The infamous O. J. Simpson murder trial is a telling example of what an officer should not do with regards to a criminal proceeding. As lead investigator examining the murders of Mr. Goldman and Ms. Simpson, Detective Mark Fuhrman was a study in incompetence. Right from the very outset of the trial, the transcript shows ...
From time to time, the media picks up on a particularly sensational trial in which they know the public will have an interest. While many people quickly grow tired of these trials, media outlets know that yellow journalism sells. We see it all the time today and it was no different in the 19th century. ...
As a 30-something who has been a registered voter since 18, I have gotten the letter requesting my attendance for jury duty many times since registering. I have showed up for jury duty as requested on more than one occasion and have even had the privilege to sit on a jury for a murder trial. ...
Television reality shows are rapidly becoming the dominant genre in cable as well as in network programming. They are comparatively cheap to produce because they don’t require union scale actors and writers, or expensive sets and remote locations like sitcoms or dramatic series. One of the inherent risks of TV reality programming, however, is the ...
