Duel Court System
The Duel Court System
CJA/224
February 28, 2013
The Duel Court System An explanation of what court is would be, court is a legal entity that is part of the judicial branch of the government authorized by Statute or Constitution. Court is generated of one or more judicial officers, authorized to decide upon cases, conflicts in law, and disputed matters brought before it (Siegel, Schmalleger, & Worrall, 2011, p. 4). Courts enforce this countries law, decide upon penalties, resolve civil disputes, and decide the outcome when two laws appear to be in conflict. Without the American court system citizens would have no way of resolving disputes and enforcing our laws. Courts protect the general population …show more content…
The state and federal court systems operate completely independently from each other and both enforce their own set of laws. Sometimes these laws can overlap, and there are times when it is unclear in which court a matter should be heard. Another way of putting it would be that the lines separating the two court systems are not firm, but blurred. An example of this would be the crime of murder, which is a state crime and in normal instances would be tried in a state court. The crime of murder could also be tried in a federal court, not for the crime of murder, but for violation of human rights …show more content…
Criminal courts are the place that the masses meet to decide the fate of any individual accused of violating criminal law. This is anyone from any place in society can expect to find justice, and all types of crimes will be resolved in this court. Everyone from white- collar workers to the unemployed, movie stares to the common man will find justice here. Anyone entering the criminal court system is considered innocent until proven guilty and is given the same chance to defend them self. Criminal courts are the place that the laws of our society are enforced, and once an individual is found guilty, the criminal courts are the place the punishment is decided. Without the criminal court system there would be no way of enforcing our government’s laws and punishing individuals who violate them. The criminal court system is also the place that the punishment for individuals violating our laws is decided, it is here that punishments such as jail, probation, prison, and in some cases even life and death are
CJA/224
February 28, 2013
The Duel Court System An explanation of what court is would be, court is a legal entity that is part of the judicial branch of the government authorized by Statute or Constitution. Court is generated of one or more judicial officers, authorized to decide upon cases, conflicts in law, and disputed matters brought before it (Siegel, Schmalleger, & Worrall, 2011, p. 4). Courts enforce this countries law, decide upon penalties, resolve civil disputes, and decide the outcome when two laws appear to be in conflict. Without the American court system citizens would have no way of resolving disputes and enforcing our laws. Courts protect the general population …show more content…
The state and federal court systems operate completely independently from each other and both enforce their own set of laws. Sometimes these laws can overlap, and there are times when it is unclear in which court a matter should be heard. Another way of putting it would be that the lines separating the two court systems are not firm, but blurred. An example of this would be the crime of murder, which is a state crime and in normal instances would be tried in a state court. The crime of murder could also be tried in a federal court, not for the crime of murder, but for violation of human rights …show more content…
Criminal courts are the place that the masses meet to decide the fate of any individual accused of violating criminal law. This is anyone from any place in society can expect to find justice, and all types of crimes will be resolved in this court. Everyone from white- collar workers to the unemployed, movie stares to the common man will find justice here. Anyone entering the criminal court system is considered innocent until proven guilty and is given the same chance to defend them self. Criminal courts are the place that the laws of our society are enforced, and once an individual is found guilty, the criminal courts are the place the punishment is decided. Without the criminal court system there would be no way of enforcing our government’s laws and punishing individuals who violate them. The criminal court system is also the place that the punishment for individuals violating our laws is decided, it is here that punishments such as jail, probation, prison, and in some cases even life and death are