discovered evidence. To make the claim of newly discovered evidence, the defendant must show that the evidence was unknown at the time of trial and is so important that it would change the outcome of the case. Evidence that is relative and material to the elements of the charge is crucial to bring forth. This is an opportunity where forensics can play an extremely critical role in the post-conviction process; which is further elaborated in detail. When a prosecutor fails to disclose exculpatory evidence
Defendants have the right to all exculpatory and mitigating evidence in the state's possession during the discovery process, which has been the procedure for the last half century. During the discovery phase of the Morton case, the only files that were turned over to Morton’s lawyers were crime scene photos and an autopsy report. Anderson kept everything else back, including the notes from the lead investigator Sergeant Don Wood, and Morton’s oral statements that were taken by Woods and Sheriff
On Thursday, October 23, 2014, Jian Ghomeshi addressed the nation for what would be the last Q of his career, although he may not have known it at the time. The speech he read on that day spoke against the shootings on Parliament Hill: “This is not what we do, who we are,” he said. He referred to Canada as “an open, progressive, inclusive land of peace and order.” He addressed Ottawa: “A nation is grateful. A nation is thinking of you. I’m Jian Ghomeshi. This is Q.” His words seem ironic now, seeing
I am appalled by the jury's decision. At no time during this trial did any evidence point towards Tom's guilt, at least no evidence that wasn't twisted. The reason for his ‘guilt’ is simple, it's because the people of this town are infected. They are infected with hatred and racism and their disease causes those around them to suffer. The first piece of exculpatory evidence was Mayella's eye. Her right eye was, as they said, banged up. The location of the bruise was confirmed by both Mr. Heck Tate
According to Victor Hugo “Faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing” (Hugo). Faith, or the unquestioning belief in something, is crucial to the maintenance of society, and in fact makes up the majority of its foundations. Faith is more pervasive of one’s entire being than trust and, when exploited, can have both positive and negative effects on the individual and society. Faith’s consequences upon the human mind affect both reason and emotion, both of which are explored in
that ignorance is bliss.” “Come on America take some responsibility for yourselves and food choices.” When I compare “Super-size Me” Verses “Fat Head” I can’t help, but pick the side of film maker Naughton, not just for using comedy, but scientific evidence as well, to prove what he was saying. I love to laugh, but fact is fact and he has proved every single counter claim against Spurlock, accusations. Spurlock used dramatic scenes, but when compared and contrasted Naughton, came out the winner in my
In the play Doubt, by John Patrick Shanly, Sister Aloysius is treating Father Flynn unfairly. Sister Aloysius is the principal of St. Nichols School, who is suspicious and always doubt everyone, especially Father Flynn. She thinks that Father Flynn is guilty, but has no proof. Sister Aloysius doesn’t like Father Flynn in the school and his ideas. She treats him unfairly. Sister Aloysius treats Father Flynn unfairly when she still accuses Father Flynn of giving the altar wine to Donald Muller after
Shakespearian plays, often noted for their great complexity, are fascinating in the way characters are portrayed. The play Othello, written by William Shakespeare can be interpreted by its characters and their actions. In this play, the character of Iago is the antagonist seeing that he often performs evil feats and is continually manipulative. This character is portrayed as sly and has no motive to back up his menacing actions, resulting in the ultimate demise of all the main characters. The character
In the article The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, the authors go into great detail of describing the effects of trigger warnings. Using real world examples, Lukianoff and Haidt describes how college students are oversensitive and carried along the school year. The authors explain how this is a negative thing for the college students going into the work force in the future. In the beginning of the article, Lukianoff and Haidt explain how one word can offend a
principles in Saunders as set out in question 3. The evidentiary onus would be on the respondent as the contradicting party to show a contrary intention. If the respondent did express his intention to others, that would appear to be necessarily strong evidence to rebut the decision in Byrnes. It seems appropriate to use the surrounding circumstances in this case in order to find the objective rather than subjective intention. If he had told others of his intention, unlike in question 1, it would no longer
