The Magistrates’ court is an important part of the criminal justice system and almost 95% of cases are completed there. Moreover magistrates’ courts 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 magistrates’ courts are usually heard by a panel of three magistrates (Justices of the Peace) supported
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Court History and Purpose Paper Valerie Wilson Court History and Purpose Paper A court is a place where justice is administered. It is a tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases‚ and a session of a judicial assembly. The courts are here to settle disputes between parties. The purpose for the courts is to hear the defendant’s cases and either rule to dismiss or sentence the defendant to some type of punishment. The defendant is given a chance to plead guilty
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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 dispute 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 a chance
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Law means‚ “the system of rules which a particular country or community recognises as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties”.1 In English legal system‚ there is a separation of power which dividing the whole legal system into three roles.
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Joshua B. Lawson Business 301 June 21‚ 2013 After watching the series of videos for the assignment this is what I have come up with this for the assignment. The case that we are observing took place in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Indiana. This is court case number 82A04-8876-CB285‚ White vs. Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. The lawyers in this case are Benjamin Walton‚ and Mr. Van Meter who represent the defendants Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern‚ as well
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as an act of disobedience to an order of a court‚ or an act of disrespect of a court. A client’s failure to comply with a restraining order‚ a visitation order or an injunction in any kind of action may result in a finding of contempt of court‚ no matter the intention. The court has the power to punish neglection‚ violation of duty‚ or any other misconduct. Also a non-payment of a sum of money‚ ordered by the court to be paid can lead to contempt of court. Another type of contempt is whether the
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My Day In A Civil Court On February‚ 27‚ 2012 I took a trip down to the City Courthouse. After driving around looking for the courthouse‚ I found a parking spot‚ and entered the Courthouse just after 9 a.m. Upon arriving at the courthouse‚ I had no expectations‚ since this trip was my first visit. However‚ I did notice quite the crowd entering and exiting out of the courthouse. Nonetheless‚ I moved on ahead and walked toward the entrance. Once inside‚ I observed two security guards‚ and a large
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------------------------------------------------- Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Kimberly Leed 2Y / History The CCJ is the first proposed court of final jurisdiction for the Anglophone Caribbean‚ all other courts had to answer to the English court. The supremacy of the English courts was laid down in the Colonial Laws Validity Act of 1865‚ which formally conferred the power to make laws on colonial legislatures‚ but at the same time it declared that colonial laws inconsistent
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The sonoma county court system uses diversion services for its first time juvenile offenders for certain crimes. This diversion program starts before any trial begins and after the case is analyzed to see if it qualifies. These are a lot of drug and theft cases that juveniles in the community are guilty of. The court hands the defendants to the Probation Department. The offender has multiple factors that must be included to qualify for the program. If the individual does qualify they are put on
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Whether or not children are competent enough to withstand trial in court has been an interesting question since at least the 1960’s. The problem with trials before the 60’s was that defendants forced to argue their own cases‚ instead of having lawyers do this for them. This included children if they were accused of a crime that needed a trial. It did not happen that often‚ if even at all in some places‚ and so when it did actually happen these children were wrongfully tried as adults would have been
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