CHAPTER 1 THE COURT STRUCTURE - The present court structure has been in effect since June 1994 following the Constitution (Amendment) Act 1994. - The judicial powers are exercised by the Subordinate Courts and the superior courts organised in a hierarchy where the Subordinate Courts are at the lower level and the superior courts at the higher level. THE SUBORDINATE COURTS (The Subordinate Courts Act 1948) THE PENGHULU’S COURT - The Penghulu’s Court is presided over by a Penghulu who has
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1012CCJ Court Report: 1. Which court did you attend and what was the date of your attendance? Attended The Southport Magistrates Court‚ 22nd of April 2013. 2. What kind of hearing did you attend? (e.g. sentence‚ summary trial‚ committal hearing‚ jury trial‚ mention‚ call-over etc) I attended a sentencing of an arrest (custody) at The Southport Magistrates Court‚ before the sentencing there were a string of mentions that I also watched to further my understanding of the courtroom
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My first court appearance I experienced was at the Freehold Municipal Court. The court was filled with an abundance of people.While I was there everyone was sitting in the court room waiting for the judge and prosecutor to arrive and begin court. At the beginning of the court session‚ the Judge gave an opening statement explaining court procedures‚ the defendants’ rights and such penalties that may unveil. As each case is called‚ the Judge will individually advise each Defendant of his or her rights
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In our country‚ the Supreme Court holds a great deal of power being the highest form of a court in the United States. It has the final say in a court dispute or disagreement about a law brought through a lawsuit. The Constitution does not explicitly say that there has to be a Supreme Court‚ it was basically just created in 1789 when the Supreme Court got the power of Judicial Review out of the blue in a sense. Congress however‚ decides in which way the Supreme Court is constructed. In the beginning
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Montrel Tennessee Supreme Court Paper 12/3/2012 “Drug Testing in Public Schools” I chose to analyze the question “If public schools should drug test in order for students to be able to participate in extracurricular activities?” For this analyzation‚ I will refer to the Supreme Court cases of Board of Education V. Earls and Vernonia School District 47J V. Acton. Key legal issues that will be addressed in this essay are the power of public officials‚ privacy of the students‚constitutionality
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Court Report 1. The name of the case is “Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad Vs. Mobifusion‚ Inc” and case number is 112CV236774. 2. Date and time of the session I attended is February 20th‚ 2014 at 9:00 a.m. 3. Number of department is Dept. 2‚ and the name of the judge is Patricia M. Lucas. 4. John V. Komar is the attorney for the plaintiff (Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad) and Chris Kao is the attorney for the defendant (Mobifusion‚ Inc) 5. Nature of dispute: a) The plaintiff
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The Supreme Court As a democracy we have a system‚ that seems to work‚ most of the time‚ We have three branches that keep are government in check. Keep it running smoothly. The Executive‚ the Legislative‚ and the Judicial. The Supreme court is what makes up the judicial branch. There are nine supreme court judges. There are three types of cases that the supreme court reside over. Cases between states‚ or states and the federal government‚ any case that involves ambassadors‚ and they reside over
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I attended a court session at Troy City Court‚ which is the 3rd Judicial District of NY State Courts. The public defender attorney present at court was Christopher T. Maier. I had the opportunity to go in ahead of everyone else and sit up in the jury stands where I was able to clearly see and hear everything that was going on once the court session began. I went to court on Tuesday‚ September 3rd‚ the day after Labor Day‚ which meant that court was closed the previous day. Due to the closure‚
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chossen “How did Biblical interpretation shape the Puritans’ perception of their New World settlements?” as my first promt from Sarah Vowell’s novel The Wordy Shipmates because of the large impact the bible has on the Purtains lifestyle. The Puritans’ were a 16th and 17th centery form of the English Protastant. When comeing to Massachetes‚ the Purtains made a law stateing that if one did not keep holy the Sabbath they could and would be punishished by the General Court (Vowell 102). They took the
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predators within a safe establishment during school‚ school outing‚ or even when participating in after school activities is unacceptable and causes potential for liability charges. In student injury cases such as Hansen vs. Board of Education‚ the court observed a pattern with careless hiring‚ neglectful supervision‚ and unconcerned retention. It is important to cautiously screen all candidates‚ conduct suitable evaluations‚ and to create an environment that allows teachers to have witnesses. This
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