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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The Duties of Job Holders Americas courts A common question is “what are the most important jobs in the court system of America? ”. Though there is a plethora of jobs in the court system‚ some are more important than others. The most important jobs in the court system of America are the positions of Judge‚ Lawyer‚ Clerk‚ Intern‚ and bailiff. The positions of Judge‚ Lawyer‚ and Clerk are the very foundation of the judicial hierarchy. Judges are the arbiters of disputes in the judicial system of
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fictional accounts of lawyers‚ judges‚ and courts confuse‚ muddle or simply make-up to meet the needs of their fictional account. Because the intricacies of the legal profession are not well known or explained in school or by the media‚ people often only have these fantastic accounts of the law to educate them to how it works “in the real world”. Consequently‚ the result is that the majority of Americans have incorrect beliefs of the law‚ judges‚ courts‚ and the persons that comprise our system.
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2015). In order to get on a jury panel‚ the prosecuting attorney‚ defense attorney‚ and judge start the dismissal process. Jurors can be excused from the jury panel by way of challenges. There are two challenges‚ challenges for cause and preemptory. In order to remove a juror for cause all parties must agree that the juror may be excused based on the existing court rules. Some jurors may have a hardship or family emergency that may prevent them from serving; this would qualify under the court rules as
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Architecture The Magistrates Court (Fig.1) is located on the corner of Russell St. and La Trobe St.‚ Melbourne‚ Victoria. It is designed by George B.H. Austin and constructed by the Swanston Brothers around 1911-1913[1] and is refurbished in 2002 by the architect Peter Elliott to be used for RMIT University’s purposes[2]. In Fig. 2‚ the plan of the design is shown. The spaces are rectangular and overall it forms an L-shape. Its original function is a Court of Petty Sessions. The Court of Petty Sessions deal
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“Court administrators” are defined as judges and prosecutors. There are primary factors that are considered when court administrators in deciding to sentence. Objective Seriousness‚ Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances. Objective seriousness will be the first discussed Objective seriousness is straight forward it outlines how serious your situation outlines. Verbal assaulting an individual would fall on the lower spectrum while physically assaulting an individual would be higher. The court administrators
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The definition of an appeal according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeal‚ n.d.)‚ is a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court. The appeals process is very important to the legal system‚ and it includes many different factors and steps to the appeals process this helps the judge make the right decision. One of the main steps to the process starts with the losing side having to apply
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What is a jury? A jury is defined as a body of people (usually twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. A jury may not seem important‚ but a jury is a very important part of our court system. Information about juries can be found in Amendment 6 and 7 of the United States Constitution. Amendment 6 states that in all criminal prosecutions‚ the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial while Amendment 7 states that
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Drug Courts came about as a result of a backlogged court system and a steady‚ rapidly increasing prison population. Drug courts are a form of diversion that helps the offender through rehabilitation and the community through an increased sense of protection‚ which serves the best interest of everyone. Drug Courts are community based intermediate sanctions that incorporate treatment principles into the Criminal Justice System and divert drug offenders from traditional punishments of probation and
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COURT HISTORY AND PURPOSE PAPER INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Neil Holmes CJA/224 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL COURT SYSTEMS 02/16/14 LEESA MC NEIL
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