Various states have their own court hierarchies. Washington D.C. is not a state‚ but nonetheless has its own court hierarchy. Initial criminal and civil complaints are filed at D.C. Superior Court. Unlike other states‚ Washington‚ D.C. has a smaller jurisdiction‚ and if a case is appealed it is brought to the D.C. Court of Appeals. Other jurisdictions usually have two levels of appellate courts. The case I observed at D.C. Superior Court was‚ 2016 DVM 1603‚ US v Dominguez. It was a criminal sentencing
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The Supreme Court is a very powerful part of the government. The Supreme Court is the highest federal court in the United States. This court has a higher power than any other court in the nation meaning that they alone decide the meaning of the constitution. The Supreme Court has nine justices that decide the constitutionality of cases that petition them. The Supreme Court derives their power through “judicial review” Judicial review is the act of declaring of a law or act of another branch as constitutional
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Written theme for a traffic ticket‚ 9/1/13 Tonight‚ I am writing a theme for the Cedar Rapids court system. The length of this theme was set at one thousand and five hundred words. I was issued this assignment of writing a theme after going in to court and talking with the judge about a recent traffic ticket I had received. I was given this ticket because a Hiawatha policeman pulled me over claiming I had run a stop sign. Whether I agree with his definition of stopping or not‚ I accepted my ticket
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Movement to Supreme Court’s decisions in the Brown v. Board of Education case. Federalism under the Marshall Courts serves significance‚ because it contributed to the evolution and the representation of the branches of the government while shaping the ideology of a traditional government. To begin‚ Federalism in this context is in relations with the Marshall Court‚ “referring to the Supreme Courts of the United States from 1801 to 1835‚ when John Marshall served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United
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AJS 502 January 28‚ 2013 Instructor: Kevin Moore Court Systems As the gavel sounds there is silence in the courtroom. The Judge has made his final decision‚ and the outcome is life without the possibility of parole. The courtroom is filled with mixed emotions and the prosecution and family have a sense of justice‚ although the family of the perpetrator feels anguish. Criminal court is perceived as the place of justice where criminals are punished and the victims get closure
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Criminology Course Paper Title Page Mentally Ill Criminals and Mental Health Court LaToya Bruns DeVry University Part One: Introduction to Mentally Ill Criminals Are the mentally ill consider criminals? Are all criminals mentally ill to some extent? I wouldn’t say all but I think that it depends on the extent of the crime when comes to someone that has already been diagnosed as mentally ill. Committing a crime without actually knowing that you are doing it would be a different case for a mentally
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Unarguably‚ drug courts are specialized courts that are intended to manage adult‚ nonviolent offenders suffering from substance abuse issues. Thus‚ drug court integrates an extremely supervised drug treatment program as an alternative to regular sentencing from the court. Characteristics of drug court include the timely identification and placement of suitable applicants‚ drug treatment with concise goals and regulations‚ a cooperative approach‚ a monitoring of asceticism‚ jurisdictional participation
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Trial and Appellate Courts CJS 220 The Court System Trial and Appellate Courts Trial courts and appellate courts have differences not only in their functions but also in what and who are involved in the proceedings. Trial courts are the point of origin for the cases. The prosecutor’s function is to prove the defendant guilty through evidence‚ witness testimony‚ and possibly cross-examination of the defendant. The defense attorney works to disprove the prosecutor’s case through in the same
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Date(s) of Court Observation: October 6‚ 2016 Court: 89th District Court – Judge Charles Barnard Case (Parties/Attorneys): The State of Texas vs. Courtney Nicole Lee State representative Starla Jones and defense attorney Rebecca Ruddy Motion to find bond insufficient due to incompetence Observations/Impressions: Courtney Lee‚ a 20-year-old woman‚ the defendant in this case‚ was charged with first degree felony for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy
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Over the past two decades‚ specialized courts have resulted‚ according to Quinn (2009)‚ in response to‚ the “problem solving court” movement (As cited in Cole and Getz‚ 2013). Such courts‚ Quinn (2009) noted‚ have come to focus on social concerns such as‚ addiction‚ domestic violence‚ and mental health issues‚ and have come to asset that such courts have cured addiction‚ addressed issues of intimate violence‚ prevented recidivism‚ reduced costs‚ and implied that they have even saved lives (As cited
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