Report of a Court Visit Introduction I will briefly describe role and function of the Federal‚ State Court System and including Community Justice Centres and including Legal Aid. I will report my visiting at the Downing Centre Local Court and seeking the information about summons or attendance notice by speaking one of the court officers. I will present some nature of the matters as my observing court proceeding. I also provide a concise comments and soico-legal intervention from my personal point
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1. Adjudicatory Hearing – The Criminal Justice Today textbook defines the term adjudicatory hearing as “the fact-finding process by which the juvenile court determines whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain the allegations in a petition” (Schmalleger 510). These types of trials are designated for juveniles‚ which are similar in nature to adult trials‚ with notable exceptions. Similarities derive from the fact that the due process rights of children and adults are essentially the same. Essentially
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Assignment 1- Hierarchy of the court system The hierarchy of Civil Courts include both First Instance courts (the first time the case is heard) and Appeal courts (any court of law that has the power for appeals from courts of first instance). The First Instance courts include the Tribunals‚ the Magistrates Court and the County court. Whereas the Appeal courts include the Court of Appeal‚ the Supreme Court‚ and the Court of Justice of the EU. However two levels of the hierarchy appear in both the
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after he was arrested. After the arrest‚ Sandoval would have been book and then gone to his first appearance hearing where he is informed that he was getting charged with first-degree murder. Next would be the preliminary hearing where the defense would have received an arraignment‚ formally charging the suspect of the crime and asking what his plea is. Some states do not have a preliminary hearing system so they would use a grand jury system. The defendant can plea guilty‚ not guilty or no contest. The
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HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT The High Court hearing happened in three sittings and lasted for more than a week. One of the defences Asos used was that Asos is an acronym made out of their initial title “As seen on screen” and online retailer should be able to use it “in accordance with honest practices in industrial and commercial matters”. This has been referred to as “own name” defence. This was done under Article 12 which states that “Community trade mark shall not entitle the proprietor to prohibit
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GA1400116 426 SE Tray terr Port St Lucie‚ FL 34983 D: (772) 224-9836 E: (772) 343-0649 C: (772) 224-9836 MJ601‚ Survey of Criminal Justice Assignment 4‚ Activity 11 10 September 2014 1 The court case observed was the STATE OF FLORIDA vs. Jeffrey A. Burke. The case appeared at the St Lucie County Courthouse‚ 218 S 2d st‚ Fort Pierce FL 34950‚ room 2C at 9 am. The charges against the defendant were one count of driving with a revoked license
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ideas about court. I expected to walk into an open concept room with two tables‚ one for the defendant and one for the prosecutor‚ a jury section‚ and a section for the common people. The television definitely persuaded me to only thinking that the courtroom looked a certain way. I came into court believing that the courtroom would look like a courtroom from the 1920s‚ consisting of wooden pews‚ a big witness stand and one wooden bench for the judge. I visited Peachtree city municipal court on March
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know what to do in a medical emergency because they have seen it done on television. The same goes for Americans’ knowledge about Court hearings and the judicial system. Many things are done on television by actors playing lawyers or judges that are done just for the purpose of entertainment. “Reality-based” Court shows such as Judge Judy‚ People’s Court and Divorce Court dominate television ratings every day. Because the judicial system is not well understood by most people or learned in school or
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Court Unification Court Unification is defined as the proposal that seeks to centralize and integrate the diverse functions of all courts of general‚ concurrent‚ and exclusive jurisdiction into a more simplified and uncomplicated scheme. Pros and Cons of Court Unification The New York State Legislature and the voters of New York have an opportunity this year to play important roles in unifying our court system. Last year‚ the Legislature took the first step required to enact an amendment
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Criminal and Civil Court Structures and Legal Personnel This assignment contains ..............................words Introduction This assignment will discuss and compare the court structure‚ legal personnel and their functions and the type of cases that are brought before criminal and civil courts. Criminal courts The criminal court system has many levels of superiority (refer to diagram 1.1 in Appendices). Lower courts are bound by all
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