Watching as Judge Hunter enters the courtroom, Jerry thought about the power one single man had over so many people’s lives. I wonder if he ever considers the enormous power he possesses. When the deputy called the court to order, Marlene walked in dressed in a baggy orange jump suit. Jerry questioned, “How could a woman like that murder her mother?”
Suddenly, Judge Dean’s stern voice, brought Jerry back to reality when he announced, “Call the next case.” “The State of Maryland versus Marlene Barnes.” The district attorney rose to her feet and stood in front of the table as Jerry stared at Marlene standing between her two high priced lawyers. “This is an arraignment for Marlene Barnes accused in the murder of her mother, Katherine Lincoln. Is the State ready to present their evidence?” Asked Judge Dean,
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Holderman addressed the court. “Thank you, your honor, we apologize for the interruption, we are ready to continue.” “Okay, Michelle, you can proceed,” Judge Hunter said. “Thank you. Your honor, we finished presenting our case.” “Marlene Barnes, after careful consideration of the evidence presented today, this court finds sufficient evidence to hold you over for trial for first degree murder in the death of Katherine Lincoln. Your bail will remain at one million dollars. The court is in recess,” he said, exiting the courtroom. “I never murdered my mother! I swear to God I never murdered her! I would never do anything like that to anyone! I am not guilty!” Marlene shouted, and screamed, as the attorneys tried to calm her. The deputy kept threatening, if she didn’t settle down, she would not allow her in court in the future. “Mom, I can’t sit in that courtroom everyday and watch Marlene go through this. It is hell to sit there, and I can’t take much more time off from work, or they are going to fire me and then what will we do?” Stopping by to see his mother, Jerry said. “Son, you need to help her all you can,” Margaret
To avoid being arrested for a Mann Act violation, both Victoria Price and Ruby Bates accused the Scottsboro Boys of raping them while aboard the train. Although both women accused the Scottsboro Boys, Ruby Bates recanted her story of the rape, and eventually, served as a witness for the defense. Victoria Price, however, refused to recant her story (“Trials of Scottsboro Boys”). Price’s testimony was inconsistent and evasive. She used ignorance and bad memory to avoid answering difficult questions.
"Gentlemen of the jury, be merciful. For God's sake, be merciful. He is innocent of all charges brought against him.
In the court room Mr. Hooks makes a point with the evidence he is given and testimonies by witnesses to prosecute Mr. Miyamoto. Mr. Hooks takes some drastic measures by using personal attacks and being prejudice towards the defendant to convince the jurors that Mr. Miyamoto is a killer. During the trail Alvin hooks b...
On the evening of Ms. Heggar¡¦s death she was alone in her house. Eddie Ray Branch, her grandson, testified that he visited his grandmother on the day that she was killed. He was there till at least 6:30 p.m. Lester Busby, her grandnephew, and David Hicks arrived while her grandson was still there and they saw him leave. They then went in to visit with Ms. Heggar. While they were there, Lester repaid Ms. Heggar 80 dollars, which he owed her. They left around 7:15 p.m. and went next door to a neighboring friend¡¦s house. David Hick¡¦s went home alone from there to get something but returned within ten minutes of leaving. Because he was only gone for 5-10 minutes, prosecution theorized TWO attacks on Ms. Heggar because he could not have killed his grandmother during this 5-10 minute period alone. At 7:30 p.m., 15 minutes after the two had left, an insurance salesman called to see Ms. Heggar. He knocked for about 2 or 3 minutes and got no reply. Her door was open but the screen door was closed. Her TV was on. He claimed to have left after about 5 minutes and then he returned the next morning. The circumstances were exactly the same. With concern, he went to the neighbor¡¦s house and called the police. His reasoning for being there was because the grandmother¡¦s family had taken out burial insurance three days before she had died.
