Year 12 Legal Studies Crime Portfolio Crime: The Criminal Trial Process 1. Describe the role of the courts in the Criminal Justice Process: (300 – 400 Words) Once a formal charge has been laid against a person‚ a hearing or trial of the accused will need to take place in an appropriate court. There are many courts that have jurisdiction to hear criminal offences. The right court for the matter to be heard will depend on a number of issues this includes: The seriousness of the matter‚ in particular
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One problem is that attorneys‚ judges‚ and legislatures often get caught up more in procedure than in achieving justice for all Judiciary: The branch of government that is endowed with the authority to interpret and apply the law‚ adjudicates legal disputes‚ and otherwise administers justice. Every society in human history has confronted the question of how to resolve disputes Definition of Court: Court n. any official tribunal (court) presided over by a judge or judges in which legal issues and claims
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Power &Functions of Courts Introduction: We know that there are two main branches of our legal practices‚ they are Civil matters and another is Criminal matters. Civil matters are dealt by Civil Court and Criminal matters are dealt by Criminal Courts. The both Civil and Criminal Court are divided into to main categories. 1. Higher Judiciary that is Supreme Court of Bangladesh. 2. Sub-ordinate Judiciary. It is a very vast effort to describe all the power and functions of both the judiciary
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Worryingly‚ the age at which young people in New Zealand are using cannabis for the first time is dropping. 2 Drugs‚ alcohol‚ and young offenders His Honour Judge John Walker estimates that 80% of young people appearing in the Youth Court have alcohol or drug dependency or abuse issues that are connected with their offending.7 Judge Walker believes that‚ by the time these 15 and 16 year olds come to court‚ their dependency is already well established‚ with many presenting histories of drug and
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adversarial court‚ the judge tries to remain impartial. In an inquisitorial court the judge plays the role as a fact finder to ascertain the truth. The adversarial system is a contest between two opposing sides. In the adversarial system‚ the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The adversaries are the Prosecutor and the Defense. Each presents their best arguments and facts as about their theories of the case‚ and they show weaknesses in the other side’s case. The Judge is supposed to
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seems to be the most reasonable. Sure‚ he looks if the girl that I am dating is pretty‚ meaning if she has external beauty‚ but he quickly overlooks that‚ and stresses the internal beauty as well. I guess that the siblings are the most reasonable of judges concerning internal and external beauty. Parents have a "duty" to preserve their heritage‚ and look as someone from a different area of birth‚ as "outsiders" and therefore their external beauty has to severely overweigh their internal beauty. My brother
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Jinelle Peart Course: Law Governance and Economy of the Society Tuturial Time: Mondays 2-3 2012 Exam paper Section A Question 5: The structure of the judicial system in Commonwealth Caribbean Countries is based on four or five tiers. Describe in detail the hiearchy of courts in a Commonwealth Country of your choice. Jamica’s hiearchy is based on the judicial system of the United Kingdom‚ jamaica also has a common law jurisdiction which had previous cases from the English Law and the
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innocent until proven guilty. They also have the right to plea-bargain and a quick jury trial. The courts are the foremost authority where verdicts are made and where the defense attorney‚ prosecuting attorney‚ and judge advocate gather (Stevenson‚ 1966‚ p. 403). Under the scrutiny of the judge advocate the defense attorney will persuade a defendant’s case against the prosecuting attorney who will try to convince the court that the offender is guilty. Prosecutors are an intricate part of the system because
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political custom in the United States whereby the president consults the senior U.S. Senator of his political party of a given issue Oral arguments-arguments that are voiced using words not violence Concurring opinion- written opinion by one or more judges of a court which agrees with the decision made by the majority of the court Dissenting opinion- an opinion in a legal case written by
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into their senate. The judicial Power of the United States has bodies that judge and interpret laws. This branch controls other branches. The judicial branch determines whether the acts of congress and president are constitutional. Other bodies control the judicial branch by nominating Supreme Court justices and federal judges. In the Roman Constitution twenty-eight judges are elected every two years. These judges decide punishment for criminals and they interpreted the Twelve Tables. There are
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