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The Killing of Wayne Boyce Details of the Case A 23 year old young father of two baby boys, Wayne Boyce, was fatally stabbed and severely beaten to death in a violent brawl by an angry mob of 15 people who were using a range of weapons including baseball bats, metal poles and knives. This tragedy occurred a few moments before when Mr Boyce got a call from his well-known friend, Joel who asked Wayne for his aid in dealing with the furious group of people approaching Mr Joel’s house. Wayne Boyce told his friend Joel to tell the aggressors to leave the property by speaking with them, but the situation arose to a dangerous one due to the fact the hot tempered group smashed windows of Mr Joel’s house, demanding he makes his way outside. When …show more content…
There was a presumption against the teenager’s plea for bail due to the fact the adolescent had partaken in an activity classified as a serious indictable offence. He was brought to the jurisdiction of Campbelltown Children’s court since his age was less than 18 years old where he was charged with the murder of Wayne Boyce. Four other people, aged from 17 – 20 years were charged with similar offences of affray and murder including two individual men who were the accessory after the fact of the crime and one other female person perverting the course of justice. In December, 2011, two years after the unpleasant homicide of Wayne Boyce, the evidence collected for this particular crime suggested Prima Facie existing in the allegations made. The case then went to trial in the NSW Supreme Court of Australia. Where A 19 year old teenager referred by the initials of his name AH as he was a juvenile, pleaded guilty towards the manslaughter of Mr Wayne Boyce, 23 years of age. AH’s friend Saad Jamie Barghachoun also was proven on the same charge of manslaughter in relation to the killing of …show more content…
The Causation of this criminal case was a dispute between two male youth rivals AH and Mr Boyce’s friend Joel, over the phone relating to a young female woman which resulted in the ignition for the violent brawl, leading to the homicide of Mr Wayne Boyce who was stabbed in the chest with a knife from a 18 year old male named Joey Aaron Smith who was the associate with AH and Saad Jamie Barghachoun. Factors affecting Criminal Behaviour During the whole scenario which lead to the event of Mr Boyce passing away, two key factors had an effect on the behaviours of the two aggressive groups who were in physical conflict among each other. Emotions – AH and Wayne’s friend, Joel also known as JT were in personal relationships with the same young woman which lead to feelings of hatred, disgust and revenge between each other and to settle their quarrel, Both males reacted by arranging a fight against each other, which was met by a tragic outcome of an innocent Wayne Boyce having his life taken from him. Drugs – the two separate groups who were led by AH and Joel (JT) were under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The people especially in AH’s group were affected by the drinking of alcohol and consumption of the drug Methamphetamine which had an effect on the armed group’s behavioural performance as being more lethal and destructive, carrying baseball bats and metal poles heading towards JT’s
Victims’ rights include being informed of the investigation, being able to make a witness statement, being informed of the charges laid against the accused and being treated with sympathy and compassion. (Charter of Victim’s Rights NT 2016). The rights of the accused are outlined Article 14 of ‘The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights’, which states that the accused must; be informed of the charges laid against them, have adequate time to prepare and choose a counsel of their choosing, be tried without undue delay, be tried in the presence of the court, not be compelled to testify against themselves or confess guilt and be compensated by the court if wrongfully convicted (ICCPR 1966). These rights must be upheld to ensure equality before the law, however, when neglected justice is denied as illustrated in the Mallard and Raggett
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...
Between 2005 and 2007, Brendan Dassey was tried for the accessory in the murder of Teresa Halbach. I believe that Brendan Dassey should not have been tried for the murder of Teresa Halbach which are supported by several reasons.
...s inner self. What is seen as a relationship amongst these two young men is now torn apart by the transformation of Henry caused from his witnesses during warfare.
The town of Halifax in West Yorkshire had never experienced such a manhunt in it’s history (Glover 3). During a short, but long lasting in feeling, time period in late November through early December in the year 1938, the town of Halifax underwent a period of mass hysteria. A mysterious “slasher” hid in the shadows and lunged out with a razor blade at people who passed by (Halifax Slasher).
Mass murder is defined as “the killing of three or more victims as part of a single ongoing event” (Davies 187). Park Dietz (1986) ...
