Barry Gibbs Murder Of An African American Woman - 882 Words

The case I chose is about a man named Barry Gibbs. He was convicted of a crime he did not commit in New York City. On November 4, 1986, a body of an African American woman was discovered under a blanket. She was found near a Brooklyn highway and was strangled to death. A man named Louis Eppolito was the lead investigator in the case. He interviewed a man that had been jogging near the scene of the crime. The jogger told the investigator that he observed a white man pull out the African American woman out of a car, laid her on the ground, and put a blanket over her. Louis Eppolito found out that Barry Gibbs was a friend of the woman. Barry Gibbs decided to be a part of the lineup and let the police inspect his apartment. In his apartment, police found red jeans similar to what eyewitnesses said the offender was wearing. Yet, those jeans did not even fit Mr. Gibbs. The police also noticed that Mr. Gibbs had a gray car similar to the offender’s car. However, Mr. Gibbs car was wre cked with two flat tires and had not been driven for a while. During the period of the police lineup, the witness pointed out Mr. Gibbs as the suspect regardless of having physical differences in weight and stature. Moreover, a park police officer told the police that he did see the offender, but he was never asked to identify the offender in a lineup. An autopsy was performed on the victim’s body and hair samples were found that shown Caucasian characteristics. For the trial, the prosecution’sShow MoreRelatedThe Innocence Project3514 Words   |  15 PagesJustice and the United States Senate in conjunction with the Benjamin N.Cardozo School of Law, which found that incorrect identification by eyewitnesses was a factor in over 70% of wrongful convictions. The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University .It then became an independent non-profit organization in 2003, but has strong institutional connections with Cardozo. As I have said, The project is a nationalRead MoreThe Innocence Project3527 Words   |  15 PagesJustice and the United States Senate in conjunction with the Benjamin N.Cardozo School of Law, which found that incorrect identification by eyewitnesses was a factor in over 70% of wrongful convictions. The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University .It then became an independent non-profit organization in 2003, but has strong institutional connections with Cardozo. As I have said, The project is a nationalRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesThree Ethical Decision Criteria 187 †¢ Improving Creativity in Decision Making 188 Summary and Implications for Managers 190 S A S A S A L L L Self-Assessment Library What Are My Gender Role Perceptions? 166 glOBalization! Chinese Time, North American Time 171 Myth or Science? Creative Decision Making Is a Right-Brain Activity 181 Self-Assessment Library Am I A Deliberate Decision Maker? 183 An Ethical Choice Whose Ethical Standards to Follow? 185 Self-Assessment Library How Creative Am I? 190