison without parole? One ethical issue is a teenager‚ say 13 years old‚ sentenced to life without parole typically would serve in the realm of 57 years [using a 70 year life expectancy]
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begin with‚ the accused has had a past criminal life. He has had numerous criminal records‚ those previous life records prove that he is claimed very violent. The criminal record information includes stealing‚ attempting murders‚ jailed‚ expelled and has been in knife fights. His violent actions may prove that he innocently murdered the victim for no reasonable doubt‚ only murdered because of his violent ways and because how he grew up in such an abused life that he is probably so use to killing people
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Teenagers should not be treated as adults when they are mentally undeveloped and are not capable of thinking twice about the consequences to their actions. Teenagers are at a sensitive stage in their life where thinking twice about a decision is not taken seriously‚ they become numb to what people advice and act solely on natural impulses. In “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains” by Paul Thomson‚ a research group at the University of California has noticed a “pattern of brain growth in individual children and teenagers
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first-degree may be chargeable to a person who did not actually kill‚ but was involved in a crime with a partner who actually did the killing or someone died as the result of the crime. A conviction of first degree murder carries a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. Using a firearm to commit murder or any other felony can increase the sentence by 3 to 10 years. The prosecution can ask for the death penalty if certain circumstances are proven. Theses circumstances include murder during the commission
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Adaobi Ikejiofor March 21‚ 2012 Dewey Bozella Injustice Injustice was a big theme in this documentary. Dewey Bozella was sentenced to serve twenty years to life in prison for allegedly murdering a ninety-two year old woman named Emma Crapser. After twenty-six years though‚ it was revealed that Bozella was not the criminal. However‚ when Bozella was first put on trial‚ he was put in front of an all-white jury. Keep in mind that this was all in 1983‚ nearly 20 years after desegregation
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