of Georgia has approximately 350 municipal courts and five classes of trial-level courts: the magistrate‚ probate‚ juvenile‚ state and superior courts‚ along with two appellate-level courts: the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. In a magistrate court‚ warrants are issued‚ bail can be set for defendants‚ civil disputes such as violations‚ bad checks‚ landlord and tenant cases are settled‚ and minor criminal offenses are charged. In magistrate court‚ cases can be settled within the parties themselves
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fair right to that justice during a court case. However‚ as far back as the 16th century‚ trials were far from fair‚ especially for Southern African Americans. Due to opinions and corrupted perceptions‚ trials for African Americans were always in favor of the white “victim.” In short‚ court trials‚ even to this day‚ fall short of the equal and just trials that we claim they uphold. A great majority of people‚ especially during the 1800s - 1900s‚ considered the court and judicial system a higher power
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Learning Team B Assignment Court Comparison Contrast Paper States and federal court system State The state court system is diverse and each state has its own judiciaries. The state has organized systems of courts and special court groups. Inferior courts are the lowest level of state courts that includes municipal‚ magistrate‚ police‚ and county‚ justice of the peace‚ and traffic courts‚ sometimes informal with minor civil and criminal cases. Superior court handles serious offenses
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Introduction Established in 1983 and starting its operation in 1984‚ the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) is considered essentially an international “Supreme Court” for sport. Headquartered in Lausanne‚ Switzerland‚ the basic function of the court is to resolve legal disputes in the field of sport through arbitration. It does this issuing arbitral awards; these have the same enforceability as judgments of an ordinary court. Throughout the years‚ certain instances have questioned CAS’s jurisdiction
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Schmerber v. California Case Brief Schmerber v. California 384 U.S. 757 (1966) FACTS: Armando Schmerber‚ the petitioner‚ had been arrested for drunk driving while receiving treatment for injuries in a hospital. During his treatment‚ a police officer smelled liquor on petitioner’s breath and noticed other symptoms of drunkenness so the officer ordered a doctor to take a blood sample which indicated that Schmerber had been drunk while driving. The blood test was introduced as
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District Court affirmed a lower’s court ruling that Mercury Casualty Co.’s advertising expenses can be excluded from the commissioner’s calculation of Mercury’s California premiums and that the lower rate doesn’t create a “deep financial hardship.” The California Supreme Court declined to hear Mercury’s appeal of the appellate court’s ruling. According to the Third Appellate District Court’s opinion‚ in 2009 Mercury Casualty filed a request to increase its homeowners’ insurance rates in California. The
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CIVIL COURTS It is important to understand the differences between civil cases and criminal cases. Since civil cases cover a wide range there cannot be a very specific definition which will cover all of them‚ but a basic definition for civil claims is to say that these arise when an individual or a business believes that their rights have been infringed in some way. Some of the main areas of civil law are: * contract law‚ * law of tort‚ * family law‚ * employment law‚ * company
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mining and rocker/ cradle mining by individuals and small groups of miners in California did damage the environment in small ways‚ but the real damage began to occur when big groups and conglomerates started diverting rivers to dig the stream bed and using Hydraulic mining equipment. These larger operations with more capital were able to use more mechanized and expensive equipment‚ and the environment of California suffered more as a result. Placer mining is searching for the gold that has
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The case Miller v. California (1973) was determined by the Supreme Court‚ which redefined the meaning of obscenity. The word obscene is hard to define and could be seen as “You will know it when you see it.” The Miller case determined if something was obscene‚ the average person‚ applying the standards must find the entire work‚ as obscene‚ the work depicts offensive sexual conduct defined by state law‚ and that the work as a whole lacks literary‚ artistic‚ political‚ or scientific value. Marvin
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Good Morning ladies and gentleman‚ Esteemed members of the jury‚ your honor‚ what you will hear is the story of human tragedy. This is a case about a promise broken‚ a dream ended‚ and a life shattered. Lennie Small is responsible for this‚ Lennie Small is responsible for the brutal death of Curley’s wife. She was a beautiful woman‚ in the prime of her youth‚ who had so many things to accomplish. None of that is possible now. She was a wonderful‚ vibrant flower ripped from existence. The
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