Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this case is about Michael Goodman whom has been charged for statutory rape.Growing up, Michael had a rough childhood. His mother had him at a very young age with no support. Him and his mother lived in a car for 4 year and wandered from house to house for another 2 years. At a very young age, Michael was exposed to a variety of drugs. It was not until his 10th birthday when his mother remarried He then became an older brother and his life stabilized for a while. Michael, alongside with his family moved into a beautiful home in Palm Springs, CA. Michael was your average teenager. He was the quarterback of the football team, he did community service, and even had his own part time job at a local fast food restaurant. Michael's mother reported no trouble at school whatsoever. He seemed as if he hadn his act together considering he had just turned 18 two weeks prior to the incident. Michael had a girlfriend whom he had been dating for 2 years and 7 months. Emma Taylor was 2 months younger than michael, hoever they were still in the same grade level. These two lovers started dating when they were approximately 15 years of age. They had an on and off relationship over the past 2 years. The parents however were not aware of this relationship because Emma’s parents were extremely strict. Emma and Michael continued …show more content…
with their hidden relationship. It was a rainy and cloudy day in Palm Springs.
Emma and Michael had plans to spend the afternoon together. Emma mentions that her parents were out of town. Michael immediately suggested to spend the afternoon there rather than going out. Emma was a bit nervous, but ended up agreeing. Michael and her went upstairs to Emma’s room in which they had intercourse. As they were having their romantic afternoon, Emma’s parents came in and caught them having intercourse. Emma’s father, Jeffery Taylor was furious he automatically ordered Michael to leave his home. Emma was frighten. She had no idea of what her father was capable
of. As stated before Emma is 3 months younger than Michael. The father then pressed charges. Emma was still under age and although she consent to the intercourse, Michael was still charged with statutory raped for having sexual relationships with a minor. Michael should be charged as juvenile rather than an adult. The reason being is there was a long term relationship in between, the sex was consensual, and they had various of sexual intercourse prior to the incident. Emma has stated that she will not testify against him. However, Emma is still a minor, therefore the final decision is up to her father. The father wants Michael to be treated as the adult he legal adult he is. A charge such as statutory raped can and will damaged one’s record for life. Michael will then have a hard time finding a new job, applying to colleges, or even the simple act of being around children. There are youth groups at the local church that help people like Michael. He can join in and have the support he needs. He shall feel as if he has someone.The court system might help him by having him on community service or the ankle bracelet rather than throwing him in jail. He can work as a spokesmen. He can share his stories in order to prevent misunderstanding such as his very own. There are a wide variety of options when charging michael as a juvenile. People in the society can realize that being strict on your daughter can only lead to tragedy. This will not only be a wake up call for teenagers such as Michael and Emma, but for parents as well. The mistakes in one’s past shall not define the person you are today.
I am currently doing an internship with the local police department. I was had a broad selection of different areas I could work for under the local police department. I ultimately chose to work under a small Innocence Project. This team is with four other students and defense attorneys in the local area to look at other cases that were found guilty which they have been convicted of a crime they did not do. After looking at many different cases, we chose to look at one case in particular, his name is Willie Johnson. Willie was convicted at 18 years-old for raping a 16-year-old girl after a school dance. He was convicted over 15 years ago. Willie told the court that he was trying to break into the victim’s car to get a CD player that was out in the open, which explains why Willies fingerprints were all over the car door. Willie explained he left because there was a large man who was in a dark area. After
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.
Your honor, we the jury are here today to give our decision on the punishment in the case before the court titled the state of Texas v. James Broadnax. Your honor, as you and everyone in the court room here today recalls, the defendant was charged of murdering two people in their mid-to-late twenties. For the record purposes sir, let the record show the two victims go by the names of Mr. Stephen Swan and Mr. Matthew Butler. Let the record also further indicate the defendant goes by the name of Mr. James Broadmax.
Miranda's friend talks about how her cousin husband was cheating on her cousin with another woman. Miranda buys a dress a mistress wears, but Dev doesn't notice. They become sexual buddies on Sundays. Her friend's cousin came to town, and asked Miranda to babysit the cousin's child. The child saw Miranda's mistress dress and asked her to put it on.
