FSC100H5- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 41 pages long!)
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Social media trial of the century - time magazine. Prosecution: casey wished to free herself from her life as a mom, killed daughter with chloroform and duct tape. Defense: child accidentally drowned in family swimming pool, body disposed of as attempt to cover up, accident that spiralled out of control . Verdict: jury found casey not guilty on rst degree murder, controversial: attacked and supported by legal community, media and public. A former prosecutor: case lacked a tremendous amount of physical evidence. There was no dna, no confession, no witnesses: prevented prosecution"s ability to convince jury casey was guilty beyond reasonable doubt. County sheriff: there"s a predisposition that people expects that what they see on tv is reality . Dna ngerprints, hair bres- today"s juries expect it because they see it on tv. The public is constantly being bombarded by all kinds of physical and forensic evidence, some of which doesn"t even exist.
