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    Tuesday‚ I observed several preliminary hearings in Magistrate Court. Diana who is an Administrative Assistant interpreted during a case involving an individual who did not speak English. Generally‚ if a client is a Spanish speaker‚ she accompanies the Attorney to court to interpret. It was interesting to watch because it caused the hearing to be slower than usual‚ so she could have time to explain what was being said. That particular case was about identity fraud. The client was pulled over traveling

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    Magistrate Court

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    MAGISTRATES COURT The MagistratesCourts have jurisdiction to hear both criminal and civil cases. Magistrates are entrusted with the job of regulating many aspects of social life‚ ranging from keeping the peace (hence the other term for magistrate – Justice of the Peace or JP) to dealing with those accused of breaking the criminal law. Civil A First Class Magistrate has the jurisdiction to hear all actions and suits of a civil nature where the amount in dispute or value of the subject matter does

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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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    The Magistratescourt is an important part of the criminal justice system and almost 95% of cases are completed there. Moreover magistratescourts deal with many civil cases e.g. family matters‚ liquor licensing and betting and gaming. For over 600 years Justices of the Peace have held courts in order to punish law breakers resolve local disputes and keep order in the community. Cases in the magistratescourts are usually heard by a panel of three magistrates (Justices of the Peace) supported

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    Magistrates Court Essay

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    1. Magistratescourts All criminal cases start in a magistratescourt. Cases are heard by either 2 or 3 magistrates and a district judge There isn’t a jury in a magistratescourt. A magistratescourt normally handles cases known as ‘summary offences’‚ eg: most motoring offences minor criminal damage being drunk and disorderly It can also deal with some of the more serious offences‚ eg: burglary drugs offences These are called ‘either way’ offences and can be heard either in a magistrates’ court

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    My courtroom observation was completed at Supreme Court of New South located at Phillip Street‚ Sydney. The proceeding that I chose to attend within the Court was listed in the Commercial List‚ at courtroom 11C. On arrival to the court‚ I was stopped at the security checkpoint where guards checked my books and asked me to go through a metal detector. I was very surprised to find out that being a simple member of the public is sufficient and entitles everyone to enter a court room and join a trial

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    There are a variety of courts who have various actions and authorities of power but I will be looking and discussing the difference and powers a MagistratesCourt and Crown Court has. A Magistrates court is often made up of three people recruited from the local community. These persons do not have any professional qualifications and are known as Justices of the Peace. There are over 400 Magistrates courts existing in and around England and Wales. A Crown Court on the other hand acts as a single entity

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    shows that there are two types of courts in which sentencing takes place Magistrate’s court and the Crown court. Criminal cases are dealt with in either of these two courts (Newburn 2007). Firstly‚ this essay will look at the functions and roles of both Magistrates and Crown courts. Secondly it will describe what cases are expected to be handled at each court and their jurisdictions. it will then go on to discuss various strengths and weaknesses of these courts. Furthermore it will examine the roles

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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

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    Court observation The courts have the function of giving the public a chance to present themselves whether to prosecute or defend themselves if any disputes against them rises. It is known to everyone that a court is a place where disputes can be settled while using the right and proper procedures. The court is also the place where a just‚ fair and unbiased trial can be heard so that it would not cause any disadvantage to either of the party involved in the dispute. The parties are given

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