Observation in a courtroom trial For this service learning project I went downtown first to the Daley center‚ then to the Circuit Court of Cook County. While there‚ I observed various criminal court cases‚ most which dealt with domestic violence and abuse. There was one particular case that stuck out to me the most. Torense Arnold vs.Latrarice Johnson was the second criminal case‚ with the man being the defendant against charges of domestic battery‚ burglary‚ and felony. Latrice Johnson had described
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In the movie‚ Stepmom‚ the struggles of divorce‚ trust‚ and dealing with a new stepmom are being tried. There are many different issues within the movie that deal with conflict. Which is why I chose the topic conflict for this paper. The first concept and scene I chose for conflict stems from the management style compromise. The management style compromise is the style that attempts to find the middle ground in a conflict (pg. 235). One particular scene stood out to me in the movie and that scene
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1st speaker affirmative: More than 50 years of media research attests to the significant influence of media on child and adolescent health.5 Both “old” media (television‚ movies‚ magazines) and “new” media (the Internet and social networking sites‚ video/computer games‚ cell phones) can have an impact in virtually and intellectually that concerns practitioners and parents about young people‚ including aggressive behavior‚ risky sexual behavior‚ substance use‚ and disordered eating. (1st negative
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The O.J. Simpson trial was one of the most recognizable cases in American history. It went on for nine months. There were 11 lawyers representing the O.J. and 25 working around the clock for the largest prosecutor’s office in the country. The opinion of the Jury was for the defense‚ not guilty. I agree with them. It would have been crazy if O.J. was convicted because the evidence was not properly handled or accounted for‚ the main police officer handling the case was a racist man and the defendant
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The Boston Massacre Trials Boston Massacre considered the real beginning of the American Revolution‚ the first shots heard around the world. It took place in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ in March‚ 1770 when Captain Thomas Preston‚ Corporal William Wemms‚ and seven British soldiers confronted a crowd which attacked them with cudgel‚ ice balls‚ and other makeshift weapons. The soldiers formed a line and loaded their guns‚ warning the crowd to disperse. A soldier fired a musket into the crowd‚ immediately
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Trial and Appellate Courts CJS 220 The Court System Trial and Appellate Courts Trial courts and appellate courts have differences not only in their functions but also in what and who are involved in the proceedings. Trial courts are the point of origin for the cases. The prosecutor’s function is to prove the defendant guilty through evidence‚ witness testimony‚ and possibly cross-examination of the defendant. The defense attorney works to disprove the prosecutor’s case through in the same
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The Importance of a Jury in our Democratic System As Americans‚ we are given the right to a jury trial‚ one of the most important freedoms that out judicial system has to offer us. A jury consists of anywhere between 6 and 12 registered voters who determine whether a person is guilty or innocent in the act of crime that they are being accused of. Not only do they possess this power in a trial‚ but they may also judge the laws themselves and whether or not is perhaps unconstitutional‚ unfair‚ or
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affected Tom Robinson’s trial because all colored people were treated differently than white people back in the day. Reverend Sykes explained to Jem; “I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man” (Lee 279). Tom was not going to be charged with the crime. This is because everything that was said on his half proved that he was innocent but judges never choose a colored man over a white man. Further‚ Tom Robinson was not able to win the trial because he is a colored
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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 indebted to
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The Casey Anthony Trial During Casey’s trial she sat there emotionless. The only time that she had appeared to be upset was when the jury had criticized her as a person‚ but not as a parent. Casey used the defense that she was allegedly sexually abused as a child as a reason to be unfit for trial‚ even though she had already proclaimed her innocence. When Casey had been told that her daughter’s body had been found she acted like it was not a surprise to her. Nothing about her daughter
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