...r as if they were in the courtroom of a murder trial. In some ways, the use of advanced diction could cause problems for the reader to comprehend it, however the author has worked in small descriptions of what some of the more advanced judiciary terms are. Finally, the author uses a very advanced characterization of virtually all the characters mentioned within the story, from the mature and well-respected Theodore Boone to the every-so opinionated office secretary Elsa. Without a doubt, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer entices the reader into the mystery that is will Mr. Duffy be proved innocent or guilty? John Grisham does a great job into hooking the reader into wanting more of this eye-opening crime and drama novel.
He pleads, “A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up. I am
In conclusion, the story of Randall Adams’ unjust imprisonment is presented as an intersection of several people’s lives. Instead of simplifying the case for the sake of clarity, Morris points out where many stories are invited - the imagination of the witnesses, TV crimes dramas, and scenes from the drive-in movie Adams and Harris attended. He complicates the legal storytelling and his film tells that it is not easy to build these aspects of an investigation into a very structure and style. Morris however successfully closes the film by gaining the audience’s distrust of the legal system and proving that Adams was innocent. With Morris’ effort on The Thin Blue Line, the truth is found; Adams was eventually released from the death row and the Texas legal system admitted its wrongly conviction.
People of the court, we’re here today on behalf of our defendant, Mary Maloney. Our defendant is not guilty of first degree murder, which she has been charged with. After hearing Mary’s testimony it is obvious that Mary reacted under the influence of pregnancy hormones, past insanity, and extreme stressful anxiety.
This case began the day prior to the murders on August 3rd when both Abby and Andrew were suspicious of being poisoned. This was evident by the violent vomiting that they both experienced during the night of august 2nd. Abby had gone across the street to the family doctor to inquire about the sickness. The neighbor Dr. Bowen whom came over to the home of Andrew latter in the day suggested that neither Abby, nor Andrew were being poisoned but rather the issue was not serious. On the same date Lizzie attempted to purchase ten cents of prussic acid from a local drug store, but was denied for not providing prescription. The uncle of Lizzie whom was visiting and staying the night prior to visiting relatives across town, but did not have any luggage for this trip, had arrived at the home to visit. Neither Lizzie nor the uncle ha...
Fear and confusion plays a huge part in the criminal justice system because of the huge number of cases and facilities unable to handle them. The building is condemned and they have new judge had begun his position as the new supervising judge. His name is Roosevelt Dorn. Beckstrand is excited to be working on Duncan's. His case is a well known infamous one and Beckstrand almost hated the kid. Offenders in this case are used to a substantial number of setbacks in the system and and finding her main witness is becoming trouble for Beckstrand. Ronald, along with the other young delinquents, doesn't seem to care about anything.
The jury in trying to let the defendant go considered if there were any circumstances that would provide say as a self-defense claim to justify this horrific crime of murder of two people named Mr. Stephan Swan and Mr. Mathew Butler. Throughout the guilt/innocent phase, the jury believes not to have heard convincing evidence the victims were a threat to the defendant nor a sign the defendant was in fear for his life before he took the victims’ lives.
Most of her clients to poor to make bail. Even if they did not commit the crime, it made sense for them to say they did. They would get out of jail quicker if the pleaded guilty than if they fought their
The appellant was convicted of the murder of his wife by shooting her with a shotgun. His defence was that the gun had discharged accidentally while he was cleaning it. To rebut that defence, the prosecutor called for the evidence of a telephone operator, who stated that shortly before the time of the shooting, she had received a call from the address where the deceased lived with her husband. The witness said that the call was from a female, who in a sobbing voice and hysterical state said, “Get me the police, please!” and gave the address, but before she could make the connection to the police station, the caller hung up. 8 Res Gestae, Topic 3, law of evidence. Prepare by ikram Abdul
“The Judge’s Wife” is not a long story, but in those few pages Allende creates a piece readers can understand to the point of empathy. Throughout the piece the use of theme, setting and character development make this story effective in developing a deep story in a small amount of time. Allende does an excellent job of writing a short story. Even though the story lacks symbolism it makes up for that lacking by making effective use of setting to really pull the story together and develop the story completely.
Farther down the hall I hear voices. The general court is in session. Inside the