Trial and Appellate Courts CJS 220 The Court System Trial and Appellate Courts Trial courts and appellate courts have differences not only in their functions but also in what and who are involved in the proceedings. Trial courts are the point of origin for the cases. The prosecutor’s function is to prove the defendant guilty through evidence‚ witness testimony‚ and possibly cross-examination of the defendant. The defense attorney works to disprove the prosecutor’s case through in the same
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The Magistrates’ court is an important part of the criminal justice system and almost 95% of cases are completed there. Moreover magistrates’ courts deal with many civil cases e.g. family matters‚ liquor licensing and betting and gaming. For over 600 years Justices of the Peace have held courts in order to punish law breakers resolve local disputes and keep order in the community. Cases in the magistrates’ courts are usually heard by a panel of three magistrates (Justices of the Peace) supported
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Moreover‚ the United States court system is composed of a litigation process that allows the person in accusation to deliver their case in an unbiased manner. In America each state has its own court system. As a part of this system the offender is innocent until proven guilty. They also have the right to plea-bargain and a quick jury trial. The courts are the foremost authority where verdicts are made and where the defense attorney‚ prosecuting attorney‚ and judge advocate gather (Stevenson‚ 1966
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------------------------------------------------- Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Kimberly Leed 2Y / History The CCJ is the first proposed court of final jurisdiction for the Anglophone Caribbean‚ all other courts had to answer to the English court. The supremacy of the English courts was laid down in the Colonial Laws Validity Act of 1865‚ which formally conferred the power to make laws on colonial legislatures‚ but at the same time it declared that colonial laws inconsistent
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Week 3 IW “Discretion & Court Cases” Discretion & Court Cases Discretion varies in each profession just as it does in each jurisdiction. It is how a person in an authoritative position conducts themselves and what they do in accordance with their profession and with ethical obligations as well as the law. Disparity is a major player in the terms of discretion which includes Race‚ Ethnicity‚ Gender‚ and Age. First and foremost society has set the mind frame for this which
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Running Head: A Juveniles Crime And Punishment 1 Juveniles Crime And Punishment CJA/204 January 8‚ 2013 Running Head: A Juveniles Crime And Punishment 2 A person’s criminal career may often start when he or she is a juvenile. There are many factors that may play a role in a kid’s life that could set them on a path of destruction. The next part of this is to figure out the best way to correct these actions and turn them into a positive
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The facts of the case 18 States and the Justice Department brought suit against Microsoft to "eliminate Microsoft’s unlawful practices‚ to avoid recurrence of similar practices and to restore the competitive threat that middleware products posed prior to Microsoft’s unlawful conduct. The procedural history of the case Microsoft grew the government’s attention in 1991‚ because word was that it was abusing its monopoly in the PC operating system market. The government had the FTC conduct an inquiry
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I never knew how much a basketball court could mean to someone. That someone was me. That someone was my teammates. That someone was my coaches. That someone… was anyone who was lucky enough to have their life impacted by a basketball court. The court that I am lucky enough to have in my life resides in the Mayfield High School wood gym. While to onlookers it appears as a normal basketball court‚ I know that there is something truly special about it. This court has a magic ability to bring out the
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Personal Dilemma Evan C. Acree CJA/324 February 21‚ 2015 Yolonda Johnson Personal Dilemma A minimum of forty-nine push-ups within a two minute time frame‚ fifty-nine sit-ups within a two minute time frame‚ a five mile run within a forty minute time frame‚ and six pull-ups (Smith‚ 2015). These are the United States Army’s Ranger physical fitness test standards for any male who wants to attend the Army Ranger School no matter the age or background of the person. These physical fitness standards are
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When preparing for my court observation‚ I began wondering what could possibly effect a judge’s decision when it came down to deciding a sentence for a juvenile. After some brainstorming‚ I decided to observe factors that juveniles themselves displayed‚ and attempted to see if those factors influenced a judge’s decision. When originally starting my observations‚ I went in with five variables to look for which included the gender of the defendant‚ the defendants attire‚ the attitude in which they
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