Girls killed, brother arrested Boston, 28 November: A 12 year old girl was found stabbed to death in her bedroom, by her father late in the night. Melissa Lynn was stabbed once in the stomach. The murder weapon, a sharp knife, without any finger prints, was found on her body. Her father, George Lynn on returning from work, expected to find her at home. She did not respond to his repeated calls and he assumed she was out with friends. At 2300 hours, he got worried when neither Melissa nor her 16
First of all, the author used little quotes and evidence to prove his point. He did manage to prove that England was lazy and that there was a lack of information, otherwise the other did little to prove his point in the way of evidence. Not only that but the other only used Jamestown as evidence even when referring to the whole of Virginia. The author never mentioned Plymouth colony once as evidence despite the fact that the Plymouth colony thrived without slaves, which the
literature is more precise than images. Berger’s also states that paintings leave the reader to make many conclusions. Berger is talking about the sitter in a painting by Frans Hals. He says “ It is not possible to produce circumstantial evidence to establish what there relationships were, ';(110). Here he is saying by looking at the picture, there aren’t many valid conclusions one can make. The viewer can see five people and describe what they look like, but he cannot dig any deeper
There are archetypal patterns in life. They reoccur and become familiar to people through all ages and ethnicities. Throughout history, few literary works have captivated audiences by incorporating these patterns. The epic Beowulf is one literary work that effectively incorporates timeless components. The epic poem relates the tale of Beowulf, a warrior who throughout his life overcomes evils. It has strong elements of Anglo-Saxon elements of bravery, strength and of religious tenets. Beowulf enjoys
Sammy's description of the leader, "Queenie." The nickname assigned to her by Sammy points out the stereotypical snap judgment that Sammy makes about her personality and social status initially, and to which Sammy rigidly adheres despite no real evidence of its accuracy. From the description of her "prima donna" legs, to his imagining of ... ... middle of paper ... ...gel's suggestion that he relent and keep his job, Sammy is actually saying "no" to his parents and their attempt to put him
Mystery Surrounding the Phoenix Lights: Evidence of UFO Sighting? Abstract The events that occurred in Phoenix on March 13, 1997 still have the world at a loss. A triangle (boomerang) shaped craft with seven lights on the main body and one trailing behind the rest appeared over Phoenix. Some believe that they were just flares used by the military, but others think that it was definitely extraterrestrial. Much evidence has been found, but the mystery remains. On March 13, 1997, an inexplicable
in Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, is undoubtedly guilty. The evidence against her is way too much to consider innocence. Feeling sympathy towards Grace seems easy, especially since she tries to make it out to seem that she is the victim, but when looking at the facts only, it is obvious that the evidence all points against her. She has motives, Grace has left evidence, and her stories are not consistent with each other. The evidence, as well as the motives signify her guilt, not her being a victim
the fire and police workers. A scene of a fire is usually messy and also; complicated and making it hard to find evidence if investigators happen to find it being arson related. Even though fire fighters are the ones who most of the time, find out if it was arson or not, investigators have to understand what makes the scene an arson, or an accidental fire; by knowing which evidence and collaborated information by proving the materials of a criminal act (Hess, Orthman, 2013). According to McGraw
jury, my learnered friends, A vulnerable and mentally disabled boy, with no gun, and under the strict watch of P.C Fairfax - accused for the murder of Police Constable Sidney Miles?... It is just inexplicable! What ever happened to scientific evidence? It is obvious that Christopher Craig, a gun collecting lunatic is the maddened killer. Might I bring to your attention that, Craig had a motive, a very profound statement - to avenge his brother's 12 year sentence……It is irrefutable also
Case Analysis Mrs. Adams is a middle school language teacher in a low-income area of Baltimore and has a student who does not have the means to own a computer or have transportation to a library to complete the given assignment. Mrs. Adams is unaware of the situation and assigns her students homework that requires a computer to watch a DVD and complete pages in a workbook. Mrs. Adams noticed Anna was consistently failing to turn in homework, but did well when completing in-class assignments