#Fair Trial

[teriyakichop]

The Brian Banks Story--A.K.A., why fair trials are important!

As an addendum to the previous post I made, I want to talk about a story that hits close to home for me. Some of you may not know the man, but his name is Brian Banks. He was a young man with a promising future in the NFL. He got involved with a vile wicked young girl who cried rape to the police when nothing of a sexual nature happened between him and the young girl. Brian Banks was sent to prison, and given a 10 year plea deal sentence, for a crime he did not do. Otherwise, he was looking at 50 years for the alleged rape. And his own lawyer betrayed him to get him that 10 year plea deal, because he was a big black kid. There was no evidence of forced entry inside of her, there was no evidence of DNA remains. There was absolutely NOTHING that could be used against this young man. Brian Banks LITERALLY went to prison on the allegation of rape, and what was used as proof? "Trust me, bro!" So, Brian Banks remains strong and he serves his time for a crime he didn't commit, gets out of prison, and his false accuser tries to get back in his life again. Brian Banks got the vile bitch to admit that she made the rape allegation up, and he got it on audio/video recording. He was later exonerated for his alleged crime, and he was given small chances to make his way into the NFL. But the damage was already done. He lost 10 years of his life FOR NO REASON, his promising life was shattered, his entry into the NFL was very difficult, his reputation was ruined, and nothing he does will ever get that time sent back to him. All on a bullshit tip, and "Trust me bro" evidence. Perhaps you can't relate to this matter because it never happened to you. All I can say to you is, thank goodness you didn't have to suffer as Brian Banks did, and I hope that what happened to him, NEVER happens to you. I have brothers, uncles, a father, male friends and so on, and I worry about shit like this happening to them everyday, because it is SOOOOOOOO EASY to have false allegations placed on men these days. This is why fair trials are important. But maybe you can't relate to this matter because it is not WoW based? Alright. Let's talk about Quinton Flynn. The old Voice Actor for Kael'thas Sunstrider. Quinton Flynn: The guy that Blizzard screwed over, all on a bullshit tip. Quinton Flynn's reputation was severely damaged based on false allegations of sexual assault and grooming of a minor, from a fan that had an infatuation for him. The court ruled in favor of Quinton Flynn and found him not guilty on all charges. But that didn't matter to Blizzard, because before he was even given time to defend himself and the good name of his character, Blizzard FIRED him, and had his Kael'thas Sunstrider voice work replaced by another voice actor whom, while good, does not have enough depth to fill Quinton Flynn's shoes for the Kael'thas character. Blizzard did this while Quinton Flynn fought to prove his innocence. And when he was 100% successful, did Blizzard restore his voice work? NOPE! They kept their distance from him and made him out to be an outsider. All because of false allegations. Even though he was proven 100% innocent. If I'm not mistaken, didn't a false allegation get pinned up on one of the Rick and Morty actors, and he was proven innocent, but the studio fired him over the false allegations anyway? In this day and age, we live in a world of some rather heinous people. But we also live in a world where people make false allegations on one another, and no one wants to do the work of finding out if the allegations are true. Rather, people would go about believing whatever anyone says and demonizing the falsely accused because of the sensationalist's failure to think with their own mind and do their own research. I hope now you all understand why I am looking into matters with a fair investigation. <3

[seemabhatnagar]

A Story of Legal Battles and Marital Discord

The Beginning:

Sudeep Chatterjee and his wife were on the verge of divorce. The once-loving relationship had deteriorated into a conflict marked by distrust and discord. Amidst this turmoil, Sudeep was confronted with a complaint filed by his wife, accusing him of cruelty and demanding dowry. Fearing imminent arrest, he sought pre-arrest bail from the court. His pre-arrest bail application was dismissed by the Sessions Court, Katihar.

Sudip Chatterjee v. The State of Bihar and Another

Crl Appeal 2011/2024

Before The Supreme Court of India

Heard by the Bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice C T Ravikumar J & Hon'ble Mr.Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra J

High Court's Improbable Condition:

Sudeep's quest for bail led him to the High Court, which granted him provisional pre-arrest bail but with conditions that seemed almost impossible to fulfill. The court required Sudeep to file a joint affidavit with his wife, stating their agreement to live together and his commitment to take care of all her physical and financial needs. Additionally, the court mandated that there should be no interference from Sudeep's family members. This arrangement was to last for only four weeks, after which the couple was expected to withdraw the divorce case.

