Georgia’s Court System Few people are familiar with the basic functions and responsibilities of the state’s courts. Different courts are set up to do different things. Cases are heard based on the subject matter jurisdiction they are given. The Georgia court system consists of five classes of trial level courts: the magistrate‚ probate‚ juvenile‚ state and superior courts. There are also approximately 370 municipal courts. There are two appellate courts: the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
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the rights of immigrants were violated in such events as the Red Scare and Palmer Raids. In May of 1920‚ the infamous trial and conviction of Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti began. Since this time‚ there has been much controversy as to their guilt. Could they have truly received a just trial in such
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incriminating evidence against him‚ only that he was a Jew of Alsatian descent. Anti-Semitism along with a cauldron of other social forces forced Dreyfus into an ostentatious trial that would soon tear his reputation to pieces. The accusations were constructed behind clandestine doors‚ with inadequate evidence to say the least. Dreyfus was court-martialed‚ and sentenced to rot away on the fabled Franco-Caribbean prison‚ Devils Island. Here he was shackled at three different locations on his body‚ and chained
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the Florida Supreme Court demanded a recount of the votes. This possibly violated the Constitution’s claim of equal protection and due process guarantees. The Supreme Court ruled against a recount‚ and gave instructions to undergo a recount that were impossible to carry out with the time given‚ thus essentially ending the election‚ and winning Bush the presidency. 2. The Constitution stated that there would be the Supreme Court‚ and Congress would create lower level courts as needed. With the creation
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back regularly (e.g. every two years) and ask for an exact amount of money‚ and give a reason for his require. Charles declined‚ and instead collected taxes from the ships that came and left the country. In 1649‚ Charles was sent to court. It was a biased trial for a number of reasons. Parliament’s argument was that after Charles was defeated in the First Civil War‚ the Parliament expected him to accept its burdens for a constitutional monarchy. Once again‚ Charles refused‚ even though he was
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SALEM WITCH TRIALS! ♥ From June through September of 1692‚ nineteen people convicted of practicing witchcraft in Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials took place only in America‚ but the idea of witches has existed in many parts of the world. In Europe witches were believed to be anti-Christian‚ and to have sold his or her soul to the devil in order to obtain magical abilities‚ usually to harm others. However‚ witches in Africa and the West Indies involved concepts other than the devil. From the
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Massachusetts‚ like a plague. This led to a series of hangings and accusations made by the Puritans. Many of these happenings occurred due to the Puritans strict beliefs on religion. The Salem Witch Trials could have been prevented if the Puritans were not so dependent on religion. The Salem Witch Trials took place in the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. The town was a very prosperous port‚ engaging in commerce‚ shipbuilding‚ and other activities. Salem was mainly occupied by European immigrants
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there is a three tiered court system in place of both State and Federal court system. Moreover‚ there is the intermediate court‚ also known as trial court‚ and there are the appellate or “higher” court. The higher courts are responsible for reviewing the verdicts that were previously made in the trial courts. However‚ when dealing with a trial court‚ the purpose is to handle civil matters. In this court‚ both sides represent their case‚ providing evidence to allow the court to gain a better understanding
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federal‚ state‚ and local courts calendar and docket cases. Are these processes effective in promoting efficiency? • Court dockets contain all materials filed by the court or by any party in a court proceeding. In general‚ courts assign each newly filed action with a docket number‚ which often refers to the year in which the case was commenced followed by a sequential reference number. Additionally‚ letters or numbers indicating the type (civil‚ criminal‚ family court‚ etc.) or location of filing
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Salem Witch Trials The Salem witch trials took place in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. During that time more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft‚ also known as the Devil’s magic.1 By the end of the trial nineteen were executed by hanging and one was pressed to death with stones. Seventeen others died in prison while awaiting trial.2 Although the trials were named after Salem Village‚ one of the towns involved‚ trials were also conducted in other towns
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