To support their conclusion the board tells the story of two men who were exonerated after spending thirty years in prison for a crime they did not commit. Days after the rape and murder of eleven year old Sabrina Buie, half-brothers Henry Lee McCollum and Leon Brown confessed to the crime. Not only were their confessions made under pressure without parents or an attorney present, but the prosecution failed to present multiple pieces of evidence to the defense lawyers, DNA evidence that proved McCollum and Brown were not responsible for the murder. In fact, the DNA belonged to a Roscoe Artis, who was a suspect all along and was convicted of a similar crime just weeks later.
A. Bainham, ‘Uncertain Perpetrators and Siblings at Risk’ (2011) The Cambridge Law Journal 3 (70) pp. 508-511
Another example of this case is the case of Andrew Mallard. Andrew Mark Mallard was wrongfully convicted in 1995 of murdering jeweller Pamela Lawrence at her Mosman Park shop on May 23, 1994. He was sentenced to life imprisonment but in 2006 walked free after 12 years in jail, when his conviction was quashed by the High Court of Australia. (Mallard)
...d to believe in their allocated positions. The study, therefore rejects the dispositional hypothesis. The experiment had been stopped after just six days instead of the planned fourteen mainly because of the pathological reactions of the participants. In general both the guards and the prisoners showed a marked tendency towards their negative emotions and their overall out look on life became increasingly negative. Despite the fact that both the guards and the prisoners were free to engage in any form of interaction, the nature of their encounters tended to be negative, hostile, insulting and dehumanising. The prisoners and the guards adopted very contrasting behaviours, which were appropriate for their respective roles. The guard’s interactions were mostly in the form of commands or verbal affronts whereas the prisoners generally maintained a passive response mode.
Shawn was 16 in 1998 when he violently stabbed his father in his sleep, was tried as a juvenile because of his pre-existing parasomnia, and was sentenced to juvenile hall until his 19th birthday. Jose, 15 in 1998, engaged in a deadly brawl with four other teenagers, tried as a juvenile and sentenced to 208 days in juvenile hall. Marquese, 17, considered a “frequent flyer” of the juvenile system, reoffended on parole by stealing a car and breaking and entering, was tried as a juvenile and paroled in 2001. Manny, 17 in 1999 attacked a family in his neighborhood with a baseball bat alongside two other gang members. One of the victims was six months pregnant. He was tried as an adult and sentenced to nine years in prison. Jordan Brown, now 12, is currently awaiting trial for the murder of his father’s pregnant girlfriend, where he will be tried as an adult for both the murder of the woman and the fetus. What were the factors that decided Manny and Jordan’s case would be tried as adults? Manny and Jordan’s case went to adult court, while other children and teenagers are tried and sentenced in the juvenile system. The court systems have criteria for trying children as adults, taking into account different factors within the crimes themselves. How exactly does th...
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This experiment was supposed to last for 14 days and only last up to six days. This experiment caused the students to show extreme signs of anxiety and depression. Not only did these students suffer from mental issues they also became very aggressive and hostile towards one another the prisons and the guard had this very thick tension between one another. This all became a very bad situation when the guards over use their power. In this cause violence was triggered because of emotion when these students were chose to this experiment they were chosen because they were very laid back with personalities. The men that were the guards began to show violent behavior first because they had control over the prisoners. This experiment we learned that People will readily conform to the social roles they are expected to play, especially if the roles are as strongly stereotyped as those of the prison guards. The “prison” environment was an important factor in creating the guards’ brutal behavior (none of the participants who acted as guards showed sadistic tendencies before the study) They were all just fine until they felt as if they were placed in a situation that made them show violent behavior. Therefore, the roles that people play can shape their
The article introduced a thirteen year old african american male who lives in the town of Warwick Rhode Island by the name of Craig Price. Price one night had the urge to leave the premise of his house, past curfew to travel two houses away to a neighbor 's house. Once inside of the house the thirteen year old boy acted upon an urge to attack a helpless and asleep victim by stabbing her a total of fifty-eight times in the chest. After completing the murder Price walked back home in the middl...
Juvenile delinquency is a considerable problem within the United States. Many efforts are put into place to ensure a better life for youth. Undeterred by the efforts in place, some youth are continuing to be lost within the juvenile justice system. According to the Public Broadcasting Service (Juvenile Justice) “On average, juveniles were involved in one-quarter of all serious violent victimizations (not including murder) committed annually over the last 25 years.” (Juvenile Justice) This statistic proves that youth are being involved in violent crimes, and need to be stopped. Unfortunately for twelve-year-old Jarrell Milton, he was pulled into the justice system at an extremely rare age for the charge, murder. According to Police One article,