* The author will determine courtroom groups, how the groups interact daily, and recommend changes to the groups. The author will also describe prosecutor roles and the cases he pursues. Finally, the author will elaborate on the funnel of criminal justice with the backlog among the courtroom group, the court system, give an example, and explain how to eliminate backlog cases.…
On first arriving to the Crown Court I immediately felt a feeling of anxiety, almost as if I was about to stand trial myself. This led me to a moment of reflection on how those around me, the family of those awaiting trial and in some cases those awaiting trial themselves must be feeling. Many anxious faces sat around…
This court case took place in the United States Supreme Court in the Northern District of Indiana. The plaintiff in this court case is Deborah White, represented by Amanda Babbitt and Jackson Walsh. The defendants are Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern, represented by Benjamin Walton and Jordon Van Meter. Deborah White brought this court case to the Supreme Court in order to argue against the summary judgment filed by the defendents. A summary judgment is granted only if all of the written evidence before the court clearly establishes that there are no disputed issues of material fact and that the party who requested the summary…
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After careful consideration, the judge invoked the procedure and allowed for the child witness, prosecutor, and defense counsel to move to a separate room while the judge, jury and defendant remained in the courtroom. The child witness was then examined and cross-examined, in person, while those who remained in the courtroom were able to view everything through the CCTV system display.…
This court case took place in United States District Court in the Northern District of Indiana. This is court case number 82A04-8876-CB285, White vs. Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. The lawyers in this case are Benjamin Walton, xxxxx Van Meter who represent the defendants Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern and Jackson Welch, Amanda Babot who represent the plaintiff Debbie White. The defendants Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern are seeking a summary judgment which is a procedural device used during civil litigation to promptly and expeditiously resolve a case without a trail. A judge grants summary judgment only if there are no disputes as to the material facts of the case and the party is entitle to judgment as a matter of law. (1) The defendants Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern claim there is no evidence to support that the bartender John Daniels saw any visual signs of intoxication from Edward Hart. This means the defendant isn’t subject to any legal wrong doing. The plaintiff Debbie White is requesting the court to deny the defendants request for summary judgment. The plaintiff claims there is evidence to show the bartender John Daniels saw visual signs that Edward Hart was intoxicated. The plaintiff claims that with the amount of alcohol Edward Hart had consumed in the time he was in the Tavern there would be noticeable visual signs that he was impaired. The plaintiff’s attorney claims there are four (4) factors of actual knowledge of intoxication which would point to visual signs of intoxication. Upon leaving O’Malley’s Tavern Edward Hart crashed his vehicle into the Plaintiffs vehicle causing harm to the Plaintiff and the death of her husband.…
In conclusion, I feel I have explained the basic elements and operations of a sociocultural system known as a courtroom workgroup. I have also learned why there is not very many trials, and when there is one, why it is such a big…
It’s evident that Bob Ewell’s testimony stirred up quite a ruckus amongst the courtroom. With the utter chaos aside, they were able to recommence the…
In arriving at the local courts, the waiting room was full of people who had been summoned to appear for their hearing. It was noisy and extremely busy. In observing the waiting room it was obvious that people were restless and were anxious to have their case heard.…
For my court observation, I was able to sit in a Texas State District Court. The judge of the court I observed was Honorable Judge Etta J. Mullin. Everything was pretty much what I expected to see. I wasn’t expecting anything outrageous to happen like on the television. I was expecting everything to be very professional and very boring, like watching the C-SPAN channel.…
There are many parts of the courtroom work group professionals who successfully pursuit justice and the process of convicting a criminal. The courtroom work group has a major role in convicting and finalizing a case. In the courtroom work group, there are three groups of people that hold the entire courtroom together. Without the work group, the courtroom would not flow, and coming to a conclusion to the case would not be as easy. The work group is made up of the Judge, the Defense Attorney, Public Defender, Court Recorders, and the Prosecutor Attorney. Which all are part of the courtroom work group which they work together to reach a decision, in the case by interacting among themselves and who’s involved an implicit recognition and rule of civility, cooperation, and sharing their goals. There are many roles in the work group, and if they are not all followed through with then the results could be different than what they should be. In this paper, we will look at the roles of the prosecutor, how the criminal justice funnel effects the courtroom work group and what will help eliminate the funnel and reduce the backlog of cases.…
The Court I attended was Court of Justice. On March 21 2013 after my classes and I got there on time for the court session at 11:00 a.m. It was my first time entering court, the security was very strict, they looked through my purse and made me take everything out of my pockets. After the security check I started looking for courtrooms with trials going on I entered a very interesting Courtroom 10 on the 6th floor. There was many people waiting in that courtroom including attorneys, but the attorneys were standing by the defendants. The trail was open to the public’ the crown stated the facts about the ( ) this wasn’t a jury trail the judge made the decision.…
Liberty University presented a case of White v. Gibbs which is about Mrs. Debbie White and Patrick Gibbs under the civil provisions of Indiana’s Dram Shop Act, Indiana Code 7.1-5-10-15.5. In this case Mrs. Debbie White sued Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. Because White and Gibbs do not live in the same states, the suit was brought in diversity in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. However, the suit will be decided under Indiana state law. The main goal of this courtroom is to argue the motion for summary judgment which is concerning the case of Mrs. Debbie White, Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. In this case, the plaintiff is Debbie White. Two moot court attorneys who are Amanda Babbitt and Jack Walsh represent Mrs. White. The defendants are Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. Also two other moot court attorneys who are Benjamin Walton and Jordan Van Meter represent the defendants which are Mr. Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern.…
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This case is indeed one of the few, if not the only case where both parties see the need of hiring a PR man to serve as their mouthpiece in presenting to the public their own versions of the blow by blow account of the trial inside the halls of the Upper House. Apparently this need arises mainly because the entire nation will be intently watching the proceedings which may be quite difficult for the common man to understand.…