This essay will discuss and provide an analysis how the three main components of the criminal justice system: Police, Courts, and Corrections apply to the 1932 Lindbergh Baby Case. In addition, this essay will discuss how first appearance, preliminary hearing, and arraignment apply to the Lindbergh Baby Case. Finally, this essay will discuss adjudication, sentencing, and corrections pertaining to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh and his family had received a lot of attention after he flew nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean from New York City to Paris. Due to this remarkable event, Charles Lindbergh became an American hero and wealth soon followed. The Lindbergh’s were followed by people throughout the world can became …show more content…
The prosecution is to prove without a reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty while the defense is to refute evidence by the prosecution. The judge oversees both the prosecution and defense to be sure a trial is fair, and all evidence is admissible to be considered by the jury in deciding a verdict. In the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping case, the court system is seen when Hauptmann has his first appearance in the courts and is indicted by the Supreme Court on charges of extortion of $50,000 from Charles Lindbergh. In a preliminary hearing at the Hunterdon County Courthouse in New Jersey, grand jurors unanimously voted to indict Hauptman for murder in 1934 (Linder, 2017). Two weeks after being charged with extortion, Hauptmann learned at the arraignment about being charged with murder as …show more content…
This evidence was circumstantial and included handwriting samples which matched the handwriting on the ransom notes, tool marks on the ladder matching tools owned by the accused, and the same type of wood from the ladder found in his attic. On January 3, 1935 the trial of Hauptmann began in Flemington, New Jersey and lasted roughly five weeks. The judge oversaw the trial and due to a guilty verdict returned on February 13, 1935, the accused was declared guilty of murder in the first degree. Once a verdict had been handed down by the jury, the sentencing phase of the case begins. After the legal evidence of the factual issues involved in this case, the adjudication was the death penalty. Adjudication is defined as “the legal process of resolving a dispute” (REFERENCE). Furthermore, aspects of the court system which can be applied are appeals. Hauptmann and the defense team appealed the verdict and sentence. Unfortunately for Hauptmann, on December 9, 1935, the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey upheld the lower courts verdict of guilty. During the appeals and resentencing phase of the Hauptmann trial, another component of the criminal justice system is seen, that is
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh and his family had received a lot of attention after he flew nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean from New York City to Paris. Due to this remarkable event, Charles Lindbergh became an American hero and wealth soon followed. The Lindbergh’s were followed by people throughout the world can became …show more content…
The prosecution is to prove without a reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty while the defense is to refute evidence by the prosecution. The judge oversees both the prosecution and defense to be sure a trial is fair, and all evidence is admissible to be considered by the jury in deciding a verdict. In the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping case, the court system is seen when Hauptmann has his first appearance in the courts and is indicted by the Supreme Court on charges of extortion of $50,000 from Charles Lindbergh. In a preliminary hearing at the Hunterdon County Courthouse in New Jersey, grand jurors unanimously voted to indict Hauptman for murder in 1934 (Linder, 2017). Two weeks after being charged with extortion, Hauptmann learned at the arraignment about being charged with murder as …show more content…
This evidence was circumstantial and included handwriting samples which matched the handwriting on the ransom notes, tool marks on the ladder matching tools owned by the accused, and the same type of wood from the ladder found in his attic. On January 3, 1935 the trial of Hauptmann began in Flemington, New Jersey and lasted roughly five weeks. The judge oversaw the trial and due to a guilty verdict returned on February 13, 1935, the accused was declared guilty of murder in the first degree. Once a verdict had been handed down by the jury, the sentencing phase of the case begins. After the legal evidence of the factual issues involved in this case, the adjudication was the death penalty. Adjudication is defined as “the legal process of resolving a dispute” (REFERENCE). Furthermore, aspects of the court system which can be applied are appeals. Hauptmann and the defense team appealed the verdict and sentence. Unfortunately for Hauptmann, on December 9, 1935, the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey upheld the lower courts verdict of guilty. During the appeals and resentencing phase of the Hauptmann trial, another component of the criminal justice system is seen, that is