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Tim Lyman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Race and the Construction of Evidence in Homicide Cases
American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2014Co-Authors: Glenn L. Pierce, Michael L. Radelet, Chad Posick, Tim LymanAbstract:Research that attempts to document racial or gender disparities in the criminal justice system inevitably paints a distorted picture if only one point in the criminal justice process is examined. For example, studies that look at who is sentenced to death among a group convicted of First-Degree Murder will miss exposure of biases that occur at earlier stages of the criminal justice process. In this paper, we looked at prosecutorial files on over 400 homicide cases from Caddo Parish, Louisiana (the Shreveport area). Results indicate that even after controlling for aggravating factors, cases with White female victims result in thicker files than other homicides, indicating more prosecutorial effort in attempting to secure convictions in such cases. This, in turn, was related to more severe sentencing of offenders convicted of killing whites and women. On the other hand, cases with black victims resulted in the thinnest case files and the least severe sentences.
Craig J. Forsyth - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The sociologist as story teller: the broken foster care system used as mitigation at criminal trial
American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2016Co-Authors: Craig J. ForsythAbstract:This paper describes the role a sociologist in a capital Murder case involving a defendant who was in foster care and adoption for most of his youth. The author of this paper worked as a sociologist/ mitigation expert in this case. The circumstances of his tragic life leading up to and in the foster care system is presented as mitigation. A literature review on the issues surrounding foster care, presented here, was developed and given to all experts and attorneys working on this case. These issues were to be presented whenever appropriate in their testimony or questioning, during both the guilt and penalty phase. The jury found him guilty of two counts of first degree Murder; but voted for life during the sentencing phase. The utility of sociology in criminal cases in general is discussed.
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A Story Telling of Tragedy
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2007Co-Authors: Craig J. Forsyth, Ouida F. ForsythAbstract:Abstract This paper describes the experience of mitigation experts in first degree Murder cases in the penalty phase of the trial. The first author, who is a sociologist, has worked in capital Murder cases since 1988, as a mitigation expert in over 200 such cases. The second author assists in the mitigation process by analyzing mental health and educational records. The focus of the paper is a discussion of a specific case in which the defendant committed suicide before the case went to trial.
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The Sociologist As Mitigation Expert In First Degree Murder Cases
Clinical Sociology Review, 1995Co-Authors: Craig J. ForsythAbstract:This paper describes the experiences of a sociologist as a mitigation expert during the "typical" first degree Murder case, from indictment through the penalty phase of the trial. The author, who has worked in death penalty cases (capital Murder) since 1988, has served as a mitigation expert in over 40 such cases. Topics covered include: working with a death penalty mitigation team and what to expect; interviewing the client, family members and others significant to the defense; making a genogram; making a time line of the client's life; preparing for trial; and the style and content of your testimony and getting qualified.
Kevin C. Hughes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Right to die, euthanasia, and community sentiment
Law and Human Behavior, 1993Co-Authors: Norman J. Finkel, Marie L. Hurabiell, Kevin C. HughesAbstract:Three questions guide this research: Would nullifications occur in active euthanasia cases where the right to die is asserted? What sentiments would the community express, and how would those sentiments relate to nullifications? What variables would best predict verdict? Mock jurors offered reasons for their verdicts for four cases where all elements of first degree Murder appeared to be satisfied. The cases varied the competency of the patient, the intent of the patient—if the wish to die was expressed, and whether a living will was present, and whether the defendant sought court approval . Sizable nullifications (25% not guilty verdicts) and partial nullifications (39% guilty to lesser offenses) resulted. Some subjects viewed this as not a legal matter, but a private matter; others acknowledged the law's place, but viewed the law's position as wrong; still others nullified by using a common sense rather than a legal definition of malice . In this life-and-death matter, black letter law and common sense justice were not only far apart, but, in the eyes of some, irreconcilably so.
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Right to die, euthanasia, and community sentiment: crossing the public/private boundary.
