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“He’s hard to see him when you look for him” (86). These were Marie’s last word to David in Montana 1948 written by Larry Watson. In this fast read a 12 year old boy witnesses lying, cheating, deception, and death in order to preserve the Hayden family name. When David’s uncle frank pays the ultimate price, the secret comes out and sheds light on the truth. The sheriff Wes, David’s father has a difficult time deciding what is right and wrong when he investigates his only brother.

One quote Wes Moore uses to portray this about Wes is that “It was years before Wes’s mom found out her son had been arrested that day. By the time

The judge releases him into the custody of Grace and Jeremiah. That night Taylor escapes from jail from jail killing two deputies. Learning of Taylor’s escape Globe now Charles runs away to prevent Taylor from murdering the preacher and his wife. Taylor sets a trap for the boy. In the gun fight Taylor is

Casey Anthony “Smell of Death” In the summer of 2008, Casey Anthony daughter Caylee Anthony was last seen on June 16, 2008. No one knows where she was nor did Casey report that her daughter was missing. Time went by with no sign of Caylee reappearing. Casey’s mother called and reported that her granddaughter was missing and that Casey’s car smelled like a dead body had been in there.

Hell broke loose in the courtroom when they found her guilty, his husband got enraged and was held down by the deputy’s sheriff. But there words are short to describe what happened at the sentencing hearing the following day: in a unexpected plot twist (I’m feeling dizzy with so many twists) the jury suggested 10 years of probation and a 10 thousand dollars fine. Yeah, you read that correctly.

After hearing that wearing the headset and reporting police would earn him money, Wes accepted the first offer he received from the boys without considering the numerous potential consequences. Furthermore, Wes proved later in his life that a quick pay day was worth risking jail time when he did not listen to his instincts about a undercover police officer trying to purchase drugs. These decisions led to the “fateful day” (xiv) where police officer Prothero was killed, consequently sealing Wes’s fate. In essence, Wes’s inability to think long term led to his

While in custody, Cullen admitted to killing only twelve to fifteen patients and explained how he took their lives. Eventually, he confessed that he had taken the lives of several more people, estimating the total count was thirty to forty patients. A few days after this, he underwent his first hearing, where Cullen announced he planned to plead guilty. Despite Cullen’s confession to only dozens of murders, investigators believe this number could have been in the hundreds. After a long, strenuous trial, Cullen pleaded guilty to twenty-nine murders across Pennsylvania and New Jersey from 1988 to 2003 (“Where is Charles…”).

He was charged with first degree murder because he had planned out this murder of Shannon, Bella, and Celeste along with having the intent to harm them. Everything about his story came out, aligned for the police, and he pleaded guilty. He is serving a life sentence in prison. This movie shed light on the case along with showing different aspects of the law and how they all worked in the Chris Watts

One night during Ron’s troubled past, he showed up at his brother in law, Gary Simmons’ house and asked for help. He took Ron to the nearest hospital, and when he left against medical advice, Gary took him to a Christian mission program for ex-cons and addicts. Gary’s pastor had met Ron and wanted to help, and when describing Ron’s condition, he uses a euphemism, to mask the harshness of his situation. This description of his mental sickness gives the reader a better understanding of his recent outbreaks and issues, and gives clues as to why the police would question him because of his past and competency. Ron's mental issues later become a large factor in his retrial, because the question of his competency was never even mentioned in the trial

Throughout time the death penalty has not been administered equally, and the Innocence Project has been receiving a lot of attention for allowing information such as this to be surfaced. The Innocence Project has been created to help exonerate those that are seeking death row. The Innocence Project has created a statistic from their own findings as a result will be used to show what really happens behind the scene of death row through a lenses that most people would not hear. The Innocence Project receives about 8000+letters each year from .prisoners seeking help with their case. Race plays a big factor in the decision process during trials.

But, after a shooting happened in the neighborhood and a baby is killed in a hit and ru Tia finds out the truth about her dad. Her dad had shot a girl while trying to commit a robbery years ago and  got sent to prison for murder. Keisha tries to tell Tia to give up and stop trying to find out more about her father and that he committed a serious crime and should not be forgiven.

Wes now has to realize how he no longer has control over his actions, and must follow strict

Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong In Brandon L. Garrett 's book, Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong, he makes it very clear how wrongful convictions occur and how these people have spent many years in prison for crimes they never committed. Garrett presents 250 cases of innocent people who were convicted wrongfully because the prosecutors opposed testing the DNA of those convicted. Garrett provided simple statistics such as graphs, percentages, and charts to help the reader understand just how great of an impact this was.

Justice is a behavior or treatment, the quality of being fair and responsible, the administration of the law or authority and maintain this. Greed is the intese and selfish desire for something, especially wealth or power. In the novel The Rag snd Bone Shop Robert Cormier shows an act of greed while seeking an unfair justice. Trent a well known interrogator plays mind games with 12-year old Jason Dorrant searching for a confession to the murder of a 7-year old girl, Alicia Barlett. In the novel The Rag and Bone Shop, Robert Cormier characterizes Trent as a greedy man who stands for justice.

Annotated Bibliography Draft Student name : Haider Zafaryab Student number: 2360526 Thesis Statement : Capital Punishment is a very controversial topic around the globe. I believe that it does more harm than good and breeds violence in society. Source 1: Radelet, M. L., & Akers, R. L. (1996).