Confession Essays (269 words) - Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law

Confession Double Jeopardy Defendant is allowed to turn down their right to an attorney/lawyer and represent themselves in court. Defendant is allowed to turn down their right to preliminary hearing and go direct to trial. The defendant is permitted the use of a private investigator. State is legally obligated to provide all the evidence to the defendant so they can prepare their defense. Under the California Penal Code, the defendant is allowed to be acquitted (free of their charge) on the ground that the evidence before the court is insufficient to sustain a conviction. A person cannot go to trial if there was a previous trial towards that person with the same charges, even if new evidence is brought up. Known as Double Jeopardy. I think the best part of the movie is when the audience finds out that Mr. Crawford is charged with new charges and Willy has the evidence to convict Crawford for murdering his own wife. I think this is the best part of the movie because it is the big turning point of the movie. Here, we find out that Willy has gun that Mr. Crawford used and a confession to convict him for killing his own wife. I think this movie was worth viewing for our topic. In Forensic Science, the law and court is involved and I think this movie does a good job at portraying the court and how evidence is handled. Questions for test. What is Double Jeopardy? How did Willy lose the case? How did Willy figure out that Mr. Crawford switched the weapons with the officer (Robert Nunally)?