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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Court History and Purpose CJA/224 May 17‚ 2012 Courteney Harris Court History and Purpose The court system in America has been around since the middle of the 1600’s and has played a crucial role in the development of how things are done when it comes to the criminal justice side. From today’s federal court and our typical state court‚ these dual court systems came about from a mutual agreement presented from our nation’s founders. In the last 200 years‚ states’ rights have gradually waned
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Specialty courts are problem solving court systems that focus on treatment and rehabilitation as opposed to straight jail or prison time. The focus is on treating the underlying issues that led the defendants to court in the first place. The types of specialty courts in Massachusetts vary from mental health‚ veteran’s treatment‚ firearm session‚ and drug courts. Normally when suspects are arrested and they are arraigned in regular district courts like everyone else. But over time courts have been
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Court System Paper Ally A. Robertson CJA/204 July 22‚ 2010 Mr. Todd Larson Court System Paper Describe the major historical developments of the U.S. courts. There are two judicial systems; first one is the state and local courts established under the authority of state governments. Federal courts system is the other that was created by Congress under the authority of the U.S constitution. General agreement
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The Supreme Court holds a great deal of power in the United States. The influence of the Supreme Court is felt throughout history and is ingrained in the lives of the American people. Citizenship‚ the right to vote‚ marry and abort and many more important cases have all been decided in the Supreme Court. Every citizen and person in the United States has been affected by the decisions of the justices of the Supreme Court. Origins of the Supreme Court The origin of the Supreme Court begins in Article
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History of the Supreme Court Royal Audencia The Royal Audencia was established on May 5‚ 1583‚ composed of a president‚ four oidores (justices) and a fiscal. The Audencia exercised both administrative and judicial functions. Its functions and structure were modified in 1815 when a chief justice replaced its president and the number of justices was increased. It came to be known as the Audencia Territorial de Manila with two branches‚ civil and criminal. A Royal Decree issued on July 24‚ 1861
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juvenile may be brought to a juvenile court and if the crime is more severe‚ an adult court may be more appropriate. The author will discuss the differences between adult and juvenile courts. Finally‚ it will discuss what can happen if juvenile courts are abolished and implications for young offenders. Compare and
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TERESA MORALES Court History and Purpose People in the United States attend court every day for different many reasons. Those reasons could be for traffic violations‚ civil law suits‚ or for unlawful criminal acts. No matter what they are all handled and disputed in a court of law. Courts are empowered to make fair and binding decisions upon the facts that are received. There are two types of courts; civil court and criminal court. It is very important that people understand
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Juvenile Court Workgroup Maylyn M. Leon MACJ 512 Seminar in Court System Dr. Caroline Dennis December 16‚ 2014 Juvenile Court Workgroup The courtroom workgroup of juvenile court is very similarly composed as one of adult’s court (Neubauer and Fradella‚ 2014). Inside the juvenile court you can find the prosecutor‚ the defense attorney and the judge and sometimes judges have the hearing officers as aid (Neubauer and Fradella‚ 2014). We can see much equality between the courts however the
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