to write all about lay people in court. These include the jury and magistrates. I will explain their role/ purpose and all the qualifications needed for these roles. Jury; The jury is a body of people whose purpose is to render an impartial verdict on a
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superior judges their salaries are a lot higher compared to inferior judges. In criminal courts juries look upon the factors and decide if the verdict is guilty or not‚ whereas the judge looks on the law and decides the sentence. On the other hand‚ the judges in civil cases decide if the verdict is liable or not beyond reasonable doubt and if the verdict needs to pay injunctions. Barristers & Solicitors Barristers are lawyers who argue a clients case where as Solicitors prepare paper
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Many rap songs in the 1990’s were influenced by the brutal attack on a man named Rodney King and the riots that followed the verdict of not guilty of the police officers that were the attackers. In one article they said‚ “Rap acquired considerable power as a voice of resistance.” (Bohlman) People listened to this music to resist. The rappers made this music so people would understand what was happening in “their” world. One song by Digital Underground f/ Biz Markie called The Odd Couple‚ for instance
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There has been as much praise as there is criticism of the jury system. Most critics doubt the competence‚ rationality and motives of the jury system alleging its only “claim to legitimacy is its archaic root.” Other critics question the ability of the jury system to adapt to complex issues in the modern world coupled with the impact of internet. However‚ much of this criticism of the jury is not supported by any empirical research. It appears that these criticisms are mainly just “made by appeals
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prosecutorial position‚ evidence can be restored from the cameras” (Buote 2015). This Richard E‚ Smith is trying to say that if all police had cameras on them‚ if a crime that goes to court has the recording as evidence it can ultimately change the verdict. One thousand police killings per year averagely takes place and a quarter of them are white officers killing African Americans. If all police had to wear body cameras it can show how things really took place at the time of the event whether it be
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Based on the verdict given by the trial court and the debate on the Proximate Cause (by the jury)‚ the judge considered that the trial court’s inclusion of the question on Ronnie’s contributory negligence and the new and independent cause instruction in the jury charge
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Apple Inc. a whopping $1.05 billion in damages. Apple-Samsung jury: Verdict • The nine-person jury in the trial between the two tech-giants faces a wildly complex form to determine the winner. • SAN JOSE‚ Calif. -- There is little doubt that the trial between Apple and Samsung taking place here is complex‚ and perhaps nowhere is that clearer than in the form that jurors will have to fill out on their way to reaching a verdict later this week. • The document‚ which both sides have yet to agree
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PROCEDURAL LAW COMMON LAW AND EQUITY THE COMMON LAW SYSTEM OF EARLY ENGLAND - one who believes he has a legal claim brings a cause of action in court (vložitev tožbe‚ s katero se sproži pravda) - he is seeking some form of relief‚ remedy (zadoščenje) - remedy is supposed to cure or satisfy his claim of harm or injury (terjatev za škodo ali poškodbo) - in the beginning only certain forms of action were recognized by the law courts - a claim had to fit one of recognized forms
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The second of the Supreme Court Cases to be discussed is Miranda V. Arizona. The importance of this case is that Miranda was interrogated without knowledge of his 5th amendment rights. In this specific case‚ the police arrested Miranda from his home in order to take him into investigation at the Phoenix police station. While Miranda was put on trial‚ he was not informed that he had a right to an attorney. From this the officers were able to retrieve a signed written statement from Miranda. Most importantly
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having come forward with allegations of sexual assault against the broadcasting star‚ and three willing to take their stories to court‚ there is little doubt in the mind of anyone that these events occurred. Even the Judge William B. Horkins in his verdict stated that though he found Ghomeshi not-guilty on the three counts of sexual assault and one count of strangulation‚ he is not saying that these women didn’t experience what they did. Understandably‚ this sparked a continuation of protests that had
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