Issue: Phillip Spector had gone to the House of Blues with Kathy Sullivan at about 1:45 a.m. on the 3rd of February. Prior to Spector’s arrival he had been on a previous dinner date with Rommie Davis and had been to two other bars with Beverly Hills and in West Hollywood. Due to his prior engagements that evening he had become very incoherent and intoxicated. When they arrived at the House of Blues, Spector and Sullivan tried to enter the Fountain room which in order to enter you need a membership. The security at the Fountain room, Lana Clarkson didn’t know who Phil Spector was and refused to let him in. He began to complain loudly that Clarkson didn’t know who exactly he was. Euphrates Lalondriz, another House of Blues employee approached Lana. He told her that Spector should be treated “like Dan Ackroyd- like gold.” Clarkson soon apologized and let both Spector and Sullivan in to the seating area within the Fountain room known as the Buddha Room. From then on, Spector ordered another alcoholic …show more content…
The first trial was driven by forensics and the patterns of how blood spatters. Within this trial it went back and forth between “did he do it or did he not.” The judge declared that this was a mistrial because of a hung jury. This trial was televised. Before and after this trial Spector went through at least three sets of lawyers. For the second trial, which was almost six years after Lana Clarkson’s, the jury returned with a guilty verdict. This time the trial was not televised. He was found guilty of using a firearm in the commission of a crime which initially added four years to his sentence. He was taken straight into custody and was sentenced. He will be serving 19 years to life in the California State prison system. In May of 2011 Spector had requested for an appeal but quickly denied his request for having a rehearsed appeal. In August the California Supreme Court declined a review of the courts
On 14th September 1984, he was convicted of provoked burglary, three murders and rape at Sheffield crown court. The applicant was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment by the trial judge and recommended a minimum tariff of 18 years to the secretary of state for
What the author Elliot Spector concluded on the topic of Should Police Officers Who Lie Be Terminated as a Matter of Public Policy, is that there should be policies that are constantly reminded to the police officers. Ensure that the departments have the Honest Policy in place between the officers and the department. Mr. Spector, indicates that this topic will continued to be discussed because the departments need to interact with the Honesty Policy and Code of Conduct. The department needs to ensure that all the officers have a perfect understanding of the repercussions that can occur for the department and themselves when an officer has a record of lying. The most important aspect that Mr. Elliot makes
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Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you for your attention today. [Slide #2] I would like to assert that separation is not the end of a relationship. Divorce is not the end of a relationship. Even an arrest is not the end of a relationship. Only death is the end of a relationship. In the case of defendant Donna Osborn, her insistence that ‘“one way or another I’ll be free,”’ as told in the testimony of her friend Jack Mathews and repeated in many others’, indicates that despite the lack of planning, the defendant had the full intent to kill her husband, Clinton Osborn.
In Tim Seibles' poem, The Case, he reviews the problematic situations of how white people are naturally born with an unfair privilege. Throughout the poem, he goes into detail about how colored people become uncomfortable when they realize that their skin color is different. Not only does it affect them in an everyday aspect, but also in emotional ways as well. He starts off with stating how white people are beautiful and continues on with how people enjoy their presence. Then he transitions into how people of color actually feel when they encounter a white person. After, he ends with the accusation of the white people in today's world that are still racist and hateful towards people of color.
