The US Court System The courts are the overseers of the law. They administer it‚ they resolve disputes under it‚ and they ensure that it is and remains equal to and impartial for everyone. In the United States each state is served by the separate court systems‚ state and federal. Both systems are organized into three basic lev- - els of courts — trial courts‚ intermediate courts of appeal and a high court‚ or Supreme Court. The state courts are concerned essentially with cases arising under state
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Date: School: Facilitator: 5.02 Scopes Trial Directions: Use the primary source material provided within the lesson to complete the chart below. Who supported the Butler Act? Who opposed the Butler Act? State of Tennessee Fundamentalists William Jennings Bryan (defended the state of TN during the trial) John Scopes American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Clarence Darrow (defended Scopes during the trial) Select one of the 5 sources that support the Butler Act
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Judges have both trial and non-trial responsibilities. There non-trial duties include determining probable cause‚ signing warrants‚ informing suspects of their rights‚ setting and revoking bail‚ arraigning defendants‚ and accepting guilty pleas (Bohm & Haley‚ 2012). Much of a Judges workday is spent in their offices (chambers). Judges negotiate procedures with prosecutors and defense attorneys. Judges must ensure that both suspect and defendants are treated fairly (Bohm & Haley‚ 2012).
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Deonte Hill CJ 101 Intro To CJ Professor Brian D. Heffner 7 December 2012 A Day in Criminal Court This week I had the opportunity to sit in on criminal court proceedings. I chose to visit the Oakland County Court House for the day and noticed quite a few things through out the whole experience. I have been to a few courts in the past‚ criminal‚ traffic‚ and family‚ but never in the Oakland County building. There were many details of the proceedings‚ the image‚ and even the conditions of everything
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The Scopes Trial In the year 1859‚ Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection‚ or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. In this book‚ Charles Darwin explains that species need to evolve and adapt in order to survive. Natural selection is the process in which over time certain species and/or characteristic of certain species‚ will evolve and flourish while others will not. Darwin outlines the scientific theory of evolution;
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“The Zimmerman Trial” On February 26‚ 2012‚ George Zimmerman‚ a Hispanic and neighborhood watch volunteer was patrolling the retreat at Twin Lakes‚ a Townhouse Development in Florida. At 7:09 pm Zimmerman called a non-emergency police response line‚ reporting a suspicious person walking about. The person whom Zimmerman saw was 17 year old Trayvon Martin‚ who was walking back to his father’s fiancé’s house from a convenience store‚ with nothing on him but a pack of candy and a drink. At 7: 13
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Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)‚ and the Muslim separatist movement of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). One of his first actions was to arrest opposition politicians in Congress and the Constitutional Convention. Initial public reaction to martial law was mostly favourable except in Muslim areas of the south‚ where a separatist rebellion‚ led by the MNLF‚ broke out in 1973. Despite half-hearted attempts to negotiate a cease-fire‚ the rebellion continued to claim thousands of military
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ideas about court. I expected to walk into an open concept room with two tables‚ one for the defendant and one for the prosecutor‚ a jury section‚ and a section for the common people. The television definitely persuaded me to only thinking that the courtroom looked a certain way. I came into court believing that the courtroom would look like a courtroom from the 1920s‚ consisting of wooden pews‚ a big witness stand and one wooden bench for the judge. I visited Peachtree city municipal court on March
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Court Reflection On the 5th of May 2011 a 42 year old male faced the Brisbane Magistrates court for prosecution. His name and other identifying details will be withheld for privacy reasons. The accused was charged with the following offences: one count of knowingly participating in provisions of prostitution under s 229H of the Criminal Code 1899 (Qld)‚ one count of an indecent act - namely masturbation under s 227(1)(b) of the Criminal Code 1899 (Qld)‚ and three summary offences for breeches of
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Scopes Trial The Scopes Trial is a famous trial that had one main topic to focus on: evolution. This trial was brought on because John Scopes taught his students about evolution. The trial happened in 1925 in Tennessee. For creationists and evolutionists‚ this was a huge trial because it was the first major account of the teaching of evolution. Although this seems as a simple matter between creationists and evolutionists‚ there is more to meets the eye. The Scopes Trial was more complicated. The
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