Law and Human Behavior, 1993Co-Authors: Norman J. Finkel, Marie L. Hurabiell, Kevin C. HughesAbstract:Three questions guide this research: Would nullifications occur in active euthanasia cases where the right to die is asserted? What sentiments would the community express, and how would those sentiments relate to nullifications? What variables would best predict verdict? Mock jurors offered reasons for their verdicts for four cases where all elements of first degree Murder appeared to be satisfied. The cases varied thecompetency of the patient, theintent of the patient—if the wish to die was expressed, and whether a living will was present, and whether the defendant soughtcourt approval. Sizable nullifications (25% not guilty verdicts) and partial nullifications (39% guilty to lesser offenses) resulted. Some subjects viewed this as not a legal matter, but a private matter; others acknowledged the law's place, but viewed the law's position as wrong; still others nullified by using a common sense rather than a legal definition ofmalice. In this life-and-death matter, black letter law and common sense justice were not only far apart, but, in the eyes of some, irreconcilably so.
Glenn L. Pierce - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Race and the Construction of Evidence in Homicide Cases
American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2014Co-Authors: Glenn L. Pierce, Michael L. Radelet, Chad Posick, Tim LymanAbstract:Research that attempts to document racial or gender disparities in the criminal justice system inevitably paints a distorted picture if only one point in the criminal justice process is examined. For example, studies that look at who is sentenced to death among a group convicted of First-Degree Murder will miss exposure of biases that occur at earlier stages of the criminal justice process. In this paper, we looked at prosecutorial files on over 400 homicide cases from Caddo Parish, Louisiana (the Shreveport area). Results indicate that even after controlling for aggravating factors, cases with White female victims result in thicker files than other homicides, indicating more prosecutorial effort in attempting to secure convictions in such cases. This, in turn, was related to more severe sentencing of offenders convicted of killing whites and women. On the other hand, cases with black victims resulted in the thinnest case files and the least severe sentences.
Norman J. Finkel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Right to die, euthanasia, and community sentiment
Law and Human Behavior, 1993Co-Authors: Norman J. Finkel, Marie L. Hurabiell, Kevin C. HughesAbstract:Three questions guide this research: Would nullifications occur in active euthanasia cases where the right to die is asserted? What sentiments would the community express, and how would those sentiments relate to nullifications? What variables would best predict verdict? Mock jurors offered reasons for their verdicts for four cases where all elements of first degree Murder appeared to be satisfied. The cases varied the competency of the patient, the intent of the patient—if the wish to die was expressed, and whether a living will was present, and whether the defendant sought court approval . Sizable nullifications (25% not guilty verdicts) and partial nullifications (39% guilty to lesser offenses) resulted. Some subjects viewed this as not a legal matter, but a private matter; others acknowledged the law's place, but viewed the law's position as wrong; still others nullified by using a common sense rather than a legal definition of malice . In this life-and-death matter, black letter law and common sense justice were not only far apart, but, in the eyes of some, irreconcilably so.
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Right to die, euthanasia, and community sentiment: crossing the public/private boundary.
Law and Human Behavior, 1993Co-Authors: Norman J. Finkel, Marie L. Hurabiell, Kevin C. HughesAbstract:Three questions guide this research: Would nullifications occur in active euthanasia cases where the right to die is asserted? What sentiments would the community express, and how would those sentiments relate to nullifications? What variables would best predict verdict? Mock jurors offered reasons for their verdicts for four cases where all elements of first degree Murder appeared to be satisfied. The cases varied thecompetency of the patient, theintent of the patient—if the wish to die was expressed, and whether a living will was present, and whether the defendant soughtcourt approval. Sizable nullifications (25% not guilty verdicts) and partial nullifications (39% guilty to lesser offenses) resulted. Some subjects viewed this as not a legal matter, but a private matter; others acknowledged the law's place, but viewed the law's position as wrong; still others nullified by using a common sense rather than a legal definition ofmalice. In this life-and-death matter, black letter law and common sense justice were not only far apart, but, in the eyes of some, irreconcilably so.