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 drug court is a unique effort that uses the occasion of a drug offence arrest as an intervention opportunity for drug offenders even though historical problems in criminal justice diversion and referral programs the Dade County success rates have shown that these problems can be overcome through unique collaborative relationships‚ innovative treatment design‚ and the elimination of conventional gaps in the referral- treatment-monitoring process. It is the purpose of this paper to explore the
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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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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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The Courts biased view of Fathers in Family Court Decisions Fathers in family court decisions are given less rights compared to mothers. Fathers should be allowed the same treatment as mothers in family court decisions and they should not be seen as less worthy of custody of a child. Mothers are favored because of the nurturing stereotype but this is not always true and is an incorrect at times. Women in today’s society are more likely to receive residential custody than fathers
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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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“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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