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After being given the murder of Nisha Patel-Nasri to study, the initial starting point was to gather as much information as possible about the case, a YouTube documentary (real crime UK 2010) on the case and investigation leading to the arrest and sentence of Fadi nasri and the other men involved gave us a good starting point for the investigation. The discovery of this documentary and the depth it went into created a feeling of intrigue and a form of excitement toward the case and the want to find out more. To do this we split our investigation up between the group into the key area, the suspects, the victim, the investigation, the trial and outcomes and any key changes in the law due to the case, everyone in the group was enthusiastic about the case and eager to get started. The area which I was studying was the trial and outcome for the suspects/offenders, this was an area I was keen to look into, as a law student I felt I could use my pre-existing knowledge of the law and the legal system to help analysis the case outcomes, and look into the judge’s decisions, appeal cases and convictions. As a fairly recent case, 2006, and not being hugely influential in current law it was difficult to find many books or journals on the case, a problem which many of the group found studying their respective areas, this therefore meant we had to be more creative in the references we used. As I was researching the outcomes I went to the legal website of west law to see if the case was reported on their unfortunately the main case involving Fadi, Jason, Roger and Tony was not reported by the website, but reported was the appeal of Roger Leslie (R v Leslie) the following year. This allowed me to uncover some of the what the judge and Roger, one o...
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...ff the slide or was on it very briefly enabling us to explain in our own words what had gone on in the case or what we had found out through the research. Unfortunately there was elements of our work that didn’t come across during our presentation as strongly as we’d hoped especially regarding linking the research we had done and the theories on homicide we had learnt, for example 2 of the three men convicted were part of a subculture of violence, this is show through the lack of remorse they showed in court and during questioning they answered as if they were used to the environment, and the third, Fadi, would fit into the strain theory he needed money and believed he couldn’t achieve this through legitimate means the only way he was going to get himself up in social classes and have the ability to almost start again was through the murder of his wife.
The applicant Mr. Arthur Hutchinson was born in 1941. In October 1983, he broke into a house, murdered a man, his wife and their adult son. Then he repeatedly raped their 18-year old daughter, having first dragged her past her father’s body. After several weeks, he was arrested by the police and chargedwith the offences. During the trial he refused to accept the offence and pleaded for innocence. He denied accepting the killings and sex with the younger daughter.
Mr. Cockburn concluded that the evidence presented in this case was misinterpret and misapprehend, the leading investigation was “unscientific and slipshod” which lead to the sentence of Edward splatt. Many questions were raised, whether police officers should collect trace elements from the crime scene? The involvemet of police officers collecting samples rather than scientific experts which could lead to wrong and misleading evidence? The scientific procedure undertaking in this investigation. And these collected samples collected from officers and tested would lead to unvaluable piece of evidence.After Edward splatt conviction, anattorney- general by the name of Mr Griffin keeped a close eye on the case and examined the moran report and
On the night of August 31st 1986, Angelique Lavallee a battered 21 year-old woman in an unstable common law relationship was charged with murder. She shot her spouse, Kevin Rust in the back of the head while he was leaving the bedroom. Angelique was in fear for her life after being taunted with the gun and was threaten to be killed. Hence, she felt that she had to kill him or be killed by him. The psychiatrist Dr. Shane, did an assessment and concluded that she was being terrorized by her partner. Dr. Shane concluded that Angelique was physically, sexually, emotionally and verbally abused. As a result, in the psychiatrist’s opinion, the killing was a final desperate act by a woman who seriously believed she would be killed that night. This in turn identify her as a
This case was about a father by the name of Bob Latimer, this man had a daughter who was suffering with a disease called cerebral palsy. The disease was unfortunately entrenched with his daughter since her birth and was caused by brain damage. The disease made her immobile with the exception of the rare movements she showed through facial expressions or head movements. Twelve year old Tracey Latimer was in continuous pain every moment of her life and she was incapable of taking care of herself despite her age. She was bedridden and could not communicate with anyone in her family; she was more like a living corpse. Hoping only to better her condition, her family took her through several surgeries where some were successful but did not really benefit her in any way. Tracey had five to six seizures everyday and her condition would only get worse. All this was unbearable to her father Mr. Latimer like it would be to any loving father and it was then that he decided to end her pain and suffering. Latimer put Tracey into the cab of his truck and suffocated her. He did this by attaching a pipeline into the exhaust of the cab and this allowed carbon monoxide to enter the car which eventually leads to the painless death of his daughter. He was first convicted in 1994 of second degree murder with a life sentence term of 25 years and without parole for 10 years. Latimer then appealed his case to the Supreme Court and the previous decision was upheld. However, there was an error found in the procedure of the trial as some of the jury members were questioned on their beliefs in relation to the crime on the basis of religion, mercy killings, and etc. which then constituted the trial as unfair und...
On Bloodsworth’s appeal he argued several points. First he argued that there was not sufficient evidence to tie Bloodsworth to the crime. The courts ruled that the ruling stand on the grounds that the witness evidence was enough for reasonable doubt that the c...
