P4- describe the role of lay people in criminal cases D1- evaluate the effectiveness of lay people in English courts Introduction Lay people are people who don’t get paid and who are not qualified; they are volunteer’s‚ lay people in the law are the magistrate and the jury and I will be explaining their role and the advantages and disadvantages of having lay people get involved with the legal system. The Magistrate A magistrate is some one who is not paid or is qualified and is only
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initial plea bargain he had agreed on with Kaffee. This again relates to class because we discussed how lawyers sometimes meet to agree on a plea bargain in casual settings before they meet in court. This also relates to how we learned the roles of a prosecutor in class for giving a plea bargain. Later in the movie‚ the case is in a district court. This had a lot of components of what we learned in class including‚ judges‚ bailiffs‚ the court reporter‚ and witnesses. As we learned in class‚ the judge is
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declared that the Bible in question was the official Bible of the State of Tennessee‚ and that this was the King James Version. The defense attorney‚ Clarence Darrow‚ asked where were they to find an expert on the Bible who was acceptable to the court; Prosecutor William Jennings Bryan interjected “I am an expert on the Bible.” This was unheard of‚ a counsel for the prosecution offering to be a witness for the defense! After 8 days of trial‚ in which the jury heard no defense and nothing from neither the
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for less than an hour before acquitting Butler. This was a case that was all over the media and from the start had people thinking he had done it. While watching the video in class‚ it had me really thinking. I simply did not believe anything the prosecutors were saying. Nothing was making sense to me‚ the confession‚ and the eye witness. I just did not think that Brenton Butler had killed 65 year old Mary Ann Stephens. This case was a lot different than the Fritzhugh video case‚ we had seen the week
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the vandalism prompted a media report. Two weeks later‚ according to Anderson‚ lawyer Sarah Churchill contacted Westbrook police to say 12 individuals "wanted to take responsibility for their actions and make amends." According to Anderson’s office‚ attorneys‚ prosecutors and Westbrook police reached an agreement in which each of the 12 students would pay $500 restitution‚ perform 40 hours of community service at the South Portland Department of Public Works and write a letter taking responsibility for the crimes
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Role of the Public Prosecutor in the Criminal Justice System In independent India‚ it goes without saying that the criminal justice system (hereafter CJS) must function within the framework of the principles enunciated by the Constitution. Broadly speaking‚ these are as follows : The guarantee of equality before the law Equal protection of the laws Prohibition of discrimination imposed upon the State Deprivation of life / personal liberty only in accordance with procedure established
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to rules of procedure and duties of prosecutors at criminal trials are governed by the Criminal Procedure Code of 1898. The prosecution service throughout had remained under the home department‚ and had been regulated by the police from which the public prosecutors and deputy public were drawn from the ranks of deputy superintendents of police and inspectors. Under no condition was any officer below the rank of sub-inspector authorized to act as a prosecutor in any case. In 1985‚ for the first
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for the client‚ and search for legal justification when appropriate. The other half of the defense counsel is the prosecutor. Prosecuting attorneys is an agent for the public‚ preferably not individualized people‚ and in extent is accountable for providing and introducing the state case facing defendants in criminal and civil court (Meyer & Grant‚ 2003). The function of the prosecutor basically rotates around ensuring that guilt does not go unpunished‚ the task of the defense attorney surrounds
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has transpired during a trial. Court usually will grant the application of adjournment if in the opinion of the court that it will avoid of hardship to the parties involved. However‚ the court may exercise his discretion if in the opinion of the prosecutor that‚ by the effluxion of time would most certainly affect the ability of his or her witnesses to recall facts. For example in the case of PP v Tanggaah as states by Sharma J “...that the longer a period is allowed to elapse from the time of
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Lawyer and the Legal Profession b. Observations iii. Respect between defense counsels and fiscal iv. Address each other with respect v. Candid and Friendly vi. After hearing‚ counsels for accused approached prosecutor and bid their goodbyes‚ with laughs‚ as if they were really close friends vii. Pursuant to canon 8‚ fiscal and defense counsel (female)‚ during their direct and cross examinations‚ respectively‚ never used offensive language whenever they
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