HIST 3850 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Toronto Police Service, General Jurisdiction, Sentenced
18 Nov 2016
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The justice system in the usa and canada. American population, c. 1760: virginia/maryland: 312,000 (white); 189,000 (black), n. & s. carolina, georgia: 119,000 (white); 94,000 (black), south carolina: 36,000 (white); 57,000 (black). Political system of the united states: a) house of representatives, b) senate, c) executive, d) veto, e) states, f) criminal codes. By police: arrest, appearance, grand jury, arraignment. Judiciary: state courts, of limited jurisdiction, of general jurisdiction, appeals & courts of last resort. Tried in hamilton for killing his wife. Prosecuted by attorney general john beverly robinson. Sentenced to death, hanged 2 days later. Patrolling high park/grenadier pond on 17 july, 1882. Shot 17 year old trespasser andrew young. Casual farmhand for family in milton on. Killed edward mahar (85) and his daughter brigit (35) Smaller close-knit populations = many people would have known the accused, known the victim, and known the circumstances. If the trial was mishandled, the defendant would have to place his/her hope in a pardon.
