Assignment 1- Hierarchy of the court system The hierarchy of Civil Courts include both First Instance courts (the first time the case is heard) and Appeal courts (any court of law that has the power for appeals from courts of first instance). The First Instance courts include the Tribunals‚ the Magistrates Court and the County court. Whereas the Appeal courts include the Court of Appeal‚ the Supreme Court‚ and the Court of Justice of the EU. However two levels of the hierarchy appear in both the
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rampant with free thought to free form in the free and clear And the matters at hand are shelled out like lint at a laundromat to sift and focus on the bigger‚ better‚ now We all have a little sin than needs venting virtues for the rending and laws and systems and stems a rift from branches of office do you know what your post entails? Do you serve a purpose or purposely serve? Wind down inside of your atavistic allure the value of a Summer spent and a Winter earned For the rest of us there is always
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What is a jury? A jury is defined as a body of people (usually twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. A jury may not seem important‚ but a jury is a very important part of our court system. Information about juries can be found in Amendment 6 and 7 of the United States Constitution. Amendment 6 states that in all criminal prosecutions‚ the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial while Amendment 7 states that
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Criminal Court System Barbara Hawn CJA/224 Oct 13‚ 2014 University of Phoenix American Criminal Court System In this Essay we are going to look at the American court system. I am going to describe a court and its purpose. We are going to look at the dual court system. I will define the role of the courts in the criminal justice today. We are going to look at the early legal codes‚ the common law‚ and precedent played in the development of the courts. The Court and its Purpose A court is defined
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officials make a decision and they argue over who is right. Not everyone can agree in the court when it comes to making decisions. The adjudication system is used in juvenile courts because they are considered civil. Once a decision is made in the juvenile court they have to take that decision to a higher power to decide what will happen. This is why adjudication is used in the juvenile court. The adjudication system can also be used on criminal cases. It is a way of letting the people pick what they
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Historical Development of the U.S Court Systems CJA/490 University of Phoenix When the English were colonizing North America‚ they brought with them their laws. Being from the British Common Law system‚ the settlers understood how that system worked‚ so they modeled their own government using Common Law. In the 18th century‚ when the Union was formed and the colonies became states‚ they kept their Common Law governments. However‚ the Articles
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and projection as my three common errors in judgement from this week’s READ and ATTEND section. I believe in my career field I can relate to these judgements and explain how I overcome these areas that law enforcement often has issues with. Stereotyping is the widely accepted fixed image of a certain group of people. Law enforcement has had a long history with stereotyping of certain groups of people. I have many friends that are African American‚ both on the law enforcement side and the civilian
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The legal concept of juvenile status is relatively new. The juvenile court system was established in the United States a little more than a century ago. The first court appearing was in Cook County‚ Illinois in 1899. Prior to that time‚ children and youth were seen as small adults and were tried and punished as adults. Until the late 19th century‚ the criminal courts tried youth and adults. The sixteenth century educational reform movement in England that had perceived youth to be different from
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Court History and Purpose Humberto Camacho CJA/224 Introduction to Criminal Court Systems October 27‚ 2014 Professor: Samyra Hicks Court History and Purpose The American criminal court system plays a major role in our country. Without this system‚ all of those who violate the law would be entitled to do whatever they want and not held accountable for their actions. Defining the court and its purpose it’s something that will makes us understand the system a little better. The
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The Court System Structure – Kentucky State Courts The Kentucky State courts consist of 5 levels of jurisdiction beginning at the District level. At this level there are 116 Judges and commissioners who conduct jury trials in most cases (The National Center for State Courts‚ 2001). The types of cases handled by them are exclusive traffic‚ juvenile‚ misdemeanors‚ domestic‚ and real property up to $4‚000 and small claims up to $1500. The next level is the Circuit Court having 95 judges
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