jury
The right to trial by an impartial jury is a defendant's constitutional right; explore this pivotal duty to assess the evidence, deliberate and deliver a verdict.
Lifetime Trial Part 1
“A child should feel safe in his father’s arms.” Those words haunt me and stand out to me as the beginning of a period of personal trauma and growth. They marked the beginning of a trial that affected my life in the deepest possible way and helped shake and shape the person that I was into the person that I have become.
By Jeremy Scott Mason5 years ago in Criminal
9:29
Why is former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin being tried in front of a jury? Why are we wasting time, money, and other resources to host a dog and pony show for someone who clearly, in front of our very eyes, committed murder, taking the life of an individual who was not a threat to him, or his fellow officers?
By Sherry McGuinn5 years ago in Criminal
Herstory is Our Story
Alright, now breathe! In and out. In and out. My anxiety hasn’t gotten the better of me since law school, but I knew it would be back with a vengeance today. The incident in school lead to a midnight trip to the emergency room where an RN told me I was fine and just low on potassium. She sent me home with a banana and a large bill, but that is a story for a different day. Luckily, I invested in therapy and learned a couple tricks to come back to reality. The anticipation of today alone is shaking my heart and fogging up my lungs. Breathe in, breathe out, A – Anteaters, B-Bingo, C-Cantaloupe, D-Dynamite… I’m here, back in the court room.
By Katie Bolger5 years ago in Criminal
Speechless
Tonight I will be paid an unforgettable sum, the most I have ever received, for committing my own beautiful little boy to life; for murder. It’s also my last pay check, the signal for me to let go of everything—but how can I let go of those precious 12 years we wasted, while you were so innocent?
By Izumi Earl5 years ago in Criminal
A loophole the united states constitution
The United States Federal Government has Federal land and state parks in almost every state. This includes Wyoming. Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872 before Wyoming, Idaho and Montana became states, its federal land and always has been. Federal land is divided up into its corresponding district courts. This is the case for all federal land, except for Yellowstone.
By OurBob 7755 years ago in Criminal
America's first insanity plea
Every morning in 2020 has become a new adventure. For many of us, it has been a nightmare. Earlier in the year, we set our clocks ahead an hour. After doing so, it sent many of us into the Twilight Zone. Americans have dealt with the hoarding of essential items like paper products and also the fear of contracting the coronavirus.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
The Three Main Components of the Criminal Justice System
Three main components make up our criminal justice system: Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections. An easier way to put it in is the three C’s, cops, courts, and corrections. They all work together and go in hand with one another in some way, which is by apprehending, trying, and punishing offenders. They all work to deter and prevent crime. Police detect crime and detain offenders, courts adjudicate, sentence punishments, and the correctional system punishes or rehabilitates.
By Savanna Moore5 years ago in Criminal
Justice in America: The View from the Jury
I served as foreperson on a jury seven ago -- in a fairly serious criminal trial in which an African-American man was accused of assaulting a white police officer -- and I wrote this the day after the trial was concluded, and my impressions and thoughts while still fresh in my mind.
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Criminal
Something Wicked (Part 3)
Evansville, Indiana, is the home of the best of the best and the worst of the worst. Pizza King? Best Stromboli, ever. Zesto's? Let me lay out the picture for you. Your take-out order is handed to you in a paper bag, and by the time you get home, you can see through the bag. You open the burger and take a bite, and it's a mess. A greasy, artery-clogging, salty, delicious mess. Best burger, ever. Mesker Park Zoo is a must-see and you simply cannot visit Evansville without stopping in at the Hilltop Inn for the best brain sandwiches in the Midwest. (Or so I'm told. Brains? Yuck!) You find the most selfless and giving within the Evansville Fire Department and the Evansville Police Department certainly has some well decorated officers within their employ. Super cops. The ones you know better than to mess with. They take the job of law enforcement seriously. Their only purpose is to serve their people, and they love their people.
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean7 years ago in Criminal
