Mike Anderson was sentenced to 13 years in prison but was never called to serve his sentence. Now 13 years later on the date he is set to be released they realize their mistake and arrest him. It is now in the hands of the judge wither or not Mike will be forced to serve his sentence. Using the eight key questions we will make the right decision on whether or not to incarcerate Mike.
In Mike Anderson’s case, he had committed a serious crime, a crime that is thought by the FBI to occur frequently, be widespread and to do the most harm. Due to robbery being a serious crime the judge that heard Mike’s case had sentencing guidelines that help provide guidance for the judge about sentences for convicted offenders, making them more uniformed based
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The question you need to ask is his character now someone you would send to prison? Mike’s been a model citizen since the accident putting him jail will only undo all his hard work and rehabilitation. Father, coach, business man What would have happened if mike did go to jail? If mike went to jail he wouldn’t have his four kids, he wouldn’t have his business and he wouldn’t be coaching soccer. Think about all the good he did, he created life, helped repair and create carpentry and gave back to his community. Does the fact that he didn’t do more than tell his lawyer about the fact he hasn’t been summoned say something about his character. Would you have done more if you where him?
Is the fact that justice system made a mistake something that Mike needs to pay for, is that fair? Is it fair that other’s loved ones had to serve their sentences but Mike doesn’t? Is wouldn’t be fair to his family that he got taken away. Would his family be able to live off one paycheck? It wouldn’t be fair that the justice system now decides to act on his
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Does Mike have a responsibility to turn himself in? Did mike uphold his end of the deal by waiting to be summoned and informing his lawyer about the situation. Does the lawyer he told have a responsibility to tell the court about the mistake? Mike also has a responsibility to the soccer team he coaches and to his clients. The judge is responsible for upholding the law while protecting the rights of those involved. The judge is an authority who acts according to the law. The judge in this case doesn’t have any precedent to follow when making this ruling. The law expects you to pay for your crimes but is there a time limit to when they can call you to do so? It is up to the judge to determine what the law is saying. The justice system another authority, also is the reason he isn’t in prison. The justice system is responsible for the error, they should be responsible for the effects of their
Damian Swanson 12/13/16 English 3 Argumentative Essay Im Serial let him out of jail In the United States ten thousand people are wrongly convicted every year. (researchnews.org) This is what happened to a seventeen year old kid named Adnan Syed.
Jacobs caring older brother has gone to social services multiple times, but they had alway said they couldn’t help. Jacob has been charged as a youth, 1st degree murder x2 and will be in Rehabilitative Custody for 4 years. In Rehabilitative Custody it will allow him to work with doctors, help him learn how to solve problems in better/ good ways. It will help him
September 29, 2017 Officer Beckman, Supervisor Manley County Probation Department 555 Chestnut Lane Bouldercreek, GA 28394 Dear Officer Beckman: When it comes to life outcomes for any given person, there are unlimited people, circumstances, and personal choices that can affect a person and the life that they may lead for themselves. When trying to understand the details that produce any final result, the truth of the matter can be messy, complicated, and sometimes unclear. In most cases, there is not any one thing that caused a downward spiral or an upward shot, but rather a sequence of events, a plethora of circumstances, and a wide variety of people.
Due to Kent at the time being on probation, his past criminal history and the crimes that he was arrested for the right way to handle the charges would be through being charged as an adult. In cases like these with juveniles, it is best if the judge waives the case, so that it can be taken to a higher court. Taking a juvenile's case to be tried as an adult can be a good thing because there are times where the juveniles don't get the proper punishment for the crimes they've committed. I believe that when it comes to juveniles and they commit a severe crime they need to be punished just as if they were an adult. Juveniles don’t always get the proper charges to the fact they are under the age of 18.
He Should Have Consequences In both articles, some people say That Michael Fay’s punishment is unjust, others say he needs to suffer the consequences. In Singapore of 1994, an 18-year-old American citizen, Michael Fay, vandalized cars. With those actions he would get caned for the vandalization of the vehicles. People of America think these consequences are too harsh.