In these cases, and many real life cases as well, were able to appeal to Rhetorical Appeals. It is incredible how Ethos, Pathos, and Lobos can be found by looking through the events, but they are what I consider something that is used throughout everyday life. So in reality, while it is a neat find, it’s not like this is surprising. If it wasn’t for these three elements to be used in these cases though, You couldn’t get a fair
Nothing is clear cut whether it is a murder or a trial. There is emanating possibilities of who committed the crime, and what the reasoning was behind this horrific, world renowned murder. This life changing event occurred in the morning of July 4th 1954. The night before the murder nothing seemed out of place in the Sheppard family. Sam and Marilyn were cuddled up together, Marilyn sitting on Sam's lap my while having company over. The Sheppard family was very involved in their community and seemed to be the perfect family. After the company left Marilyn put her son to bed as she did every night, with the same rituals. That night Marilyn slept upstairs while Sam slept on the day bed downstairs. After everyone was asleep, that was the last of this perfect family. The murderer positioned Marilyn as if a position of sexual assault and after DNA testing it was confirmed. Marilyn Sheppard was raped and also bludgeoned to death. Two sets of semen were found inside this pregnant women. Her Skull was fractured, and suffered from several blows to the head. Looking at possible suspects, one individual sticks out from all the rest, Richard Eberling.
As I was completing this assignment, I was watching the infamous Netflix documentary entitled Making a Murderer. The documentary follows the story of Steven Avery, who is currently in prison for the death of a woman, Teresa Halbach, in 2005. Steven Avery has been denying any involvement in the murder of Teresa Halbach for the past eleven years. In the middle of the reading, the documentary was exploring and analyzing Steven Avery’s deviant behavior as a young man (Making). As I observed what was being discussed about Steven Avery, I was able to build the connection between how society, and the community from which he came from, perceived Steven Avery and what Kai Erikson discussed in the first couple pages of the book with regards to deviance and its relation with regards to society.
There were three main issues behind the wrongful conviction of David Milgaard, each playing their own role in the ruling. Pre-existing views and perceptions of deviance placed Milgaard among the socially marginalized, making him an easy target for police and public allegations. The broadcast media had a huge impact on public awareness and police actions, presenting a problem with jury discrimination and witness testimony. Finally, and perhaps most inexcusably, misconduct on the part of the Canadian Criminal Justice System in both the investigation and prosecution of the case caused the trial to end in a guilty verdict. If any or all of these factors were more closely investigated or realized at the time, David Milgaard, may not have lost 23 years of his life and this senseless tragedy could have been prevented.
Anna and Gracie Sharpe were killed in a calculated double murder, committed by John Sharpe on the 23rd and 27th of March, 2004 [AAP, 2005]. After reportedly arguing with his pregnant wife Anna, Sharpe fired two spears into her head, instantly killing her while she was asleep. He then contemplated killing his 19 month old daughter, Gracie, for 30 minutes before shooting her in the head with the same spear gun he had used to murder Anna. Gracie survived this initial attack, however, as she reportedly ‘screamed’ in pain [Healey, 2004]. Thus, in order to silence her distress, Sharpe retrieved the two spears from Anna’s head and then fired them into Gracie’s head as well, before dismembering her body with a chainsaw and dumping it into a landfill [Hadfield, 2014]. He later returned to exhume Anna’s body where he mutilated her corpse, scattering her limbs at the same place where Sharpe had left Gracie. While these murders were explicitly “singular” in brutality it was Sharpe’s attempt to conceal the crime by playing the victim, which requires closer, criminological attention [Hadfield, 2014].
I wanted to look at the investigative and criminal procedures following the arrest of an alleged criminal and the powerful effects via testimonies and evidence (or lack thereof) it can have on a case.There is an importance of the courts in regards to crime that can’t be over looked. The primary function of the criminal justice system is to uphold the established laws, which define what we understand as deviant in this society.
If you were convicted of a murder what would you do? Adnan Syed was convicted of the murder of Hae. The motive was said to be a “ bad break up” but not everything adds up. This story is interesting because his friend Jay Wilds testified against him, Jay said he helped bury her but Jay didn't get any charges. There are a lot of twists and turn in this case but Adnan is definitely innocent of the murder of hae because here is no physical evidence on him and he has an alibi.
Mark Seltzer has clearly presented his concepts to reveal how the media has played part in exposing the existence of serial killers. Mark argues that some common videos that are shown on televisions have in one way or the other contributed to the increase of serial killers. Below are some of his arguments that reveal the media as part of the abnormality.
The psychological abuse that the four suspects were exposed to made them make a wrong confession. In addition, being in an environment where the interrogation room is tight and dark increased the suspect’s anxiety. Moreover, the Frontline documentary stated that the suspects were held in custody for long hours with Robert Ford who used threatening language in order to make them confess. Not only that the suspects made a false confession, but they also told Ford different stories on how they murdered the victim. The coercive interrogatories, led Joe Dick to accept the label Ford put on him and the others. Although Ford was supposed to act just, he acted upon his self interest. Thus, he denied all facts because of fear of embarrassment of being wrong. However, after serving many years in prison, the four suspects were released to face stigmatization and labeling from the society. Indeed, this case proved that there is a malfunction in the justice system and that there’s a need for an immediate
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.