Essays Tagged: "Accused"

Why Socrates should be found Guilty?

a trial of generals who commanded an Athenian fleet at the battle of Arginusae was held. They were accused of failing to pick up survivors and the dead of the battle. The generals defended themselves ... cracy through his teachings. To me, Socrates was responsible for the overthrow of Athens and Anytus accused him rightly.The Poet Meletus also prosecuted Socrates in his trial. He prosecuted Socrates a ...

(7 pages) 176 0 2.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Abortion

uld seek to protect the human who is still to small to cry aloud for it's own protection, have been accused of having a 19th Century approach to life in the last third of the 20th Century. But who in ...

(7 pages) 108 0 4.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

What I Wouldn't Give. Macbeth in real life.

suddenly, inexplicably murdered. Someone is blamed for the murder, but the entire country knows the accused are innocent and are tools used in a cover-up. Does this situation sound bizarre? Does it so ...

(7 pages) 43 0 5.0 Mar/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

The Case Of The Spaniard Quietist Miguel de Molinos

resent was the case of the Spaniard quietist Miguel de Molinos during the XVII century. Molinos was accused by the Church with charges of heresy as well as of immoral misconduct. His main work La Gu&i ... us, and in practice, incompatible with Christian morality'. It is interesting that only two witness accused him with of obscenities . What were those so called obscenities? It is not possible to answe ...

(7 pages) 32 0 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Criminal Law Investigation

y kills any person with malice aforethought.To be convicted of murder, it has to be proven that the accused planned to kill the victim, or that the accused acted in a way that he/she knew would harm o ... f-defence, that is, that they killed the person while defending themselves, if this was proven, the accused should get acquitted. They could also claim they were provoked, if this was proven, the crim ...

(3 pages) 140 2 2.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Case: R vs Keilty

R.V. KeiltyIn the case R.v.Keilty the accused, Keilty, was charged and convicted of trafficking in narcotics. He then appealed to the Supr ... ugh he did not posses at any time the narcotics.In the case R.v.Piscopo it was demonstrated that an accused can be convicted upon circumstantial evidence. The accused can be convicted using all of the ... his means that the person must bear a certain degree of moral fault for what he did. To convict the accused of trafficking in narcotics when everyone acknowledges that there were no narcotics would se ...

(3 pages) 58 0 3.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Opinion on the death penalty

al reason, is the guilty conscience that is placed on everyone involved: the jury who convicted the accused to death; the witnesses to the execution; and the jail warden who must give out the executio ... lling the killers? The death penalty is extremely barbaric and is often botched in order to let the accused suffer for several minutes. Society by now must realize that two wrongs certainly do not mak ...

(4 pages) 355 0 3.7 Mar/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

"In Cold Blood" by Capote, Truman. A book review for Law class.

d for no apparent reason. Themurderers ran for a few years and finally they were caught, tried, and accused for murder.In 1965 they were hung for the crime.In the story a family was killed for no reas ... lled the family. I feel that this quote is an important one.To me I feel that it suggest's that the accused were out to commit a robbery, and had nooriginal intent to kill the Clutters. Due to Mr. Clu ...

(3 pages) 143 0 3.6 Dec/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Morals And Psychological Aspects in Jane Eyre

iendship. Her past experiencesstrongly support this moral foundation. As a child she was constantly accused of beingdishonest. Mrs. Reed even informed Mr. Brocklehurst that she was deceitful when shem ...

(1 pages) 58 0 4.0 Feb/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Twelve angry Men

Angry MenThis play is about twelve jurors who are to decide the verdict of a 19 year old boy who is accused of killing his father. The jurors go into a room with the foreman to talk about the case and ...

(2 pages) 132 2 3.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Common human expieriences of "To kill a mockingbird"by Harper Lee

Tom Robinson does not recieve a fair trial because he is black and Mayella Ewell, the woman Tom is accused of raping, is white. Atticus proves without a doubt that Tom is innocent. But in a all white ...

(2 pages) 57 0 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

BOOK REVIEW: "THE ORDERING OF JUSTICE: A STUDY ACCUSED PERSONS AS DEPENDANTS IN THE CRIMINAL PROCESS"

sent the people, and defence lawyers who are privately paid or paid by the government represent the accused. In his book, Ericson argues that through time in Canada the accused has played very little ... his lawyer who makes his living in the criminal justice system. Because of this, he argues that the accused is more of a dependant than a defendant. For Ericson this is a problem and he shows facts ab ...

(13 pages) 219 0 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

R. v Burns case Breif

Case FactsThe defendants Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay were accused to have committed aggravated first degree murder in Washington State. In a confession to an ... e Rafay watched (para.10). They threw their cloths away and took a bath to wash away the blood. The accused claim that the alleged confession was a lie to gain the confidence of who they thought was a ... ppealed the extradition to the Minster of Justice.Burns' argument and Ministers FindingsThe accused claimed to the Minister that their section 6(1) (right to remain and return to Canada) chart ...

(7 pages) 152 0 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

the causes domestic Violence

ny acts of violence through the past few years. Some prime examples would be: O.J. Simpson, who was accused of murdering Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson; Susan Smith, who was found guilty of k ... own Simpson; Susan Smith, who was found guilty of killing her own children; Timothy McVeigh, who is accused of the devesting Oklahoma City bombing of a federal building; Jeffery Dahmer, who was killed ...

(10 pages) 531 1 4.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Abortion , life or death , who chooses?

uld seek to protect the human who is still to small to cry aloud for it's own protection, have been accused of having a 19th Century approach to life in the last third of the 20th Century. But who in ...

(18 pages) 339 2 4.1 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

To Kill A Mockingbird. The trial of Tom Robinson

nning ofSpring when all of nature seems to come alive.Tom Robinson, a 25 year old black male, stood accused of raping a 19 year oldwhite woman named Mayella Ewell. The crime took place in November of ... te woman named Mayella Ewell. The crime took place in November of last year.Both the victim and the accused were lifelong residents of Maycomb, County andwere acquainted. Mr. Robinson was represented ...

(3 pages) 92 0 4.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself, personal essay

the9th grade. In the beginning we were enemies; we hated each other. Oh, how we fought!One time she accused me of taking her purse, knowing what a notorious prankster I was, eventhough I had no idea w ...

(3 pages) 136 1 4.1 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

People accused of Violent Crimes should not be to post bail

People accused of violent crimes should not be allowed to post bail and remain out of jail while their tria ... pes of decisions. There are three solid reasons to why I feel it is necessary to deny bail to those accused of violent crimes. One is that all conditions for release are decided by a judge who is full ... safety. My last, and final, reason is that my rationale strongly agrees with denial of bail to the accused.In Nebraska, as written in the Statutes of Nebraska, bail is granted after a judge takes int ...

(3 pages) 79 1 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

The Witchcraft Hysteria in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

f witches existedin a society of strong Christian beliefs. Anybody who acted out of theordinary was accused of being a witch and then the accuse would actually beforgiven if the blamed their accusatio ... lay entitled, The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In this play agroup of young girls act up and are then accused of being witches. Thesegirls then blame other people in order to get out of trouble and even ...

(3 pages) 65 0 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Characteristic of Mistriss Hibbons in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nahaniel Hawthorne

s a serious impact on most of the characters.Mistriss Hibbins represents evil in the novel. She was accused of being a witch. This is a very evil thing in the eyes of the Puritans. Mistriss Hibbins ca ...

(3 pages) 32 0 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne