Watching cases in family court in the past had peaked my interest in the restraining order process. Commissioner Blanco was in charge of the hearings for some of the domestic violence restraining orders so‚ I went to go see. When in the courtroom‚ I noticed they have a bailiff‚ which is rare to see in civil court. The petitioner wanted a permanent restraining order against her ex boyfriend. The petitioner had a dating relationship with the petitioner for three years. The respondent was not present
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of the Alabama Court Referral Programs The Alabama Court Referral Education Program was formed in 1985 to help decrease the amount of alcohol and other drug-linked misconducts in the state. This program is not intended for reprimand. It offers partakers with the chance to learn vital facts and to discover ways to alter perilous conduct that lead to their becoming tangled with the legal system (Welcome to North Alabama Court Referral Services‚ Inc.!‚ n.d). Involvement in the court referral education
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When preparing for my court observation‚ I began wondering what could possibly effect a judge’s decision when it came down to deciding a sentence for a juvenile. After some brainstorming‚ I decided to observe factors that juveniles themselves displayed‚ and attempted to see if those factors influenced a judge’s decision. When originally starting my observations‚ I went in with five variables to look for which included the gender of the defendant‚ the defendants attire‚ the attitude in which they
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In Tennessee‚ a juvenile can be transferred from juvenile court to adult court after a petition is filed alleging delinquency based on conduct that is a crime under Tennessee law‚ local ordinances‚ or the Court. A hearing is held to determine if the child is sixteen years of age at the time of the alleged crime or if the child is less than sixteen years old. If the child is less than sixteen years old‚ then for the transfer hearing to move forward the child has to be charged with a serious offense
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Supreme Court Emmanuel Ebong Axia College of University of Phoenix Instructor: Anthony Nici August 23rd‚ 2010 The Role and Importance of the Supreme Court Introduction and Purpose The United States Supreme Court is considered the High Court of judicial powers in acting in a "judicial review manner in overturning laws and executive acts unconstitutional" (Mendelson‚ 1992‚ p. 775). With words of‚ "Equal Justice Under Law" written prominently above the main doors of the Supreme Court‚ the
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Juvenile Court Process Elisha Lambert CJS/220 5/23/12 Reginald Anthony Before juvenile courts existed‚ children’s parent would determine their punishment. The odds of a child going through the court system were slim. Today when law enforcement arrests a juvenile the officer decides were the juvenile will go based the crime. Juvenile court has partial jurisdiction which means that they can only hear certain cases (Meyer & Grant‚ 2003). Normally
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On June 10th‚ I had the opportunity to go to the SF Immigration court on Montgomery Street with a few of my colleagues. I expected the court to be in a standalone building but instead it was spread over two floors in a twenty-five-floor building. The security checks for entering into the court were moderate. Everyone trying to enter the court had to go through a general security check where they walk through a metal detector machine and have their bags go through the x-ray machine. Before we went
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In 1973‚ the Supreme Court declared that‚ except under certain conditions‚ states may not prohibit a woman’s right to have an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy. This decision affected thirty-one states’ antiabortion laws. It all began in 1970 when a Texan waitress challenged a state law that made abortion a criminal offense. A woman calling herself "Jane Roe"‚ the plaintiff‚ was denied an abortion under the law and she sued Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade‚ the defendant
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11-11-11 By Huang Jie MOOT COURT TRAINING 1 HOW TO LAWYERING IN FRONT OF JURY AND JUDGES? 11-11-11 ¢ 1. Know your audience: age‚ gender‚ occupation‚ what will appeal to them‚ what will offend them‚ put yourself into your audience’s shoes to consider what they will want to hear ¢ 2. A strong opening statement: summarize the case in a compelling way 2 By Huang Jie CALDER V. JONES SIFT Law Jie Huang 3 ¢ 3. Have a theme: Simple‚ easy-to-understand‚ and
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Biometrics Let us now examine the advantages and disadvantages of biometrics in two groups of applications: the commercial positive recognition applications that may work either in the verification or the identification modes‚ and the government and forensic negative recognition applications that require identification. Advantages and Disadvantages of DNA Testing in Biometrics Solutions The ongoing project to map the human genome affects all of us in several
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