CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE Crown Court was established on 1 January 1972 by Courts Act 1971 to replace the Assize Courts and quarter sessions. Court of England and Wales Crown is‚ with the High Court and Court of Appeal‚ one aspect of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. It is the superior court of first instance in criminal cases; However‚ for some purposes Crown Court is hierarchically subordinate to the High Court and its divisional courts. Crown Court performs four main types of activity:
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• What is the time frame for replying in your state? In light of the California Code of Civil Procedure‚ rule 412.20‚ a timely response to a summons and complaint would be 30 days after the date you were served the papers‚ to file a response or answer statement with the court. Although‚ if you were served by substituted service‚ then you will have an additional 10 days to file a response with the court‚ but it requires proof of service by the plaintiff that says that defendant was served by substituted
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Proceeding When I entered the court room‚ the defendant’s girlfriend was on the witness stand. She was the first individual on record that received a call from the defendant after the murder. She described the defendant’s condition as “distraught”‚ “all over the place” and “frantic” during the phone call. She exclaimed that the first words that came out of the defendant’s mouth were “I just shot him and I’m scared!” She tried to defend the father of her children by claiming he was in a disoriented
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EEOC Claims Process and Civil Litigation Procedures The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) is one the result of the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ also known as Title VII. The primary purpose of the EEOC is to provide employees and prospective employees with a legal recourse to ensure fair and equal consideration with respect to employment and termination. Among other things‚ the law prohibits employers from basing the hiring or firing of an individual on factors such
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Photo Spread Analysis David M. Grable CCJS 234 – Criminal Procedure and Evidence April 26‚ 2015 To: Judge J. Doe From: David M. Grable Date: April 26‚ 2015 Subject: Photo Spread Analysis A photo spread would be presented to both the victim‚ Vicky‚ and the witness‚ William since their recollection of the assailant is similar. The photo spread should be presented to Vicky first because she was unable to view the assailant’s entire face and was taken by surprise by the incident. Her recollection
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There are a few differences in civil and criminal cases. One is that they both are offensive to groups‚ Although separate ones. Through they’re both different in terms of punishment‚ both will almost always include them if found guilty and they both use standards of proof to find so. Some civil cases allow for trials by jury. A defendant is allowed to use attorneys in both cases. The differences outweigh the similarities. First off‚ civil crimes relate to disputes between individuals while crimes
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Describe the role of magistrates in civil and criminal cases A Lay- person in the context of a lay magistrate is a person with no legal qualifications or training in law. Their purpose is to provide experience of society and ensure that the common people’s values are represented when delivering a verdict. Most magistrates are lay magistrates and they are also referred to as justices of the peace. There are roughly 30‚000 lay magistrates sitting on the bench and they usually sit in threes but section
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American Criminal Court System Barbara Hawn CJA/224 Oct 13‚ 2014 University of Phoenix American Criminal Court System In this Essay we are going to look at the American court system. I am going to describe a court and its purpose. We are going to look at the dual court system. I will define the role of the courts in the criminal justice today. We are going to look at the early legal codes‚ the common law‚ and precedent played in the development of the courts. The Court and its Purpose A court is defined
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— A Court can compel the personal attendance of any witness residing within the local limits of its jurisdiction‚ or without such limits if the person to be summoned is at a place‚ not more than fifty miles from the Court house or not more than two hundred miles if there is a railway communication or public conveyance for 5/6th of distance‚ provided that he is not exempted under any of the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure‚ 1908. A proviso has been added to Order XVI‚ Rule 19‚ Civil Procedure
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Tort Reform: The Destruction of the Civil Court System “If it ain’t broke‚ don’t fix it”. This informal maxim can be applied to countless situations‚ from car maintenance to business practices. It can also be applied to the idea of tort reform and its effect on the civil court system in the United States. ‘Tort reform’ commonly refers to “proposed changes to common law civil justice systems that would place limits or caps on tort litigation or damages to be awarded to a plaintiff” (“Tort Reform
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