An impending issue currently involves the terms of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices. They are enjoying extended stays on the bench due to an increase in life expectancy. In fact‚ Justices are now serving an average of 26.1 years before retiring or death—twelve years longer than they did when the average span of a judge’s tenure was roughly fourteen years. Therefore‚ a proposal has been offered that addresses this concern. Under this proposal a judge would serve a term of ten years; after ten years
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has a good effect or influence on someone or something. (MacMillan dictionary) Socially is defined as‚ situations and activities that involve being with other people and in this case children with or without disabilities. (MacMillan dictionary) Another real development for the inability group was in the 1999 Supreme Court choice in Olmstead v. L.C and E.W.‚ which upheld the privilege of individuals with unique needs to live in group settings. (Special Needs Alliance) Olmstead helped pass the Americans
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Intro Background story: On March 25‚ 1931‚ seven young white men entered a railroad stationmaster’s office in northern Alabama. They claimed that while they were riding the rails‚ a "bunch of Negroes" picked a fight with them and threw them off the train. The stationmaster phoned ahead to the next station‚ near Scottsboro‚ Alabama. A Scottsboro deputy sheriff made deputies of every man in town with a gun. When the train stopped‚ the posse (group of people legally authorized keep the peace) rounded
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shows that there are two types of courts in which sentencing takes place Magistrate’s court and the Crown court. Criminal cases are dealt with in either of these two courts (Newburn 2007). Firstly‚ this essay will look at the functions and roles of both Magistrates and Crown courts. Secondly it will describe what cases are expected to be handled at each court and their jurisdictions. it will then go on to discuss various strengths and weaknesses of these courts. Furthermore it will examine the roles
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There are a variety of courts who have various actions and authorities of power but I will be looking and discussing the difference and powers a MagistratesCourt and Crown Court has. A Magistrates court is often made up of three people recruited from the local community. These persons do not have any professional qualifications and are known as Justices of the Peace. There are over 400 Magistrates courts existing in and around England and Wales. A Crown Court on the other hand acts as a single entity
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Appellate Courts v. Lower Courts State Court Systems have a unique two tier structure‚ which is broken down into specialized courts. Each branch of these structures have their own unique set up and hear different types of cases. Some have different guidelines‚ boundaries‚ and laws they must abide by‚ but ultimately the highest court in a state is the Supreme Court and the lower being a mayor or magistrate court. Federal Court have their own system with a similar tier structure to it‚ but is made
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The Scott Peterson Case Individuals break crimes all the time but some cases take America by storm with the mass amount of media coverage. The Scott Peterson trail is a prime example of a criminal case that took the nation by storm. What makes the Scott Peterson trail special is the fact that for the first time in California an individual was sentenced to death based solely on circumstantial evidence. In this paper I will be discussing the Scott Peterson case in three key areas background/summary
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References: Prentice-Hall‚ Pearson Education‚ Inc. (2003). Our Criminal Justice System: Chapter 3 The Courts in Our Criminal Justice System:[Axia College Custom Edition e-text]. Retrieved June 1‚ 2008‚ from Axia College‚ rEsource‚ CJS220-The Court System. Voelkel‚ S. (1997). Pop Culture Skews images of Real-Life Lawyers. Retrieved July 5‚ 2008‚ from http://www.iuinfo.indiana.edu/homepages/0124/default3.htm "Federal judges
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Juvenile Court Case Summary Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Juvenile Court Case Summary Roper Vs Simmons Case Roper (2005) is a United States Supreme court ruling related to capital punishment for juveniles under the age of 18. The case stands for the proposition that it is unconstitutional to sentence to death juveniles who are charged with murder before attaining the age of 18 (Roper‚ 2005). In this case‚ Christopher Simmons‚ a 17-year old boy‚ was convicted and sentenced to
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