This called for a line to be made between the judge and jury to end any interference in verdicts. The first instance that called for changes to be made was in response to an incident that occurred during the Bushell Case of 1670. When the jury found Quaker activists not guilty of unlawful assembly the judge would not accept the verdict. The jury was ordered to reconsider their verdict and was refused sustenance until they came
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APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF HIGHER COURT IN INDIA Jatin Chawla* Introduction As per Article 1241 of Constitution of India which deals with the appointment of Supreme Court judges. It provides that the appointment should be made by the President after consultation with such judges of the High Courts and the Supreme Court as the President may deem necessary. The Chief Justice of India is to be consulted in all appointments‚ except his or her own. Article 2172 deals with the appointment of High Court judges. It
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system. In the past jurors were expected to uphold the law and weigh the facts in a case but in modern day cases jurors are only expected to know the facts. Jurors are required to give their undivided attention to the proceedings and must listen to the judge‚ witnesses‚ attorneys and anyone else that may say something in court that is pertinent to the case. Jurors must consider the evidence presented and make good and unbiased decisions based on the evidence and facts presented in court. The outcome of
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justice is "The process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals" (Merraim). However‚ some people decide to take matter into their own hands and try to attain or give justice. In the mystery novel‚ And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie‚ a judge name Justice Wargrave seeks out to bring justice to the guests of the island by killing them without anyone of the guests knowing who the culprit is. As a judge‚ Justice Wargrave’s career is to deal with justice and he
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In the case of‚ In re: Judge James M. DeLeon. The judge was at a community gathering in the town for which he was a judge‚ and while there was introduced to a man that was in the position of Consul General of Romania to the City of Philadelphia. While the two men were engaged in conversation the man told the judge that he was having a personal problem with a neighbor and that he wanted this problem to cease. While the judge was talking to the man about the problem the judge advised the man to have
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LEGAL WRITING 201 30 SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE READABILITY OR HOW TO WRITE FOR JUDGES‚ NOT LIKE JUDGES JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS Legal Writing 201 JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS TAFT LAW CENTER 230 EAST NINTH STREET CINCINNATI‚ OHIO 45202 513-946-3444 – FAX 946-3411 mpainter@cms.hamilton-co.org www.judgepainter.org ........................................................... Introduction to Legal Writing ...............
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consists in judgements built on a serie of each judge ’s opinion1. The one of the majority of the court on a legal issue with regard to facts and the explanation of its reasoning is drawn up as the court judgment.2 A dissenting opinion is a minority opinion expressed by one judge or jointly by several judges who disagree with the decision reached by the majority in the case.3Thus‚ there may be dissenting opinions only when there are several judges in a court and when their opinions are revealed to
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STUDY: 4 Hamilton County Judges Hamilton County judges try thousands of cases per year. In an overwhelming majority of the cases disposed‚ the verdict stands as rendered. However‚ some cases are appealed‚ and of those appealed‚ some of the cases are reversed. Kristen DelGuzzi of The Cincinnati Enquirer conducted a study of cases handled by Hamilton County judges over a three-year period. Shown in Table 4.1 are the results for 182‚908 cases handled (disposed) by 38 judges in Common Pleas Court
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presumption of innocence with the aim of protecting the defendant‚ based on the notion that many people are not guilty. This principle requires the judge to start by believing that the prosecution cannot prove its accusations. The principle means that: the accuser has the entire yoke of substantiation; the accused does not need to prove anything and the judge or jury should not get any negative conclusions from the accusations made by the prosecution against the defendant. All these presumptions known
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that both the prosecutors and defense attorneys will try to exploit or override the system to their party’s advantage. With this in mind it is required that anyone seeking a continuance get granted permission from a judge‚ with the proper reason and evident evidence. So as long as the judges involved in the case sees fit the danger is lowered. Some continuances are for the better because it gives you time make sure your evidence is correct. ii. Complete the following web exercise. Explain your answer
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