Essay About O.J. Simpson Case And Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice 1
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I believe that we do have a criminal justice system, however flawed it may be. Our system
has become unique to each individual, in the different ways each situation is handled. This
countrys criminal justice system has structured itself to our “capitalistic society”. Because in our
society, money does talk. The fact is, one cannot just go out and pay a fee to commit murder and
then its over with. However, an individual that has a lot of money can afford the best attorney that
money can buy and they can take all precautions necessary, that they can by spending money, to
ensure they do not go to jail. An example of this is the O.J. Simpson case.
The O.J. case was again unique to his situation. He bought one of the best lawyers money
can buy. Then in turn that lawyer(Robert Shapiro) went out and made a team that could rival any
defense team ever put together. Money in this case was the key to keeping O.J. out of jail. Almost
all of the evidence collected put O.J. at the place and time the murder occurred. Now this is one
thing the defense couldnt dispute and they knew that. But when you have a team of lawyers that
is the best money can buy, you can be sure they will do everything in their power no to win
necessarily, but keep you out of jail. That is exactly what they did, at the end of the case O.J.
Simpson was not found to be innocent, but rather not guilty. Now the fact is, if this person on trial
was a garbage man in New York City, he probably would be in jail right now. If he was assigned a
public defender, his chances of staying out of jail drop dramatically. Public defenders are always
over booked and understaffed, so that will limit your chances automatically. But if he hired his
own lawyer, he wouldnt be able to pay for a high profile lawyer suck as Robert Shapiro.
So, obviously we do have a criminal justice system and in can provide justice at times. But
it is most definitely flawed. As shown in the Simpson case, money does buy you a verdict.
Perhaps our justice system is suited for lesser crimes