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.
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 Levinson4 years ago in Criminal
Our Court Systems
Our Court Systems and How They Differ There are three main parts to our criminal justice system. One of these three parts is the court system. There are many different types of courts in the criminal justice system including juvenile court, family court, criminal court, and civil court. While these courts have many similarities, they all differ. Each court has a different task and focuses on different cases.
By Courtney Keller5 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 Dean5 years ago in Criminal
The Well Mystery of Manhattan
Levi Weeks might be the only person to ever have Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton fight a legal case on the same side. Burr would go to kill Hamilton in a duel but not before they successfully argued that Weeks had not killed the girl at the center of a murder mystery that still confounds New York City to this day.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Criminal
Craziest Murder Defenses That Actually Worked
Ever wondered how some people can just get away with causing trouble like it was nothing? There's always that one brat from our childhood that seemed he or she could never do wrong, yet when unscrutinized he/she would become a demon. Of course, they never got in trouble, but you always knew: one day. Maybe it was a sibling, or a really close friend of yours. Eventually they'd get caught and their given excuses were some of the most extraordinary pieces of BS you had ever heard. And yet, they'd still get off scotch free.
By George Herman6 years ago in Criminal
The Day I Went on Trial
Just over two years ago I went on trial for my ex sexually assaulting me continually in the last nine months of our marriage. Yes, I was on trial, or at least that is how it played out in court. My words and my actions were scrutinized under a microscope for all to see while my ex sat there.
By Janet Rhodes7 years ago in Criminal
