Assignment Content
- Question <bdi></bdi>Imagine you are a criminal justice professional working for a superior court judge. Your judge has been asked to re-sentence a defendant in a criminal case due to the case being sent back to the trial court after an appeal or post-conviction issue. He would like you to provide him with a memorandum of the history of the case and how the defendant can be re-sentenced.
Preparation
Search the University Library or the internet for trials using parameters such as, but not limited to, “watch criminal trials online.” If you cannot locate a video of the trial, you may review court documents for the trial. Note: The trial must be concluded in order to write the paper.Choose a criminal trial from within the last 10 years. The trial should be a major felony case such as murder, armed robbery, burglary, aggravated battery, attempted murder, etc. You may choose:
- A trial from the state you currently live in or lived in when you were a child
- A trial from the federal jurisdiction in your current area or where you lived as a child
- Note: If the trial was not sent back to the trial court on appeal or post-conviction, you may assume that it was in order to complete your synopsis.
- Question 1Question 1
100 PointsAssignment Deliverable
Respond to each of the following prompts in 50 words each:
- The Case
- Briefly summarize the case details.
- Post-Conviction Relief
- Was there an appeal or post-conviction review (relief)? Explain the difference between the two processes.
- Sentencing
- What are the sentencing guidelines for the crime committed in the trial? Refer to the sentencing guidelines of the state or federal jurisdiction where the trial was held.
- What are some issues related to sentencing that the judge should be aware of?
- Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.
Format your citations and references according to APA guidelines.