Overview

Criminal Law is the basic building block to a safe world where criminals are put into the punishments they deserve for doing wrong to society. Lawyers do the job of either representing, or prosecuting defendents who are suspected or accused of committing a crime. But at times it becomes stressful for a lawyer to keep all the information of the case at ready to make their statement to the jury. First we need to understand the basics of a criminal lawyer(prosecutor):

  • Prosecutors are elected officials who are responsible for investigating, charging, and prosecuting those suspected of breaking the law. They hold the most responsibility and the most power who represent the people of the US government and backed by the power of the state.
  • There are multiple types of prosecutors that can represent different people/places. Some are U.S attorneys, District attourneys, State attorneys, Appeals prosecutors, County attorney, and Independent counsels, each as important as the other
  • Educational requirements meet the top line, A Bachelor's Degree, LSAT (Law School Admissions Test), needs to enter Law School, and take a Bar exam. That is a lot to take in order to become a criminal prosecutor

    • Job Description

    Being a criminal lawyer just doesn't have to do with studying the law, it also helps with improving social skills, like public speaking and writing skills in order to persuade the jury or judge. It also helps improve research and investigating skills which helps build clients cases and create a strong argument. And finally, it improves creative and analytical skills to develop strategies and break down the complexity of many cases And with a pay of approximately $92,000 or much more,the perks are just as great.

    Technology has begun to influence the field of Criminal Law in multiple ways. Such ways might include the way data of cases are stored and the new tools they use. But what kinds of technology do they use?

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    Clio

    Clio allows users to easily access client data from their mobile device, making it easier to view what they need to see in the click of a button .

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    Wacom Bamboo Tablet

    The Wacom Bamboo Tablet is used to efficiently write and draw diagrams as well as annotate, which is what every lawyer needs. .

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    BUSlink CipherShield External Hard Drive

    The BUSlink CipherShield External Hard Drive is usually used by the tech savvy lawyers who want to store client data. It's as easy as that.

    Last updated 3 mins ago

    Sometimes during a legal battle in court, whether it be the prosecution or the defense giving a testimony, sometimes the evidence spoken can’t be heard within the court. Even when everyone can hear people might forget half of what was said due to the possibility of too much evidence being given. An invention to possibly fix this problem for the jury would be to build a small-medium sized tablet to place in front of the jury stand which will then display a holographic representation of evidence while the prosecution or defense are stating their claims. In this sense it’ll be easier for the jury to follow along and see holographic recreations of a crime scene and see pieces of evidence more clearly.
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    Current Build

    The picture represents the current VR build on my holographic tablet. Although it doesn't look like much, code was placed to make it interactable and to move around. The link below will take you to the site

    Link to VR

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    Being a criminal defense or prosecutor lawyer is really tough. But it does hold its positives as being able to be responsible for the justice system and the respect of being part of this job. Criminal Law must be taken seriously and many people with the liking of this profession end up enjoying what they do, keeping society safe. Here are 3 faamous lawyers who have been widely known for their great work

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    Johnnie Cochran

    Johnnie Cochran was a famous defense lawyer for the O.J Simpson trial. He and his team were able to successfully defend their client and ever since have been famously known for their success

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    Shawn Chapman

    Shawn Chapman Holley had been recruited by Johnnie Cochran in the O.J Simpson trial. She has also been known to represent celebrities like Kanye West.

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    David Rudolf

    David Rudolf has been known to take high profile cases like helping writer Michael Patterson who was alleged of killing his wife. David Rudolf is a widely known defense attorney.