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.
Rather than explaining the specific thoughts of Ashleigh, the author explains the emotions that Ashleigh feels by adding detail to her responses in the situations that she faces. Later in the story, Ashleigh’s dad sat in a seat where he could monitor who came in the door, and Ashleigh’s “stomach was hurting in an old familiar way” because she knew that her dad was in trouble (40). This detail is not especially descriptive regarding Ashleigh’s feelings. The detail tells that Ashleigh feels nervous that her father is making potentially dangerous decisions. Soon after she notices that her dad is anxious about being discovered at the diner, Ashleigh’s dad tells her that he owes a group of people $200, and she has to try “to keep the panic out of [her] voice” (41).
Gene jumped into the river even though he’s scared because of Finny’s persistence. After the two boys jumped, the other three refuses to do the jumping, so they headed back for dinner. Into their way back, the 2 best friends wrestle with one another and missed dinner. Consequently, they went straight to their rooms. Mr. Prud’homme, a substitute teacher for the summer session, went to Gene and Finny to discipline them the next morning for missing dinner, but he was soon won over by Finny’s ebullient talkativeness and leaves without giving punishment.
Juror #3 is very biased against the 19-year-old boy that is being tried, and this affects all of his thoughts and actions regarding the case. He has this bias because his own son hit him in the jaw and ran away from home at the age of 15: “I’ve got a kid…when he was fifteen he hit me in the face…I haven’t seen him in three years. Rotten kid! I hate tough kids! You work your heart out [but it’s no use] (21).”According to this quote from the text, this juror condemns all teenagers and feels resentment towards them. He especially feels strongly about the boy being tried, because the boy grew up in the slums, and this juror is also biased against these people who grew up there. It is because of these feelings that he is strongly cemented in his vote of guilty.
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.
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McInerney should have received a sentence that was more severe due to the violent nature of the crime. In my opinion, when handling juvenile court cases, intent and outcomes of the case should be key identifiers to determine if the case
A 13-year-old girl from Alberta was charged guilty for murdering her parents and her younger brother on April 22,06. The girl was sentenced six years in jail, followed up by four years supervision in the community. During the trial the girl spoke up and said that her 23-year-old Jeremy Steinke (charged with three counts of first degree murder), broke into her home and attacked and killed her mother and father. The girl also testified that Jeremy ordered her to stab her brother, which she did once, then Jeremy slit her brother's throat. The girl spoke up and confirmed that she and her boyfriend did talk about killing her parents before, but as a joke. The crown anticipated that she was an equal participant in the killings of her family, because of the disapproval her parents had with her relationship with
Although judges did not know the right amount of time for these brutal incidents, they knew Kent Jr. could be tried to life in prison. Kent’s family thought this was an outrageous amount of time one 16-year-old could be in prison for. Although it was harsh, Morris had 8 convictions of rape and robbery, which is a serious matter of law. Kent Jr. should not have tried as an adult for his convictions, even if they were that bad. The Supreme Court noted that the objectives are only to “provide measures of guidance and protection for teenagers and society” (Flickeflu N.P.). “There is no place in the system of law for a result of such hard punishment without ceremony” (Flickeflu
Gentlemen of the jury, I would like to restate that my client Tom Robinson is not guilty for the accusation of raping Mayella Ewell. Mr. Gilmer had many statements that make Tom out to be a horrible man, but he’s a very kind and well respected man by many of his peers. I would for you men on the jury to push past any prejudiceness you may have against Tom because of the color of his skin. Look deep at this man who could potentially have his life, family, and his reputation ruined because of the false allegations stated by Mayella and Bob Ewell.
My client Albert Fish is accused of molesting and murdering 30 or more young children but, he wasn’t in his right mind when he committed the crimes. Now I'm not asking you to forget what Mr. Fish has done but I ask you the jury to consider what I'm about to say when making your final decision. Albert Fish has always had a troubled childhood. With everyone in his family having some form of mental illness. Up till the age of 5 he was constantly molested by his father. His father died when he was 5 and his mother didn’t want any of her kids so she sent them to an orphanage. This is where the real torment started he was beaten every day, molested, forced to masturbate in front of others. That’s level of abuse is something that many people never