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 term "Court Hierarchy" is a very important word in the law world in modern society. It’s definition gives a very clear and concise meaning to the law industry. The phrase can be split into two words to be easily dealt and understood. The word "court" is from a Greek derivative "cohors" or "cohort" meaning courtyard or retinue. It’s definition from the dictionary certainly portrays the law as a very important and distinguished practice. "a. A person or body of persons whose task is to hear and
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3 December 2012 Court Proceedings The best part about criminal procedures here in the United States is that criminal defendants have a lot of protections and guarantees. They have the guarantees of due process‚ equal protection under the laws‚ the right to have legal counsel present‚ the right to confront witnesses‚ the right to a jury trial‚ and the right to not testify against themselves. In the movie and in real life we see this all the time. For example the way due process was portrayed in
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Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He rose from being cut on his high school team to being the most accomplished player of all time‚ essentially conquering the NBA. Michael Jordan attended UNC after receiving a full ride his senior year. Michael Jordan was drafted 3rd in the nba draft‚ and began his career on the Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan is the most revolutionary basketball player of all time because of his consistent performance throughout his career‚ his
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Small Claims Courts in the Philippines Going to court for a small sum of money has just become cheaper and faster with the establishment of small claims courts. A simple procedure makes it easy for everyone. According to former Court Administrator‚ now Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose P. Perez‚ 70% of cases before Metropolitan Trial Courts in Metro Manila are small claims (involving small amounts of money) and many of the litigants in these cases are poor. The same thing is true‚ if not more
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The California Court System California is home to one of the largest court systems in the United States. Filing nearly nine million cases in its lifetime‚ the system has served over 37 million people (Darling). The California system can be separated into three branches. The first branch is known as the Supreme Court of California‚ and they are the state’s highest court. They review cases involving judgments of death and misconduct among attorneys. They also have the power to review cases
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Paper Basketball Have you ever gotten bored of playing one paper game over and over again? Well how about something new like paper basketball. Not many people know about this thing but th will now. Share this game with you friends and family. They will love it too. Stop sitting in front of you t.v playing video games and watching t.v. Now you can learn to play paper basketball. How to make the basket. You need one sheet of blank paper. Do not use lined paper. Fold the top left
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Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis CJA/374 October 28‚ 2013 Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis For many years‚ people have believed that the juvenile justice system was meant to serve as a way to protect the community. Juveniles who commit crimes are different from adults because many do not understand the complexity of the crime committed. In order to respond to these differences‚ many states have established a way to treat these adolescents through juvenile courts and
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE • The fear of cutting the umbilical cord ... the relevance of the Privy Council in Post Independent West Indian Nation States CCJ What are the fear of cutting the umbilical cord of the Privy Council Bahamas said consistently that they will not replace appeals from the Committee of the PC to the CCJ Constraint on access to justice are inherent in retaining the Judicial Committee as final court of appeal. Huge expense Visa requirement to enter
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Decades Old Battle of the Court Reporter vs. The Tape Recorder Allow me please to define court reporter: The court reporter is the person who uses a stenograph machine to take down every word in a proceeding. The machines have fewer keys than a standard keyboard‚ and several keys can be pressed simultaneously to represent certain sounds. The word “no‚” for example‚ is written “tpho‚” with all four keys hit at the same time. Tph is the “n.” The goal in court reporting school is to be
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