Court Reflection

Growing up and still till this day I love watching criminal shows on television, which have given me preconceived ideas about court. I expected to walk into an open concept room with two tables, one for the defendant and one for the prosecutor, a jury section, and a section for the common people. The television definitely persuaded me to only thinking that the courtroom looked a certain way. I came into court believing that the courtroom would look like a courtroom from the 1920s, consisting of wooden pews, a big witness stand and one wooden bench for the judge. I visited Peachtree city municipal court on March 29th from eight until twelve and my perspective on court changed tremendously. Once I walked into the building I had to make sure
Surrounding the courtroom was approximately two hundred seats, which I thought to be a lot. There were approximately one hundred young adults with their parents that day waiting to go in front of the judge. I did not expect there to be this many cases in one day all involved citations for Minor in possession of alcohol so, the number of people there was a shock. When entering court I was a little frightened being that there were a lot of officials at the door checking people in. Also, the defendants that were there for the day had to sign there rights away at a table once they walked through the metal detector before entering the court room, which seemed frightening to me if I were to have to do that as soon as I entered. The energy in the courtroom made me feel anxious because there was so many officials either walking around or standing in the corner. I felt like I was being watched more than the defendants were which made me feel awkward even though the officers and the judge were extremely nice. Peachtree City Municipal court was a great place to experience justice being served to minors for possession of alcoholic
There was a young girl, who was nineteen years old that received a minor in possession of alcohol while riding on a golf cart. Once she entered the building she had to walk through the metal detector and sign her rights away before entering the courtroom. Once in the courtroom she waited for about an hour before talking to a solicitor about her citation. She had to leave the courtroom and go into a separate office when talking with the solicitor to decide if she would plea guilty or not guilty. After she talked to her solicitor she reentered the courtroom where she waited the go in front of the judge, which took approximately forty-five minutes. Before being called in front of the judge she was called into a room in the back corner of the courtroom where she talked with a probation officer. Once she talked to the probation guy she sat in a different section of the courtroom that was sectioned off for defendants who received probation. She was put into a probation program that requires her to do hours of community service, meet monthly with a probation officer in which she has to pay a fee, participate in D.U.I school, and have frequent drug and alcohol tests. I thought that her consequences for her actions were fair. I believe that justice was served and that the girl received a good amount of consequences for her actions. I do understand why she received what she did and it was