Distinguishing Features of the Major Court Systems Criminal procedure can be complex‚ not only because of many factual questions that arise in day-day-police/citizen encounters but also because of the two-tiered structure of the United States court system. This two-tiered structure reflects the idea of dual sovereignty. The United States Legal system has been designed allow all citizens to receive a fair criminal trial regardless of social status‚ gender‚ race‚ and ethnic background. The system
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things that fictional accounts of lawyers‚ judges‚ and courts confuse or create simply to meet the needs of the fiction or make a specific point. Because the intricacies of the legal profession are not well known or explained in school or by the media‚ unfortunately‚ people often only have fictional accounts of the law to educate them. The result‚ unfortunately‚ is that the majority of Americans have incorrect beliefs of the law‚ judges‚ courts‚ and the persons that interact with them. One of the main
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Additionally‚ while completing court observations I had the opportunity to sit in on three separate criminal trials. The first trial I sat in on was a case involving sexual assault where the defendant was accused of “violating of the sexual integrity” (Arcaro‚ 2009‚ p.151) while she was sleeping. Due to the sensitive nature of the case‚ a publication ban was put in place. The judge allowed us to sit in on the case‚ but made aware to the students sitting in that we were not to publish any names or
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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE CLASS-OF-ONE THEORY OF EQUAL PROTECTION I. INTRODUCTION In 2000‚ a short‚ per curiam Supreme Court decision accepted the “class-of-one” theory of equal protection‚1 permitting an individual in a non-suspect class to claim violations of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.2 While the class-of-one theory articulated in Village of Willowbrook
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Federal and State Court Systems The United States’ judicial system is actually made up of two different court systems: the federal court system and the state court systems. While each system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases‚ neither is completely independent of the other‚ and the systems often interact. Solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights are key goals of both court systems. The federal court system deals with issues of law relating to those powers expressly granted
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Criminal courts have two different functions‚ the adjudication and sanctioning in the courts. The first function of the criminal courts is adjudicating a criminal complaint. A criminal complaint Is giving a written document‚ an indictment. In this document‚ one citizen is accusing another citizen of violating the law. After this file has been approved by the court‚ the defendant answers the allegations of violating the law. After going to trial‚ the defendant most claim to be guilty or not guilty
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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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Prosecuting Juveniles in Adult Court Kimberly Washington Introduction to Statistics for Criminal Justice Ayana Conway‚ Ph.D.‚ Assistant Professor September 30‚ 2013 Abstract This research paper will examine whether or not juveniles that commit violent crimes should be tried as an adult. Through research‚ I will establish an argument that children who commit the crimes of an adult should be punished as an adult. Data based on experience and observation detailing the number of juvenile
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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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negotiation to entice the defendant into pleading guilty to a lesser charge or only one of several charges without going to trial‚ which is a violation
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