On March 6,1902, Sykes Jones was found dead in the kitchen of Delia Jones’ house. The apparent cause of death was that of a fatal rattlesnake bite. When local authorities arrived, Delia was found on the premises of the murder scene. She was taken in for questioning immediately. She was later charged with involuntary man slaughter. Now, we the Jury; Gavin, Josiah, and Rebecca by unanimous consensus find the accused, Delia Jones not guilty of involuntary manslaughter on grounds of insufficient evidence indicating criminal intent.
Syke Jones fatality was a direct result of a snake bite. It is only logical to recognize that Delia could not have forced the snake to bite Sykes. Rattlesnakes are notorious for being aggressive towards humans. Because of this fact, Delia could not have trained the snake to attack Sykes. Furthermore the snake was placed in the house by Syke Jones himself. It was common knowledge in the town that he was a snake handler. His involvement with poisonous snakes was not out of the ordinary. Also Delia Jones was deathly afraid of snakes so it is illogical to think that
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Battered Spouse Syndrome, in simpler terms, refers to when a women has been beaten or abused to the point of an emotional breakdown. Delia Jones endured physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual abuse for many years. If Delia Jones is indeed guilty of any wrong doing, it would be that of retribution to an abusive aggressor. Although we rule not guilty it is understandable that Delia Jones might have wanted Sykes to meet untimely
First I would like to address the definition of Battered Woman Syndrome. Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) is a condition often used by the defense in cases like this one to relieve the defendant of some or
In 1875, Dr. Arthur Paul Davis and Alice Davis of Toronto, feloniously and willfully murdered Catherine Laing and then subsequently a week following on Sunday morning murdered Jane Vaughn Gilmour. They were found guilty of the crime committed to victim Gilmour as the case with Laing did not preced...
Battered women constitute one of the most marginalized groupings in the social order. Their relationship incidents occasionally put these individuals into disagreement with the law, particularly when they murder their violent partners. The Battered woman syndrome (BWS) was created by clinical psychologist (1970’s) with an intention of depicting the series of occurrences that physically abused women frequently experience in their relationships.
“She saw him on his hands and knees as soon as she reached the door. He crept an inch or two toward her-- all that he was able, and she saw his horribly swollen neck and his one open eye shining with hope...” (9). When the narrator describes Sykes’ swollen neck, that indicates that the poisonous snake bit his neck. In return for any crime, there remains a fitting consequence; karma consists of that concept. The behaviors Sykes let out onto Delia were completely unnecessary and undeserving. He cheated on her, made Delia feel worthless, and overall physically and emotionally drained her. In response to
Justice is something that we all as human being want to see fulfill, especially when we are the one that need it for us or our love ones. The family members of those who were killed by Susan Atkins and her companion will agree with it. The damage cause to their dears and the endless pain and suffering in effect from their death will support the decision take by the parole board in September 2, 2009 in the denial of a compassionate release due to Atkins’ health.
The question raised in the Hawthorne v. State amicus was related to the expert testimony of Dr. Lenore E. Walker, a Clinical Psychologist with extensive involvement in the study and research of “battered woman syndrome.” Amicus indicated Dr. Walker’s testimony would provide the Trier of facts with expert opinion on a battered woman’s belief that resorting to the use of deadly force against her husband was required, if the woman had perceived imminent death or bodily hard to herself and/or her children. Dr. Walker would clarify battered woman’s syndrome to the jury including clarifying all the relevant stages, cycles of violence, symptoms and reasons why women choose to stay with the abuser.
The research is divided into four parts to better illustrate each individual topic and to provide for a more clear understanding of the material. The first analysis describes Battered Women's Syndrome and gives background information on its origin. The second part of the research affords case examples of battered women's trials, the defenses used, and the resulting verdicts. The third segment produces data on newly developed defenses and how they would help women justify or excuse their actions. The final portion of the research presents some of the different views held by supporters and critics of BWS. The conclusion of the research is based only on the data that was collected and provides some personal explanations for the problems facing battered women today.
