Federal Courts vs. State Courts Courts in the United States are made up and governed by the United States Constitution and then separated by Federal and State levels. Both levels are different in how they are made up‚ how they run and the laws they are in charge of enforcing. Federal: 1. United States Supreme Court; the highest appellate court in the Federal judicial system. This court is tasked with taking on its own cases and normally takes from lower courts that struggle with defining Federal
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SORIANO VS. ABALOS Facts: The object of the dispute in this case is a parcel of land originally owned by Adriano Soriano who died intestate in 1947. Heirs of Adriano Soriano leased the property to spouses David de Vera and Consuelo Villasista on June 30‚ 1967‚ for a period of fifteen (15) years beginning July 1‚ 1967. On the contract of lease‚ paragraph 5‚ provided that Roman Soriano‚ one of the children of the late Adriano‚ will be the caretaker of the property during the period of the lease
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Every case starts with an alleged crime. In the Sandoval case‚ the crime was murder. Sandoval was soon put into the system after he was arrested. After the arrest‚ Sandoval would have been book and then gone to his first appearance hearing where he is informed that he was getting charged with first-degree murder. Next would be the preliminary hearing where the defense would have received an arraignment‚ formally charging the suspect of the crime and asking what his plea is. Some states do not have
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Magistrates’ courts All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court. Cases are heard by either 2 or 3 magistrates and a district judge There isn’t a jury in a magistrates’ court. A magistrates’ court normally handles cases known as ‘summary offences’‚ eg: most motoring offences minor criminal damage being drunk and disorderly It can also deal with some of the more serious offences‚ eg: burglary drugs offences These are called ‘either way’ offences and can be heard either in a magistrates’ court or a Crown
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Week 3 IW “Discretion & Court Cases” Discretion & Court Cases Discretion varies in each profession just as it does in each jurisdiction. It is how a person in an authoritative position conducts themselves and what they do in accordance with their profession and with ethical obligations as well as the law. Disparity is a major player in the terms of discretion which includes Race‚ Ethnicity‚ Gender‚ and Age. First and foremost society has set the mind frame for this which
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Media in court cases has many effects. One of which is the possibility that the Medias opinion may result in tainting the jury with unproven facts. As humans we make decisions based on how we perceive the world and the information we have on decision we are going to make. Pre-Trial Publicity “Due to extensive media coverage‚ jury selection in a high profile case can be extremely difficult. Jurors will likely have developed some biases about the case based on the media coverage to which they have
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opinions the court determines the final say. The Court must decide the case based off the Constitution and laws of the state‚ regardless of the judge’s personal preference‚ politics‚ and any other outside influence. (Y. M. Courts‚ About Your Courts) County courts or circuit courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction. There is 30 judicial circuits in the state of Puerto Rico. Each circuit has the same divisions: small claims‚ juvenile‚ criminal‚ family‚ and probate. The trial courts of limited
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parliament. At the beginning of the Putney Debates‚ Sir Thomas Fairfax turned suddenly ill‚ and he selected Cromwell to take his place as moderator of the debates. Similar actions continued during the king’s trial. Fairfax was appointed to the special court to decide the fate of Charles I‚ however Fairfax never attended the actual trial. On the first day of the trial when Sir Fairfax’s name was called a voice responded with “He had more wit than to be here‚” which turned out to be Fairfax’s wife. In
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Moreover‚ the United States court system is composed of a litigation process that allows the person in accusation to deliver their case in an unbiased manner. In America each state has its own court system. As a part of this system the offender is innocent until proven guilty. They also have the right to plea-bargain and a quick jury trial. The courts are the foremost authority where verdicts are made and where the defense attorney‚ prosecuting attorney‚ and judge advocate gather (Stevenson‚ 1966
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The Supreme Court has been given credit and blame for having a wide range of effects on society. The decisions that they have made on current and past issues have initiated change in American society. These changes have had both positive and negative results. The effects of their decisions have ranged from improving the status of certain ethnic groups to limiting the procedures of law enforcers and clearly defining the rights of lawbreakers. In essence‚ Supreme Court decisions have had a profound
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