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Lavelle Burt Case Study Answers

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CASE #1: Franklin Thompson, 1997
Briefly outline the case (paste the link to it here as well).
Thomsan was accused of intentionally murdering Jacqueline Okai in 1994 by severely beating and then running her over with a car. https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/il/franklin-thompson.html What type of false confession was it? Give specifics that substantiate your answer.
Thomson had signed a statement that acknowledged his presence in the crimescene, but stated that the murder was accidental.
List any extenuating circumstances that might have contributed to this false confession (other than those covered within the definitions of the various types of confessions).
He had recently lost his …show more content…

The court could have taken into account that there was no physical evidence that linked him to the crime. There was also express evedence against other parties that where involved. CASE #2: Lavelle Burt, 1986
Briefly outline the case (paste the link to it here as well).
Lavelle Burt was accused of attemting to kill a young girl, and instead killed a boy was was nearby at the time. https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/il/lavelle-burt.html
What type of false confession was it? Give specifics that substantiate your answer.
His confession was an instrumental coerced confession. The police stated that they had evidence that would convict him, and that he would get a lighter sentence if he willingly confessed.
List any extenuating circumstances that might have contributed to this false confession (other than those covered within the definitions of the various types of confessions).
The case took place in the mid 1980s, when racism was still very prevelent, and it was less dangpurous for a black man if he willingly complied with that police.

Outline how you think this false confession could have been

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