The article is predominantly a court dialogue of the Bradley’s and any witnesses about the alleged abuse from Mr. Bradley against Mrs. Bradley. Providing pictures of strangulation marks, blackened eyes, and witnessed whom Mr. Bradley threatened and or harassed, Mr. Bradley found a rebuttal for each of the claims. The answers that Mrs. Bradley provided Judge for his questions showed how hard it was for her to leave her husband, how scared she and her family were. This article also provides information about voicemails Mr. Bradley left her parents threatening to kill their daughter if they didn’t send her back to his home. The article discusses in detail their treacherous relationship and Mrs. Bradley’s death. The article is from a periodical and was not peer reviewed, however the article is a dialogue from court with no personal opinion from the author. I believe this to be my strongest
In her 1979 book "The Battered Woman", Dr. Lenore Walker first came up with what is now known as battered woman syndrome. Put simply, battered woman syndrome, or BWS as it is sometimes called, is a group of psychological symptoms that are easily recognized in women who have been physically, sexually, or psychologically assaulted by their domestic partner. According to Dr. Walker, "Battered woman syndrome presents evidence that the syndrome is part of a recognizable pattern of psychological symptoms called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reported to be produced by repeated exposure to trauma such as the physical, sexual, and/or serious psychological assault experienced by battered women" (Gelles 133). Because battered woman syndrome is considered to be in the same category as PTSD, it does not have its own classification in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders third edition, also known as the DSM-III.
Convicted for the murders of his wife and two kids, thirty-four years ago, Dr. MacDonald still endures the agony of being accused of killing his family. Even after twenty-four years of imprisonment and several unlawful court hearings, additional documentation continues to up hold Dr. MacDonald’s testimony.
In any justice system that is flawed and allows bias in certain cases, the death penalty should not be used as a means of punishment because of its irrevocable nature. When I came across Sarah Hawkins’ article regarding the case of Karla Faye Tucker, I was surprised to see the manifestation
The Public Conviction of Albert DeSalvo and the True Story of Eleven Shocking Murders makes a persuasive argument for DeSalvo being innocent of the strangling murders. She cites a number of reasons why she and others still believed that DeSalvo was innocent. One of the strongest of these reasons is that there was "not one shred of physical
Domestic abuse, also known as domestic violence, can occur between two people in an intimate relationship. The abuser is not always the man; it can also be the woman. Domestic abuse can happen between a woman and a man, a man and a man, or a woman and a woman. Domestic abuse shows no preference. If one partner feels abusive, it does not matter their sexual orientation, eventually the actions they are feeling will come out towards their partner.
There are many cases where self- defense has been used as a plea where the victim felt they were in harms’ way or unable to escape a specific situation that ended badly. The definition for self- defense is: 1. Defense of oneself when physically attacked 2. Defense of what belongs to oneself, as ones work or reputation 3. (Law) the right to protect oneself against violence or threatened violence with whatever force or means reasonable or necessary. According to an expert on battered women, a woman must experience at least two complete battering cycles before being labeled a battered woman. (Walker) According to Dowd, “he believes the proper use of BWS assists the fact finder to understand the state of mind of the battered woman at the time she fought back against her abuser.”(1) Women should be able to use BWS as a plea when habitual abuse occurs within a relationship with a significant other and results in violence or worse death.
It was midnight when it all happened. Tom Peterson was sleeping in bed next to his wife after a tiring day at work, while his two little daughters slept in the next room. Suddenly he was violently awakened by the terrified screams of his wife only to get a glance of a huge man standing over him with a butcher's knife. Tom was stabbed thirteen times, one of his daughters was killed and his wife was severely injured. Now, the Peterson family has just exited the supreme court of justice in which the judge has condemned the murderer of their little girl to the death penalty, for as it turns out the Peterson family had not been the first victim of this murderer.