The Trial of the Century The O.J. Simpson trial had become more than just a discussion at the water cooler. People had become obsessed with the trial. You were either for the prosecution’s side or the defense side. Meanwhile in my business we were taught not to discuss politics or religion. However this was neither one of these subjects, so what could be the harm in having a friendly discussion. In this situation, as the trial progressed the public opinion began to become Polaroid. This would be
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the Justice System During the O.J Simpson Murder Case Throughout the course of American history, the era of the 1990’s certainly stands out. The justice system at the time seemed to have flaws, with it being put up to the test. Many infamous events happened during the 1990’s that defined the judicial system, including the Los Angeles riots, the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas controversy, and the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal. However, no case during that time (or, arguably, in the 20th century)
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“If the glove doesn't fit then you must acquit” this quote was said by Johnnie Cochran during the trial of Orenthal James Simpson who later pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder. OJ” Simpson is guilty of murdering his ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and waiter Ronald Lyle Goldman on June 12, 1994. This can be proved by the famous gloves, evidence from the murder scene and the scene itself, and a possible motive that OJ had to murder Nicole and Ronald. Evidence that proves that OJ Simpson is
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On the night of Saturday, September 10th, we were called to the house of Queenie and Arthur Volupudes to investigate the death of Arthur. When we arrived at the house, we discovered Arthur’s body facing upwards at the bottom of the stairs with a glass in his hand. We found a visibly distressed Queenie and a few of Queenie’s friends who had been outside when the body was supposedly discovered. We gathered a collection of evidence from the coroner’s statement which stated Arthur had suffered a single
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Goldman. On June 20th Simpson was arraigned and he pled not guilty to both charges. This case had many aspects to make it a difficult one to prosecute. On the side of the prosecutor, they had no solid proof of the crime thought to have been committed by Simpson. There was no murder weapon found, and no witnesses to the murders. Even with these problems the prosecution seemed confident that they had a solid case against Simpson. The only physical evidence presented in this trial were, bloody shoe prints
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various elements of the trial and crime, legal defense used by the her counsel, and the evidence that ultimately found her non guilty. Court Room TV Paper: Trial of Casey Anthony Criminal procedures that occurred in the Casey Anthony case In August of 2008 Casey Anthony is accused of supposedly killing her two year old daughter Caylee. In June 2008 Casey Anthony had claimed that her daughter Caylee had gone missing and had mentioned to police that she had left her with the babysitter
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How much evidence do we need to prove if someone is acquitted or guilty? In many cases like the OJ Simpson case, there is enough evidence that points straight to the perpetrator, but not nearly enough to put him in prison. In law, it is very black and white, DNA has to match with the offender exactly or you have no case. Casey Anthony had a substantial amount of circumstantial evidence, but was able to walk away as a free woman. On July 15, 2008, the
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gloves were found in different places (84), which brings into play the speculation that the glove was planted at the Simpson estate. The glove matching the one at the crime scene was found outside Simpson’s estate by Mark Fuhrman, a detective in the case who was racist and lied under oath, after he learned the basics about Simpson’s whereabouts (Dershowitz 84). When the glove was found, Fuhrman was by himself while the other three detectives were inside
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acquit” phrase coined by his superstar attorney Johnnie Cochran to the jaw-dropping verdict of not guilty this case has made its mark in history. In 1994 Nicole Brown-Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death. With no other obvious suspects, Brown-Simpson’s husband Orenthal James Simpson became the object of law enforcement’s suspicion and was charged with the murders. The case was brought to trial and with seemingly solid physical evidence the prosecution went into attack mode painting
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Should Cameras Be Placed in Courtrooms So That Criminal Trials Can Be Televised? It is axiomatic in democracy that everyone has access to the justice system and has the right to know how those laws are enforced. This can be ensured by having trials in courtrooms televised. Whether to have cameras in courtrooms or not was a huge debate that began back in 1977 in Miami (May 2008). After a long debate higher court judges decided to allow trials to be televised in Miami. Those debates never ended
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