State and Federal Court Systems Kevin Mauldin Walden University CRJS– 1001 Criminal Justice Abstract Although the federal and state courts systems are different‚ both have similarities in that they are to base their ruling on the constitution‚ and to treat each person or state with fairness. Historical development The development of our court systems was a great day in our history. It was a tough beginning‚ and not really consistent‚ they have evolved as a part of
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Federal Courts vs. State Courts Courts in the United States are made up and governed by the United States Constitution and then separated by Federal and State levels. Both levels are different in how they are made up‚ how they run and the laws they are in charge of enforcing. Federal: 1. United States Supreme Court; the highest appellate court in the Federal judicial system. This court is tasked with taking on its own cases and normally takes from lower courts that struggle with defining Federal
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different court systems. I will also describe the distinguishing features of the major court systems‚ ranging from state-level superior courts and federal district courts through the U.S. Supreme Court. We will include key players‚ jurisdictional rules and interpretation issues‚ and the effect of evolving technologies on court proceedings at each level. The case that I decided to write about is; Gideon v. Wainwright‚ 372 U.S. 335 (1963)‚ “which was a historic case in United States Supreme Court history
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The federal system of government in the United States shares power between the federal government and the state governments. Our political system dictates that both the federal government and each of the state governments have their own court systems. Therefore‚ while the Constitution states that the federal government is supreme with regard to those powers delegated to it‚ the states remain supreme in matters reserved to them. Both the federal and state governments need their own court systems to
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civil procedural rules. These rules are what dictates what happens in a civil case. On top of each state having their own set of civil procedural rules there are federal civil procedure rules that operates separately and independently. There are several similarities and differences between the federal court system and Virginia’s court system. One similar that they both share deals with the severing process. A summons must be served with a copy of the complaint. Anyone eighteen and older‚ that is not
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Court System Paper Ronnie Allen Survey of Justice and Security/AJS/502 Version 1 June 10‚ 2013 Mr. Joseph Laronge This paper is about a court case‚ different types of federal and state courts‚ and new technology used in court cases. In everyday life all over the world there are law enforcement officers‚ lawyers‚ judges ’‚ government officials and even accused criminals that are looking forward to some type of reprieve from the United States Court System at some
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The history evolution of the federal courts began to evolve as early as the Constitutional Convention held in 1787. It was during the Constitutional Convention that a resolution was adopted that “a national judiciary be established” (Neubauer & Fradella‚ 2008‚ p. 65). Of course‚ there was considerable disagreement between federalists and anti-federalists. The disagreement surrounded the fact the anti-federalists feared that individual liberties could be weakened. According to Neubauer and Fradella
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is supported by a dual court system in which the power is shared between the state and the federal governments. Most criminal cases are tried in state court‚ whereas‚ federal crimes are tried in federal courts. Both courts have jurisdiction‚ although federal courts are limited to the cases heard. The state offers a broad capability to encompass more cases and averages 30‚000‚000 cases filed‚ whereas‚ the federal courts see a mere 1‚000‚000 cases (findlaw). State and federal governments are mutual
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Responsibilities of State and Federal Courts State Court System: I.)Lower courts or courts of limited jurisdiction: Lower courts first and foremost handle small criminal issues‚ for instance prostitution‚ traffic violations‚ and preliminary phases on felony cases. The parliamentary periods of any felony cases are in charge of arraignments‚ bail hearings‚ and so on. Lower courts can also distribute warrants to the local and state police departments for search and seizure’s. II.) Trial courts of general jurisdiction:
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THE COURT STRUTURE OF SRILANKA INTRODUTION The court-structure consists of a Supreme Court‚ a Court of Appeal‚ High Courts‚ Municipal Courts‚ and Primary Courts. Additionally‚ there are numerous tribunals‚ etc. In cases involving criminal law‚ a Magistrate’s Court or a High Court is the only court with primary jurisdiction; the respective legal domains of each are provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure. The preponderant
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