Courtroom Workgroup Paper Vincent Gonzales CJA/ 204 November 6‚ 2014 Jonathan Inciong Courtroom Workgroup Paper The American Criminal Justice System is a well orchestrated and cooperative performance with the professional courtroom actors and others all playing their parts in the administration of justice. This paper will look at a very important group of individuals the courtroom work group. Each person acts as one of the cogs in the machine‚ all cooperating to reach a common goal. This paper
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commits the crime. i. Suspect is identified by police and arrested. ii. Police interview and charge the suspect. 2) Hires attorney. i. Suspect and attorney meet and discuss the charges. ii. Suspect decides how he/she will plea. 3) Arraignment hearing before a judge. i. After arrest‚ suspect has (usually between two to forty-eight hours) for the informal arraignment hearing. ii. If police have not filed charges within this time‚ the suspect’s attorney can request
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incident dealing with the same crime. Missouri state law can give you a maximum sentence of up to four years when arrested three times for driving on a revoked license. The prosecutor sent Frye’s counsel a letter that offered two possible plea bargains. If he was to plea guilty the charge could be reduced to a misdemeanor
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Myrtle Crowe Individual: Criminal Justice System Paper August 6‚ 2012 CJA/204 Cross The criminal justice system changes in regards to rules‚ procedures‚ and terms from state to state. But no matter what the punishment given to criminals cannot vary based on the standards set forth by the United States. A crime is described as an action that violates the federal laws of the United States. On the down side‚ all violations are viewed with different severities of punishment. Crimes can be looked
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CJA 224 Week 2 Learning Team B Assignment Court Comparison Contrast Paper States and federal court system State The state court system is diverse and each state has its own judiciaries. The state has organized systems of courts and special court groups. Inferior courts are the lowest level of state courts that includes municipal‚ magistrate‚ police‚ and county‚ justice of the peace‚ and traffic courts‚ sometimes informal with minor civil and criminal cases. Superior court handles
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lesser crime that the one set out in the original charge eg. Admitting to manslaughter rather than murder). A plea of guilty will generally attract a discounted sentence and avoids spending taxpayer’s money. Negotiations are conducted in accordance with the Prosecution Guidelines of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The goal of the negotiation is to secure a guilty plea‚ meaning a quick resolution avoiding lengthy and costly trials. It is also there to ensure that someone guilty
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Criminal Justice Authority Evaluation Lori Bell CJA/550 October 31‚ 2011 Brenda Ward Civilian oversight of law enforcement is a vital element of the democratic society. Effective civilian oversight of police is crucial to guarantee that the police use its power of authority in a way that exhibits respect for the law and individual rights and freedoms. The committee’s responsibility is to maintain a balance between police independence and to complete investigations and maintain order without
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NBPA with requested relevant financial information was likely a violation of NLRA section 8(a)(5) and a refusal to bargain in good faith.221 It is also probable that the NBA engaged in surface bargaining‚ which was used as a dilatory tactic to halt negotiations until the old CBA expired.222 These bargaining strategies allowed the NBA to institute a lockout and put more
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decision point through which cases flow. The 15 steps are the following. 1) Initial contact 2) Investigation 3) Arrest 4) Custody 5) Charging 6) Preliminary Hearing/Grand Jury 7) Arraignment 8) Bail/Detention 9) Plea Bargaining 10) Trial/Adjudication 11) Sentencing/Disposition 12) Appeal/ Post Conviction Remedies 13) Correctional Treatment 14) Release 15) Post Release Justice expert Herbert Packer described the formal criminal justice process
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Right to Counsel David Trapani University of Phoenix CJA 364 October 17‚ 2011 Scott Horwath Right to Counsel The right to counsel is a fundamental right in the United States criminal justice system. As the country has matured‚ the concept has evolved and expanded significantly to promote due process and confidence in the entire system. The concept has evolved to the point that most successful attorneys elect to use private counsel when they themselves are the subject of criminal proceedings
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