Pretrial and Trial On T.V. pretrial receives very little attention but is an important aspect of the criminal justice process. There are seven steps to the pretrial process including‚ arrest and booking‚ the criminal complaint‚ arraignment and plea‚ probable cause hearing‚ discovery‚ pretrial motions and plea bargaining. First is arrest and booking‚ this step begins one of two ways. One is the typical way of making an arrest and the second way of the process starting is by having an arrest
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Three Fundamental Areas of Law 1. Dispute Prevention What is dispute prevention? Dispute prevention is preventing disputes before they arise. It is extremely important to try to prevent disputes before they occur. Why? Because it saves valuable time and money if you have a dispute prevention plan that minimizes the risk of problems. Can you name an example of a method of dispute prevention? A syllabus is a great example of one such method that you as a student are familiar with. How is a syllabus
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340"‚ 1998). Feltner sought a jury trial but was denied by the Federal District Court that stated that there is no statutory right to a jury trial in copyright infringement cases and awarded Columbia pictures damages of $20‚000 per act of infringement equaling a total of $8‚800‚000 ("Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television‚ Inc. 523 U.S.
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discussing the approval of new evidences provided to the trial and other information that either side doesn’t want the juries to know before any discussion. When everything is settled Judge Ken brought the juries back to the courtroom “To honor the juries‚ Please stand up.” Everyone in the courtroom stood up to welcome the juries back and then the actual trial began. There are 15 juries composed of different races‚ ages and gender. Each holding a pen and a notebook‚
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justice‚ the jury trial. Tried by your peers‚ everyone accused is entitled to defend themselves‚ innocent until proven guilty‚ our justice is blind. Yet there are studies that show that a twelve person jury is more likely to result in a hung jury than a six person jury (ARONSON). In addition‚ there are frequently several people on each twelve person jury who are mostly silent‚ while there are another several who do over fifty percent of the speaking (ARONSON). Athenian democracy had jury trials as well
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magistrates are legally qualified and get paid for there job. The advantages of having jury service are that the legal system becomes more open and justice is seen to be done as members of the public aim to get fair results and they are made without bias. It also helps to keep the law clearer as points have to be explained to the jury‚ enabling the defendant to understand the case more easily. For the jury service there is public confidence and it is an open system of justice they
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The Ten Commandments of Cross-examination† Timothy A. Pratt I. Introduction Much has been written about the “art” of cross-examination. Not all of it‚ though‚ involves art. Some of it involves natural talent‚ but most of it involves hard work. In truth‚ three factors combine to create this “artistic” success -- personality‚ presence and persuasion. These traits are often manifest in the ability to think and react quickly. But something else is involved as well -- something that trial
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Court Observation Report Kingston-Upon-Thames Crown Court The Crown Court was created by Courts Act 1971. The Crown Court of England and Wales is one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. It is the higher court of first instance in criminal cases. However‚ for some purposes the crown court is hierarchically subordinate to the High Court and its divisional Courts. The Crown Court also hears appeals against conviction and sentence from those convicted in the magistrates
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scalded when her McDonald ’s coffee spilled won a jury award of $2.9 million - or about two days ’ coffee sales for the fast-food chain. Lawyers for Stella Liebeck‚ 81‚ who suffered thirddegree burns in the 1992 incident‚ contended that McDonald ’s coffee was too hot. A state district court jury imposed $2.7 million in punitive damages and $160‚000 in compensatory damages Wednesday. Ken Wagner‚ one of Liebeck ’s attorneys‚ said that he had asked the jury for punitive damages equal to two days ’ worth
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claimed that Juan Smith was one of the gunmen who murdered 5 innocent people in a Louisiana home. The court case climbed its way from the lower courts due to a writ of Certiorari on January 31st‚ 2011‚ and from that point on was sent through a series of juries and decisions in which the original decision of the case was reviewed by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court felt that the original claim by Juan Smith that his rights were denied‚ was plausible and that they needed to certiorari the decision to
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