"How is this possible when there is matrimonial discord?" the condition seemed impractical and improbable, given the existing strain in their relationship. It felt like an imposition that could further sour their already fragile relationship.

A Husband's Struggle:

Sudeep was caught in a dilemma. On one hand, he wanted to avoid arrest; on the other, the conditions set by the High Court appeared to dominate him and undermine his sense of fairness. The conditions suggested a forced reunion, which seemed unlikely to heal the deep-seated issues between him and his wife.

Moreover, the conditions risked giving his wife a sense of dominance, further complicating the possibility of reconciliation. Sudeep and his wife had shown a mild willingness to rethink their relationship, but these unrealistic conditions threatened to extinguish any remaining hope of a reunion.

Supreme Court's Intervention:

Realizing the impracticality of the High Court's conditions, Sudeep approached the Supreme Court by way of Criminal Apeal. The apex court granted leave to hear the case.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice C.T. Ravikumar J, presiding over the case, noted a fundamental legal principle: 'Lex non cogit ad impossibilia' – the law does not compel a person to do what they cannot possibly perform. The Supreme Court emphasized that conditions for bail should not be so burdensome that they effectively deny the relief sought.

The Final Judgment:

After careful consideration, the Supreme Court set aside the impractical conditions imposed by the High Court. The court recognized that expecting a couple on the brink of divorce to live together harmoniously under such constraints was unrealistic and counterproductive.

The Supreme Court made the provisional bail granted by the High Court absolute, subject to standard conditions under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Meaning thereby that Sudeep could avoid arrest without the undue burden of improbable conditions, allowing the legal process to proceed fairly.

Seema Bhatnagar

[agentfascinateur]

"Equality of Arms", a legal principle Israelis will try to shamelessly invoke (to claim an unfair trial), dates back to medieval times when disputes were often settled through violent battle. Combatants were expected to be armed equally. We know that's not currently the case.

[geezerwench]

[dawninsightexplorer]

Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi's Legal Battle

[quotesfromall]

That in all courts of the United States, the parties may plead and manage their own causes personally or by assistance of such counsel or attorneys at law as by the rules of the said courts respectively shall be permitted to manage and conduct causes therein.

John Adams, Federal Judiciary Act

[legalstudiesin1]

Human Rights of an Accused Person in India: Laws and Case Laws

In India, an accused person has certain human rights that are protected under the Constitution and various laws. Some of the key human rights of an accused person in India are: Right to a fair trial: The Constitution of India guarantees the right to a fair trial to every person accused of a crime. This includes the right to be heard, the right to legal representation, and the right to a speedy…

[throwawayasoiafaccount]

btw what theon went through is what thousands upon thousands upon thousands of slaves still go through in essos. so, do you still feel pity for the slavers that were crucified? do you still pity the slavers killed when daenerys freed the unsullied?

i ask these questions, and yet i know that there are still many people who believe that the violence against the slavers wasn’t justified, or believe that it was simply “too much” or “not fair.” truly… what an insane hill to die on.

maybe these people should spare more empathy for the formerly enslaved instead of wasting time making up excuses (that are not supported by the text) for why the slave masters' deaths were somehow not justified 🫶

[astraeajackson]

apollo: gods, i hate duolingo! it keeps sending me all these annoying emails telling me to start learning spanish again!

hermes: apollo, i deleted that app from your phone seven months ago...

apollo: wait, but then who's been sending me all these mildly threatening emails?!

athena, who may or may not have hacked into his email account to track his terrible progression in spanish: shit duo i think he's onto us-

[ind1c0lite]

(Basic context is that AU of Duel Desinties where the phantom impersonates Phoenix to get him found guilty of Clay's murder, I talk more under the cut abt it jkhlj)

-Basically meant to be a parallel to turnabout trump, cause if you can have ONE boss get found guilty of murder, why not a second one?

