things that fictional accounts of lawyers‚ judges‚ and courts confuse or create simply to meet the needs of the fiction or make a specific point. Because the intricacies of the legal profession are not well known or explained in school or by the media‚ unfortunately‚ people often only have fictional accounts of the law to educate them. The result‚ unfortunately‚ is that the majority of Americans have incorrect beliefs of the law‚ judges‚ courts‚ and the persons that interact with them. One of the main
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Additionally‚ while completing court observations I had the opportunity to sit in on three separate criminal trials. The first trial I sat in on was a case involving sexual assault where the defendant was accused of “violating of the sexual integrity” (Arcaro‚ 2009‚ p.151) while she was sleeping. Due to the sensitive nature of the case‚ a publication ban was put in place. The judge allowed us to sit in on the case‚ but made aware to the students sitting in that we were not to publish any names or
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in the federal court system. Federal courts consist of three levels of courts. District courts are the federal courts of original jurisdiction‚ the U.S. Court of Appeals is the intermediary appellate court‚ and the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest federal court. There are 94 district courts and 13 U.S. Courts of Appeals. Those dissatisfied with the outcome of a case heard from the district courts can take it to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Cases are brought to the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision
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The Court of Appeal is a necessary expense. Although in Ireland’s recession times‚ anything that requires additional funding is ‘unnecessary expense’. The autumn referendum of 2014 resulted in favour of the Court of Appeal. The Bill was passed by a majority of 65.2 per cent of the Irish population voted in favour. The bill was then signed into law on the twentieth of July 2014. The court of appeal act 2014 is in place to enable efficiency and speed up hearings of appeals in civil cases. Before the
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What is the dual court system? What is the reasoning behind having a dual court system in the United States? What would happen if there was not a dual court system in the United States? A duel court system is when a country has two separate court systems. Dual court system consist of State courts and Federal courts‚ the federal court system hears cases involving federal matters. There are 50 state court systems‚ which hear cases that deal with state issues. America has a duel court system because
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Drug Courts Sutoya Marlowe Fayetteville State University Criminal Justice 450 Dr. Robert Brown April 1‚ 2014 Abstract In order to understand the importance of drug court programs‚ it is important to learn what prompted the program. Before the first drug court was established in 1989‚ the United States has endured three drug epidemics that had profound consequences on the criminal justice system. Drug court programs intends to reduce substance abuse among offenders with addiction by
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The Structure of the English Court System Courts of First Instance Courts of first instance are where matters are first heard and where the FACTS of the case are determined‚ for criminal courts‚ these can either be Magistrates courts or Crown courts. All cases (even murder) are first heard in a magistrate’s court‚ and if the cases are too serious then they are transferred up to higher court (Crown Court) this is mostly indictable offenses. Magistrate courts decide whether the defendant is guilty
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2012 The Court System Needs to be Reformed By Nelson A. Sanford Nelson Sanford RSS Staff and Command Course 9/24/2012 The Court System Needs To Be Reformed Nelson A. Sanford The court is an important aspect of the criminal justice system. It has the power‚ authority and responsibility to adjudicate legal matters between parties and administer justice in both civil and criminal matters in accordance with the rule of law. The court therefore interprets and applies the law‚ and through
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BADMINTON Overview Badminton is a racket sport that is played on a court divided by a net five feet high. The game is played with a shuttlecock (“bird”). Can be played as singles or doubles. The object of the game is to hit the shuttlecock over the net so that eventually the opponent is unable to return the shot. History A form of sport played in ancient Greece and Egypt. The beginnings of Badminton can be traced to mid-18th century British India. Initially‚ balls of wool referred as
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to show her off to her family and friends. It is a very religious ceremony. It is traditional for the Quinceanera to choose special friends to be apart of what is called the Court of Honor. Usually‚ these people are her closest friends‚ her brothers‚ sisters‚ cousins: The people she mostly honors. In the Quinceanera’s Court of Honor all the young girls are called damas and all the young men are called Chambelanes. A quinceanera always starts off with going to church and having a mass to give thanks
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