GA1400116 MJ601 court visit
Charles Presnell
GA1400116
426 SE Tray terr
Port St Lucie, FL 34983
D: (772) 224-9836
E: (772) 343-0649
C: (772) 224-9836
MJ601, Survey of Criminal Justice
Assignment 4, Activity 11
10 September 2014
1
The court case observed was the STATE OF FLORIDA vs. Jeffrey A. Burke. The case appeared at the St Lucie County Courthouse, 218 S 2d st, Fort Pierce FL 34950, room 2C at 9 am. The charges against the defendant were one count of driving with a revoked license and one count of resisting arrest without violence. The judge that presided over the case was the Honorable Kathryn M. Nelson. Richard Bodek was the Assistant State Attorney (ASA) prosecuting the case. Shane Manship and Regan Shikada were the defense attorneys representing the defendant.
Honorable Kathryn Nelson began the morning addressing the attorneys. ASA Bodek informed the judge that he had seen the defendant driving the previous day knowing that one of the charges were driving without a valid driver license. He wanted to ensure that his observation was on record. The judge then asked the defense attorneys if they had anything that they needed to address, which they responded no. Judge Nelson delayed the trial for approximately 20 minutes so the bailiff could go and locate a hearing device for Mr. Burke since he was hearing impaired. Once that was taken care of, the jury was brought into the courtroom. Judge Nelson greeted the jury and told them that opening statements would take place. Facing the Judge, the prosecution sat to the right and the defense sat to the left. Against the right wall of the courtroom is where the jury sat. Witnesses for the prosecution sat behind the ASA and witnesses or friends and family for the defense sat behind the defense attorneys.
ASA Bodek paints a picture to the jury as to what transpired during a traffic stop by a Fort Pierce Police Officer conducting traffic control and
GA1400116
426 SE Tray terr
Port St Lucie, FL 34983
D: (772) 224-9836
E: (772) 343-0649
C: (772) 224-9836
MJ601, Survey of Criminal Justice
Assignment 4, Activity 11
10 September 2014
1
The court case observed was the STATE OF FLORIDA vs. Jeffrey A. Burke. The case appeared at the St Lucie County Courthouse, 218 S 2d st, Fort Pierce FL 34950, room 2C at 9 am. The charges against the defendant were one count of driving with a revoked license and one count of resisting arrest without violence. The judge that presided over the case was the Honorable Kathryn M. Nelson. Richard Bodek was the Assistant State Attorney (ASA) prosecuting the case. Shane Manship and Regan Shikada were the defense attorneys representing the defendant.
Honorable Kathryn Nelson began the morning addressing the attorneys. ASA Bodek informed the judge that he had seen the defendant driving the previous day knowing that one of the charges were driving without a valid driver license. He wanted to ensure that his observation was on record. The judge then asked the defense attorneys if they had anything that they needed to address, which they responded no. Judge Nelson delayed the trial for approximately 20 minutes so the bailiff could go and locate a hearing device for Mr. Burke since he was hearing impaired. Once that was taken care of, the jury was brought into the courtroom. Judge Nelson greeted the jury and told them that opening statements would take place. Facing the Judge, the prosecution sat to the right and the defense sat to the left. Against the right wall of the courtroom is where the jury sat. Witnesses for the prosecution sat behind the ASA and witnesses or friends and family for the defense sat behind the defense attorneys.
ASA Bodek paints a picture to the jury as to what transpired during a traffic stop by a Fort Pierce Police Officer conducting traffic control and
Bibliography: Bench Conference Law & Legal Definition. (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2014, from http://definitions.uslegal.com/b/bench-conference/ Fort Pierce FL on Mar 10, 2013, criminal charges against the defendant are driving without a valid driver license, and resisting arrest without violence. State of Florida vs. Jeffrey A. Burke, personal observation at the 19th Circuit Court, Fort Pierce Florida.