-OK basically: everything in DD happens normally until like- a day before clays murder, Phoenix gets yoinked by the phantom somehow (he is still alive, just being held captive), Phantom is still Fulbright, but they've decided to be silly goofy (target Phoenix and get him found guilty of murder, escape police custody and then murder phoenix and make it seem like Phoenix accidentally died while on the run, thats why they didn't kill phoenix right away unlike the real Fulbright) there is an imposter amo-

-I dont have the logistics as to how this affects solving Metis's murder, and how it effects what evidence is used n whatnot and turnabout for tomorrow as a whole, so im just going nuts HGJKHLJ

-Originally I was actually imagining this taking place during turnabout for tomorrow and I wanted that case to be apollo v klavier instead of phoenix and edgeworth and thats why klav is in here instead of Simon (I decided that Simon got badly injured and couldn't stand in court for the retrial, so klavier was asked to step in)

-The courtroom bombing still happens the same way it does normally, but Apollo decides to take up the case again instead of taking a leave, instead of like, you know, healing from the traumatic event that just happened, turnabout countdown still happens as well

-Apollo and Athena do not find out about the phantom's existence until well after this trial, so they have no idea that Phoenix could've possibly been replaced, though simon, after hearing about the trial, might be suspicious about whether or not that was the real Phoenix

-The Phantom had been not only keeping an eye on Simon for a while, but was also stalking Phoenix and Edgeworth after they both started looking into UR-1, so they were able to impersonate phoenix so well that not even his own daughter thought that anything was up (though while Trucy did find him a *little* bit off, but she figured that it might've been the bombing that caused him to act ever so slightly weird, so she didn't pay much mind to it until she heard about his confession in court and realized it might've been because he possibly, ya know, killed someone)

-it's pretty much just switching Athena being framed for murder with Phoenix, and instead of the trial ending on a cliffhanger, it continues on (probably with Klavier insisting on it) ending with soloman being found innocent and Phoenix being declared guilty

-There's a couple days inbetween the end of the cosmic turnabout and the start of turnabout for tomorrow, so Athena, Apollo and Trucy all get a little bit to process the fact that "oh god my boss/my dad killed someone" (simons execution date is pushed back a bit in this au) and they probably get to talk with Klavier and eventually a lil bit with Simon after he gets out

-Im not sure how it all winds down in turnabout for tomorrow (Phoenix escaping and being at large is basically the perfect cover for the phantom to resume being fulbright for that trial) but they do eventually realize that the phoenix who confessed wasn't the real one and now there's a search on going to find out where the real one is being held captive, hes fineeee just ready to take a week long nap and a good vacation (along with every other waa member)

-I dont have anything else to add on rn but if you want to add something or just throw in a scenario feel free to!! this idea has been bouncing around my head for like a month now and Im very happy to finally show yall it

[katiefromcabin7]

Apollo and Jason’s conversation in Jason’s dorm is actually making me feel sick to my stomach this is so sad…

[yonemurishiroku]

In all seriousness, TSATS's lack of reference to Hazel, Reyna, and Jason infuriates me.

Is Reyna even mentioned?

Huh. So I guess I was the only one led lost by a delusional friendship?

Hazel wasn't even mentioned throughout Nico's first trip to Tartarus? He misses Percy, Annabeth, and Jason, but not his own sister?

When in fact Hazel was the first one to insist on saving him even if it was a trap?

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

whatever you do, don't think about how lana saw herself in edgeworth, ok? don't think about how she wanted to distance herself from him the moment they met because he could possibly see through the sl-9 plan and ruin everything, but she couldn't because he was kind, if not a little awkward, to her terrified sister in a case where everyone else's only concern was securing a conviction. don't think about how she brought ema to the prosecutor's office (because she damn well wasn't going to let her sister face this alone) with her hackles raised and her defences bolstered because she'd heard about the "demon prosecutor" and his ways just to realise he's nothing but a young man, trying his best to survive under the weight of his mentor's shadow and ensure justice is served by whatever means he can. don't think about how she felt later, when she was under gant's thumb and knew for a fact that all those rumours surrounding von karma's perfect record were, in fact, true and that he was using edgeworth's faith in him to fulfill his own goals. don't think about how she felt when she had to begin doing the same. or what must have gone through her head when she entered her office one morning to find a case approval form waiting for her on her desk: the state v. miles edgeworth. don't think about how she knew, once she saw the name of the prosecutor assigned to his case, that she was signing his death warrant. don't imagine what she rehearsed saying to his sister or her realisation, after his miraculous survival, why he had been so understanding of her own. don't wonder, as she did, ineffectually, if it was his competence or her fondness for him that led to his car and knife being chosen to cover goodman's murder — a second attempt at his permanent removal — and whether it was affection or guilt that made her stand by the corpse, waiting readily to be caught in his stead. don't think about how she finds out, eventually, that he is gone, in a jail cell so far from remorse, gratitude and closure that she can only sit and turn in her head distorted thoughts about luck and fortuitous third chances. don't.

[booasaur]