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.
Bonnie and Clyde: The Story of America’s Most Notorious Killer Couple
The names Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow brings images of a romantic yet violent criminal partnership, a duo that has become synonymous with the outlaw culture of early 20th-century America. Their story, marked by a relentless crime spree during the Great Depression, is one of love, rebellion, and inevitable tragedy.
By Deji Akomolafe2 years ago in Criminal
One Simple Law That Destroyed Italian Mafia
In that time in Sicily the simple men who were the peasants wanted to be equal to the wealthy ones who owned the land. These hoodlums became bandits who formed clans that terrorized the landowners by collecting protection taxes using knives or shotguns as their weapons. Exactly this short and handy enterprise—extortion—provided them with a threat themselves and the shelter from it for fee.
By Amine Oubih2 years ago in Criminal
Echoes of Injustice. AI-Generated.
In the heart of the city, where skyscrapers reached for the heavens and the streets pulsed with the rhythm of life, there stood a building. It wasn't the tallest or the grandest, but its significance surpassed its physical presence. This was the courthouse, a bastion of the law, where justice was meant to be served, and truth was meant to prevail. Yet, within its walls, beneath its imposing façade, lay a tangled web of deceit and corruption, where the echoes of injustice reverberated with haunting clarity.
By Muhammad Mohib2 years ago in Criminal
The Mysterious Phantom
Once upon a dark, starless night, inside the peaceful little village of Oakwood, something strange happened that changed the course of the village's history. An infamous figure called "The Phantom" had arrived, and everyone felt a sense of unease in the air.
By Kamal O. Touhami2 years ago in Criminal
Lululemon Murder: A Shocking Crime That Gripped a Community
The Lululemon murder occurred on 2011, at a Lululemon store, when Brittany Norwood, a store employee, murdered her coworker Jayna Murray. Murray sustained 331 injuries from five weapons including a hammer, box cutter and knife. According to medical examiners, she was alive for all of the injuries.
By Deji Akomolafe2 years ago in Criminal
The Verdict Will Be Covered
I’m sitting on a bench in the hallway, near the courtroom I’ve spent every morning in for the last three months, covering a domestic violence trial, trying to come up with the lead for my story: “A domestic violent abuser receives a (not) guilty verdict…” or “After a (???)-hour deliberation, the jury issues a (not) guilty verdict in the domestic violence case”? The second version sounds more active and forceful, so I’ll probably send that one in.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Criminal
Andrea Yates, The Texas Woman Who Drowned Her Kids
n June 20, 2001, a suburban Texas home became the site of one of the most heartbreaking tragedies in recent memory. Andrea Yates, a mother of five, made headlines around the world when she drowned her children one by one in the family bathtub. The shocking nature of the crime left many grappling for answers, but as the details emerged, it became increasingly clear that this was not a simple case of criminal intent, but rather a tragic manifestation of severe mental illness.
By Deji Akomolafe2 years ago in Criminal
The West Memphis Three: A Story of Injustice, Redemption, and Advocacy
n 1993, the brutal murders of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, shocked the nation and rocked the tight-knit community to its core. What followed would be a decades-long saga marked by allegations of police misconduct, coerced confessions, and the wrongful convictions of three teenagers—Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr.—known as the West Memphis Three.
By Deji Akomolafe2 years ago in Criminal
