Tuesday‚ I observed several preliminary hearings in Magistrate Court. Diana who is an Administrative Assistant interpreted during a case involving an individual who did not speak English. Generally‚ if a client is a Spanish speaker‚ she accompanies the Attorney to court to interpret. It was interesting to watch because it caused the hearing to be slower than usual‚ so she could have time to explain what was being said. That particular case was about identity fraud. The client was pulled over traveling
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Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1800-1835. Marshall’s court opinions helped lay the basis for the United States constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States an equal branch of government‚ along with legislative and executive branches. He had previously been a leader of the Federalist Party in Virginia and served in the United States House of Representatives from 199 to 1800. John Marshall’s court cases expanded the power of the court‚ solidified federalist
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Assignment one: Supreme Court case Roper v Simmons. Due February 3 rd 2014. Citation: 543 U.S 551‚125 S.Ct.1183‚ 161 L. Ed 2d 1‚ 2005 U.S. Facts: In 1993‚ respondent Christopher Simmons in the state of Missouri at the age of 17 and his friend‚ had planned to rob and kill a female victim named Shirley crook. Simmons entered the house‚ robbed it and proceeded to kill the victim and later threw her off of bridge in a state park. Subsequent to the trial‚ the court found Simmons to be guilty
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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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defendant to twelve jurors who will eventually decide their fate. This perception of a courtroom has been molded into the minds of Americans through television. The real picture of how the majority of cases are tried is not in a courtroom‚ but a small room with the prosecutor who pushes the defendant to take a plea bargain. Plea bargaining is a process that uses negotiation to entice the defendant into pleading guilty to a lesser charge or only one of several charges without going to trial‚ which is
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Going to court was a new experience for me‚ since I had never been to a court here in the United States. When I arrived to the court‚ on one side of the room was the plaintiff with his lawyer Andrew McCormick and on the other side‚ was the defendant‚ who was being defended by himself. The plaintiff’s attorney presented his opening statement to the judge‚ arguing that his client Mr. Weinberg was claiming $85‚246.87 in disparagement of property and for breaking a leasing contract. When it was the defendant’s
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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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Court Observation Paper Debra Manning BUSI 301-D10 LUO Professor Richard West Courtroom Observation This court case took place in the United States Supreme Court in the Northern District of Indiana. The plaintiff in this court case is Deborah White‚ represented by Amanda Babbitt and Jackson Walsh. The defendants are Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern‚ represented by Benjamin Walton and Jordon Van Meter. Deborah White brought this court case to the Supreme Court in order to argue against
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Instructions ON How to Write a Court Report How to Write a Court Report By Jesse Lanclos‚ eHow Contributor A court report is a document written on behalf of someone who has been found guilty of committing a crime‚ and it is submitted before sentencing. Its purpose is to provide background information on the guilty party (the "client") and sufficient reasons to grant a lighter sentence or bail. You may be asked to file a court report on behalf of a minor about to be sentenced.
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Criminal courts final review · what is a court? i. an agency or unit of the judicial branch of govern.‚authoried or established by statue which has the authority to decide upon cases · What is adjudication? i. the process by which a court arrives at a decision regarding a case · What type of court system do we run? i. Dual court system · Understand Due Process clause i. portion of the 14th amendement ; used by U.S supreme court to make certain protections in the Bill of rights applicable
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