R. v. Lavallee was a case held in 1990 that sent waves through the legal community. The defendant, Lyn Lavallee was in a relationship with her partner, Kevin Rust, in which he would abuse her both mentally and physically. On the night of the incident, Lyn and her husband got into a fight, her husband pulled out a gun and told her if she didn’t kill him now he’d be coming for her later. When leaving the room, Lyn shot Kevin in the back of the head killing him instantly. She was convicted of murder, but when brought before the Manitoba Court, she was acquitted of the charges. An appeal was made to the Manitoba court of Appeal on the grounds that expert testimony should not be admitted as evidence in the courts. They argued that the jury was perfectly
Two aggravating factors in the state of California that may have been met for the death penalty imposition in the Scott Peterson trial could be (1) The defendant, in this proceeding, has been convicted of more than one offense of murder in the first or second degree, and/or (2) The defendant intentionally killed the victim by means of lying in wait. Mitigating factors that could be used to convince the jury to convict Scott Peterson of a lesser charge might be (1) the absence of prior felony convictions, (2) the absence of a history of violence by the
On the morning of December 18, 1992, two brothers were shot and killed in their home in Houston Texas. Police recovered six shotgun shell casings at the home and their investigation led them to defendant Genovevo Salinas who agreed to hand over his weapon for ballistics testing and to go to the police station for questioning. The interview lasted for about one hour, and both parties agree it was noncustodial therefore he was not read his Miranda warning. Salinas answered most of the officer’s questions during the interview, but fell silent and his body tensed up when asked if the shotgun would match the shells recovered at the murder scene. After a few minutes of silence, the officer continued to ask more questions, which he did answer. Salinas did not testify at his own trial and, even with his objection, the prosecution used his silence in response to the officer’s question as evidence that he was guilty.
Have you ever been accused of something you didn't do? If so have you spent time in jail for it? Well think about not doing something and not having any proof to prove you didn't do it because there wasn't DNA testing or getting accused of it knowing you didn't do it.
Woodham had two trials, one for the murder of his mother and the other for the school shooting. During both trials Woodhams attorney attempted to show Woodham was insane during the killings, but both times the jury denied the insanity defence. In the trial for Woodham’s mother the jury found Woodham guilty and he was sentenced to life in prison. During his second case, the school shooting, Woodham faced two murder charges and seven attempted murder charges. For the attempted murder of seven people Woodham received seven twenty year sentences. For the murder of Christina and Lydia, Woodham was sentenced with two life
With the help from F. Lee Bailey, who spent five years appealing the verdict; all the way to the Supreme Court, released Sheppard from prison granting retrial for inherently prejudicial publicity (Rompalske 20). Although Sheppard was found not guilty in 1966, his life had been des...
On 04/18/16, Mr. Frye was contacted about his mother's discharge. Mr. Frye was upset with the reporter earlier over the phone because he doesnt want his mother discharged but wants her admitted to rehab. Ms. Paul said there is only one facility in Hattiesburg, MS that will accept the victim and because Ms. Pierce doesnt have any mental incompentances, she able to refuse the treatment. After arriving to pick his mother up, Mr. Frye curse and yelled at her in front of the nurse and his mother in the head with a bag filled with 2-3 Coke cans (not empty), and an orange and other fruit. Security was called and Ms. Pierce told staff her son has been diagnosed with bipolar/schitzo effect and is not compliant with his medication at this time; Ms. Pierce
During the retrial, neither of the witnesses that provided testimonies would be allowed to testify. On April 22, 2008, the Crown called no evidence on Baltovich’s retrial, granting him his freedom after spending eighteen years trying to prove his innocence; there was no evidence of the murder for the last eighteen years and it was finally being
Story: Andrew Bedner is an American man at the center of bioethical controversy regarding the rights of parents to make medical decisions for children they have allegedly abused
She explained that his involvement in the crime was not excessive and that it was his brother who was the leader. She went on to describe his eight previous arrests for crimes like robbery and cocaine possession. Given his long history she said she was not surprised to see him involved in this kind of case. Because of his other charges I thought the prosecutor was going to suggest the higher end of the sentencing guidelines. However, as she continued I realized I was incorrect. Instead of focusing on his previous crimes she talked about how he needed rehabilitation. She emphasized recovery from his current lifestyle more than sending him to prison again. She brought up his involvement in his church and his successful marriage and questioned why he would throw all of that away. She also suggested that he turn to his church and his wife for support and to aid him in his battle with addiction. Throughout the case, the prosecutor was compassionate and seemed more like a disappointed parent to the defendant rather than angry. The one time the prosecutor did act somewhat harsh was towards the middle of her statement. She brought up the fact that the defendant had previous medical conditions such as a stab and shot wounds. She suggested that the defense had asked for these injuries to be taken into account when the sentence was decided on. She was adamant that the court should not take