First I will start off with the one who has all the authority, the judge. The judge is the one who makes all the rules. Next is the prosecuting attorney. The prosecuting attorney may also be known as the district attorney, state’s attorney, county attorney, commonwealth attorney or solicitor. The prosecuting attorneys duty is to conduct criminal proceedings on the behalf of the state or the people against those accused. The three main roles of the prosecutor are investigating crimes, to decide whether or not to instigate legal proceedings and to appear in court. All of the duties of a prosecutor may become too much for one person to handle so they supervise a staff of assistant district attorneys who do most of the work in the courtroom. The prosecuting attorney determines which cases to pursue by the amount of evidence that they gather. If the attorney cannot find enough evidence to get a conviction then they may make the decision to drop the case. Next is the defense attorney. The defense attorney is the one who represents the one being accused of a crime. Public defenders also represents those accused of crimes, however they are state employed lawyers.…
My current event is about a 15-year-old boy named Tristan Potts from Missouri, who pleaded guilty in December for murdering his sister. At the time Tristan was 13 years old. The little girl body was found in front of their adoptive parent’s yard. The first responders arrived to the scene in October, 2015. Tristan ran to the woods as his sister suffered from gun shot wounds to her head and right shoulder. Later on, Tristan was found near a shopping building behind the house. Investigators found two handguns that Tristan’s hands teste positive for gunshot residue. Officers also found 500 bullets hidden in two skillets in the kitchen. Together with, the intent to set the house on fire. A psychologist who interviewed Tristan said that he appeared…
A prosecutor’s primary role is that of a minister of justice, and not simply that of an advocate in guarding the rights of the accused as well as enforcing the rights of the public (Tragos, n.d.). Of course, as a minister of justice and not that of an advocate, a prosecutor possesses the power of operating with few legal constraints regarding decision making, which accounts for the use of discretion. In contrast, defense counsel represent the accused of society, the role of the defense…
My family was very disliked in Andover, and over time he married a woman who did not think that he was worthy of marrying her. Then it happened, they accused him. He was brought to trial as an accused man. They accused him for being a witch because he dabbled in fortune telling when he was a young man. They ended up accusing me, too. It is time for trial.…
I had the pleasure of being a client of Mr. White's and he made everything so simple for me. He took my Class A misdemeanor charges and laid out everything I would need to do to get the best result. He was extremely professional and knows his way around the courtroom. Between my arrest and court date he was able to formulate a case that made the charges against me seem nearly unfathomable. On my court date they tried to push my case back even further and he, despite having other clients to attend to, returned back to my case and got my charges dismissed that day.…
I've experienced the civilian side of role-play and I enjoyed it to some extent. After being a civilian for a few weeks I noticed a constant trend of getting robbed and dying by gangs... I felt I needed something more than just getting killed/robbed, and that more was a better role-play experience on the other side. Thus, I joined to Department of Corrections as an Cadet. I must say joining Law Enforcement was one of my better decisions I made on CG. But yet again, after a few months of progressing through the ranks and experiencing the RP side of being an LEO, I didn't like the role-play feedback I was getting out in the field. To become a member of EMS would be my last best resort, and regardless of me experiencing poor RP or good, I'm here…
We have all gathered here today to bring justice to a poor old man, who was murdered in his own house. Everyone in the court was brought here to decide if this man is guilty of being insane or guilty of murder. The murder confused to stocking this old man and claimed that he killed him because of his eye. The murders cut of all his limbs after killing him and hide him under the floorboard. When police came to his house he confused after a few minutes of silence. After a few days, lawyers, jurors, a judge, an expert, a witness, the murder, and I have all gathered here to bring justice to this old man. From my point of view, as the documenter, this trail seems like a tough decision. As of now I feel like the murder is guilty of 1st degree murder. Now at 1:44 PM the prosecution lawyer begins.…
I have known Melody for over 10 years. I have watched her grow academically and professionally from a high school student in an International Baccalaureate Scholars program, to someone who is passionate about her career in the law field. As a peer, has been a source of motivation and an example of what hard work and commitment looks like. I remember when she first started working for Legal Aid of North Carolina soon after graduating from college. She started off as a volunteer and invested time with the company for about 3 months before being offered a position. Most graduates would have rather been applying to paid jobs versus making that sacrifice for a company post-graduation. Then, after about a year and a half working at Legal Aid NC as…
When I was a child, I always wanted to be a combat pilot. Was that what I really…
I started my first year of college with my life all planned out. I had this ridicules idea that everything was going to be a piece of cake. I was going to join different clubs, do lots of research, make the dean’s list and most of all make my parents proud. Now that I really think about it what in the world was I thinking, I realized that college is an entirely different universe then high school. My GPA dropped for the first time in my life from a 3.7 in high school to a 2.8. The drop in my GPA made me hunger to go to medical school even more, before my life academic in the sense that there were no challenges or obstacles that I really faced in high school. However, when I entered college I was faced with lots of hurdles academically and emotionally that opened my eyes and made my desire burn more to obtain my goals in life.…
In the nursing profession there are multiple directions one can take their career. There is not one definite career destination is the nursing career field due to the vast amount of different roles a nurse at partake in. Planning a nursing career is vital to the nurse and the growing of the profession. The nurse must own their own skill, interests, and ultimately their career goal.…
Have you ever met someone who has the "perfect job" - like the animal lover who's a great veterinarian or the science whiz who's a lab technician? What about the people who are good at what they do - but hate getting up every morning to go do it?…
Their job is to decide if there is a reasonable certainty that a person committed the crime they are being accused of. The prosecutor also provides a recommendation to a judge for a bail amount, reviews evidence, conducts investigations, and enters plea bargains. There is a lot of room for discretion within this career. The prosecutor’s recommendation on bail can have a huge impact on an offender. A prosecutor could recommend that they have no bail. This is done to prevent criminals from committing more crimes or fleeing in between hearings. A prosecutor can also recommend that a plea bargain be offered. This could effect a case significantly because it causes the defendant to plea guilty but to a lower crime. Prosecuting attorneys provide all of these recommendation to a…
When I joined the police department, I knew I wanted to be a part of something great. I wanted to leave a legacy and make an impression on others. I was the first in my family to choose a career in law enforcement, so initially, I was unaware of the challenges this career field came with. My mom was a teacher, and my dad worked in the printing business. Both were successful in their chosen fields, but they were blind to the demands required for a fulfilling career in law enforcement. To be successful, I would need to be observant of those around me who had found success. I would need to mirror their ways and incorporate their habits into my own. I would need to learn from their failures. Most importantly, I would need to learn what made them…
The police said it was a robbery and that my father car was found stripped and left up on blocks. My father was barely hanging on for dear life when one of the attorneys from his old job came to tell me that his disability would now be cut off because there would be no way to tell if his injuries was from the job or from the robbery. Oh, but if that wasn’t adding salt to an already open wound, Mack Cannoli arrived to ask me how was I going to pay my father’s debt now that he can’t. What the man had offered as a way to help pay the debt had me taking a swing at him, but his men stopped me. Luckily, the police officer who was investigating the robbery walked in.…