Author and lawyer Bryan Stevenson chronicles the unjust and inhumane stories of multiple prisoners throughout the South. He tries to appeal and save each individual from unethical sentences that were handed down upon them. Stevenson uses this book as way to shine a very bright light on the unfair practices and sentences that consistently happen throughout American court rooms to the mentally ill and the vulnerable. He is able to provide a prologue for each prisoner and case he encounters that provides crucial information that can potentially alter whether each client would end up dying in prison, or have the potential to see life outside of cement walls and bars. Stevenson is able to show readers the unfair practices of not only prosecutors
Three-Strikes Law It is my intention to establish a relationship between the three strikes law and retention rates of prisoners incarcerated for low level offenses. Before I begin to discuss the three-strikes law, it is imperative that I give some background information on sentencing guidelines. During the 1970 's the incarceration sentences imposed were indeterminate, meaning the judge had the discretion to sentence an offender on a case by case basis and sentencing a person to state prison or county jail was supposed to be to rehabilitate that person so he/she could re-enter society. Often time’s prisoners were sentenced to different amounts of time for similar offenses.
Adjustments in life are rather harder than expected, especially for convicted prisoners. Having majority of your rights and freedoms being taken away is an enormous punishment in which none us want. Prior to jail, Andy Dufrense was a successful banker, who was able to do anything he truly wanted. Andy was a very wealthy, and successful man who had the rest of his life panned out for him. But due to a wrong conviction, Andy is now facing a two life year sentences in a maximum facility.
Your honor, it is so hard to think of a resolution to this situation considering how many ‘what-if’s’ there are or could be. All I can hear in my head is April saying, “It’s okay, accidents happen”. But the truth is, this accident could have been prevented. Thomas Burns made the choices that lead to the accident. His choices of getting in that boat, driving under the influence, and going 40 MPH on a very dangerous lake.
This is an interesting question to pose because Zurcher can see the inequality in the justice system, especially when it came to the case of Ethan Couch. Rather than allowing this teenage boy to take responsibility for his actions, money ultimately made the decision for him. Couch did wrong by drinking and driving and did even worse when he killed four people. Time and time again, it is shown that those who have money oftentimes come out of the courtroom with better news than those who are not as financially secure. If someone has money, they will be able to pay for the best lawyers out there.
Who is the strongest man in the world ever lived? Who is the strongest man in the world ever lived, is the question asked by many people? Maybe some people will disagree with the title, but the facts cannot be denied. Paul Anderson holds the record for the most weight ever lifted by way of a human being.
When you first walk into the district court building, you get the feelings of authority and resoluteness. If I was not just an observer in the court hearings, I would have felt very uneasy, and nervous, because of the atmosphere that surrounds the building, and the employees of the building. Even before entering the courtroom you get the strong feeling of discipline and authority. I believe this feeling comes from the knowledge of knowing that your future is in the hands of the judge, and knowing that you made a mistake and now have to deal with the consequences. When we finally entered the courtroom The room was set up so that the judge was in the center of the room with their desk raised higher than the rest of the furniture.
Imagine you were the judge would you rather want 14 year old Pony boy Curtis to be in a foster care or live with his two brothers Soda pop and Darry ? I think Pony boy should be in foster care for a suitable environment. I think he should be in here for three reason one is adults available, want let him run the streets, and they have better homes. In foster care there are adults there to supervise him on what he does and what he watches on TV. When he was with his two brothers they let him do what ever he wanted to do like smoke,drank,run the streets,and even kill people.
Option 1 Exploring Life of a incarcerated juvenile, Alonza Thomas Alonza Thomas was a typical fifteen year old boy, he had no run ins with the police, his mom worked two jobs and his father was not around. His mother was trying to finish a college degree, and help get the out the slum life they were in. His entire life ruined by one mistake, he was sent to adult prison for thirteen years. He was convicted right after California “cracked down” on juvenile crime. Alonza Thomas attempted to rob a convenience store at gunpoint, when the clerks and owners tackled and stopped him.
Since the boy’s crime was pretty serious the boys would be sentenced with negative consequences. This is why the boys should be dealt with under the Restorative Justice System over the Retributive Justice