Response needed to questions at least 150 words

1.    What are the main the explanation why some defendants are wrongfully convicted? What strategies may be used to keep away from wrongful convictions and exonerate those that have been wrongfully convicted? Analysis to discover a case of a wrongful conviction and share it with the category. 

2.     What is going to future courtrooms be like? How will they differ from at this time’s courtrooms, and the way will they be the identical? What are a number of the new and urgent points affecting American courts at this time? 

three.    A witness can fully screw up an affidavit and find yourself convicting an harmless individual for a variety of causes. It’s the hope of the folks, I might assume, that the opposite courtroom room members would finally discover the falsehood and rat out the one who lied, nonetheless, everyone knows that this isn’t all the time the case. Typically testimonies could be by accident skewed. I say this as a result of there are some individuals who may get nervous up on the stand, neglect what precisely they noticed, or develop into afraid of being a part of the rationale an harmless individual may go to jail. They’d not need to reside with that responsible aware. Class, what are another ways in which a witness testimony may change the course of a courtroom case?

four.    There are an ideal many the explanation why an individual may be wrongfully convicted, not the least of which is the utilization of plea bargains to expedite a case. The dearth of consideration to due course of within the face of easy crime management may cause this tragedy to occur to any harmless individual. By paying shut consideration to our due course of regiments and by correctly gathering and dealing with proof and details for a case we will keep away from a wrongful conviction. This mishandling is a big a part of the rationale why so many are exonerated after years in incarceration and even after their demise sentence has already been carried out. Take for instance the case of Kristine Bunch, who was wrongfully convicted of arson and the unintentional demise of her son, just for the reality to later come out that she didn’t begin the hearth. Class, what different methods may we keep away from wrongful convictions?

5.    We’ve already began to see the implementation of a number of the technological advances within the courtroom.  Our courts now enable some events/witnesses (in civil instances) to look electronically (telephonically or video name); and in felony instances, some pretrial hearings, arraignments, and so on. get accomplished that method or by closed circuit tv – permitting the defendant to look through video from the jail, slightly than bringing the defendant to the courtroom.

As a trial legal professional, I’m a bit involved about the usage of an excessive amount of digital video/audio presentation of witness testimony at trial.  I believe that it is very important be capable of look into the eyes of the witness, and observe their habits, to help in figuring out the consolation degree of what they’re testifying about, and to help in figuring out the credibility / reliability of the testimony. What do you all assume?

6.    Truthfully, I wish to say that future courtrooms could be extra discerning in whom they convict and why. That they’d have higher strategies for acquiring the reality of a case from the folks. However the reality is that, greater than seemingly, the courts will quickly develop into much more overrun than ever with those that have, or supposedly have, dedicated crimes for which they need to reply. To this impact, I consider that, sooner or later, there will probably be much more range of the courts. For now, there may be federal, felony, and civil claims courts, however sooner or later there could also be much more branches than that simply to assist deal with the caseload. This can, in fact, be a double edged sword in that it’ll create extra job alternatives for many individuals wishing to enter this discipline of labor. Nevertheless, it might additionally up the likelihood for wrongful convictions and the mistreatment of due course of. Class, what are your ideas?

7.    Protection should work tougher to disprove what the prosecution units forth so far as witnesses and proof. Now, within the courtroom system (as we realized final week), the protection does have the suitable to amass the proof and listen to the testimonies of the witnesses earlier than they’re introduced in courtroom in order that they might put together their protection. In your opinion, do you consider that this can be a good or a foul factor? Ought to they be allowed to have this info? Think about the professionals and cons for each an harmless and a responsible defendant.

eight.    There’s an previous saying within the investigative work and that’s observe the cash. I’ve sat in on instances and hearings and infrequently puzzled precisely how far does the unlawful cash attain. Is it attainable for judges or prosecutors to quietly settle for bribes? How is that confirmed? I do know protection attorneys are cash based mostly. I’ve seen one sub par lawyer stroll in and inform his shopper except he pays extra money he’ll sit in jail. Then I seen the identical defendant come again with one other lawyer and stroll with probation on his second housebreaking cost. How far can the cash actually attain?