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A 3 page paper which summarizes an article pertaining to criminal procedure. The article addresses the burden of proof. No additional sources cited.
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and then it is different in relationship to states and the Federal court system. But, there are many elements that are essentially expected in whatever system is involved. One element
that is crucial in any criminal procedure is burden of proof. The following paper summarizes a journal article on the topic, titled "Burden of proof: How La. prosecutors can withhold
evidence with little fear of punishment" by Richard A. Webster, written in June of 2007 for New Orleans CityBusiness. Burden of Proof: Criminal Procedure This particular article illustrates
how important burden of proof is and yet also illustrates that anyone who withholds vital evidence is often not held very accountable for their actions, although those actions lead to
wrongful incarceration and perhaps even death. The article begins with the fact that, "Shareef Cousin, John Thompson and Dan Bright were convicted of murder and sentenced to death in three
separate cases in New Orleans. The courts eventually acquitted and ordered the release of all three when it was discovered prosecutors had withheld vital evidence" (Webster, 2007; NA). It
appears that although this evidence was withheld, and apparently be several sources, only one of the men involved was penalized. One of the men, Thompson, who served time for a
crime he did not commit still possesses a picture of one of the prosecutors in the case wherein this man, Jim Williams, sits at his rich desk with a miniature
electric chair. In this little chair are individually placed pictures of the "five men Williams sent to death row. Thompson is right in the middle" (Webster, 2007; NA). The
article continues to illustrate how there are many cases wherein vital evidence was withheld, a very serious issue in relationship to burden of proof for it is only through proof
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