Essay About Jim Williams And Twenty-First Century

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Capital punishment in the twenty-first century is a barbaric murderous ruse played upon the most disadvantaged socially unaccepted persons in America, nonwhites. As the number of death row inmates across the country continues to reach record highs, and as the pace of executions accelerates, the probability of innocent people receiving the death penalty increases. (Dieter, 1993)Therefore this legal agenda in favor of capital punishment is nothing more than White Supremacy indoctrination of hatred in the highest form constituted by legalism and discrimination. The many appeals in Supreme Court only purport these prosecutors pompous indignation, fattening their wallets and creating a sense of prestige to be held in such standing as to gain visibility at the Supreme Court level of scrutiny. This makes them feel like they have reached a pinnacle in their careers at the expense of the citizens within that society and families who most likely have no college graduates, business owners or possibly have ever been gainfully employed. To start out Jim Williams was a wealthy antiques dealer from Savannah Georgia and he was the only man to ever be tried four different times for the same crime in the state of Georgia. He was accused for the alleged murder of his assistant named Danny Lewis Hansford in his house on the day of May 2, 1981. Danny Hansford was shot and Williams claimed it was self-defense. Williams first trail was defended by a lawyer named Bobby Lee Cook and Williams was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. His lawyer appealed and posted a $200,000 bond and had received a copy of the police report showing a contradiction on the arresting officers behalf. Williams second trial saw him defended by Sunny Seiler. This trail was not much different from the first and the Georgia Supreme Court overturned the conviction for the reason of the sheriff not being allowed to testify as an expert on the case. With Williams third trial there was new evidence admitted that showed that the victims hands were not covered in a bag by the police at the scene which could have been a reason for a lack of gunpowder residue on Mr. Williams hands. Also during the jury deliberations a juror supposedly called a paramedic not involved in the case to ask questions but it was never proven. There were two different deliberations and the jury couldnt reach a verdict so a hung jury was declared and the trial was declared a mistrial. As for the last trail the venue was changed to Augusta, Georgia and the jury declared Mr. Williams not guilty. The ultimate outcome of the case was that Williams was acquitted for the murder of Danny Hansford after 8 years at trial. As in this case one of the leading causes for wrongful convictions that result in successful appeals is wrongdoing by law enforcement. Lastly Mr. Williams was found dead nearly a year after being acquitted of all charges in his house in the same room where Hansford was murdered.