Date(s) of Court Observation: October 6‚ 2016 Court: 89th District Court – Judge Charles Barnard Case (Parties/Attorneys): The State of Texas vs. Courtney Nicole Lee State representative Starla Jones and defense attorney Rebecca Ruddy Motion to find bond insufficient due to incompetence Observations/Impressions: Courtney Lee‚ a 20-year-old woman‚ the defendant in this case‚ was charged with first degree felony for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy
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Courtroom Observation Joshua B. Lawson Business 301 June 21‚ 2013 After watching the series of videos for the assignment this is what I have come up with this for the assignment. The case that we are observing took place in the 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‚ and Mr. Van Meter who represent the defendants Patrick Gibbs and
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Observation: For the last few weeks I made it my priority to attend as many court cases as I possibly could in order to fulfill the requirements for this paper. There were many challenges as there were at least five trials that I planned to observe that resulted in a continuance. Either a witness that was under subpoena failed to show‚ a party needed more time‚ the counsel’s health was affected and even when there wouldn’t be enough time during the trial court’s term to complete the trial. As
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My courtroom observation was completed at Supreme Court of New South located at Phillip Street‚ Sydney. The proceeding that I chose to attend within the Court was listed in the Commercial List‚ at courtroom 11C. On arrival to the court‚ I was stopped at the security checkpoint where guards checked my books and asked me to go through a metal detector. I was very surprised to find out that being a simple member of the public is sufficient and entitles everyone to enter a court room and join a trial
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Jessica Chiang Student ID #1361045 Management 200 B: Ken Myer Court Observation Assignment On May 7th‚ 2014 Wednesday‚ I visited the King County Superior Court in the afternoon. Although criminal trials sound a lot more interesting‚ the basic law I learned is based on civil law more‚ therefore I decided to observe the one and only civil trial on that day: “Chism v. Tri-State Construction” trialed by Judge Ken Schubert. The plaintiff‚ Geoffrey Chism‚ represented by attorneys Lindsay Halm and Thomas
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Court Observation Report Kingston-Upon-Thames Crown Court The Crown Court was created by Courts Act 1971. The Crown Court of England and Wales is one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. It is the higher court of first instance in criminal cases. However‚ for some purposes the crown court is hierarchically subordinate to the High Court and its divisional Courts. The Crown Court also hears appeals against conviction and sentence from those convicted in the magistrates
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Business Law 115 Superior Court Observation The Superior Court session I observed was an alcohol impairment case. The defendant in this case‚ had been found guilty in District Court‚ but had filed an appeal to the District Court’s decision. The morning began with the juryselection process. The potential juror pool began with approximately 30 people. The Clerk of Court‚ Wendy Williams‚drew twelve names at random form a bowl to begin the selection process. Once the initial twelve names were
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Observation paper Magistrate& District court Karen Rivera Cj 205 The first court that I attend was district court‚ the judge was Fernando r. macias I went to the court on October 13‚ around 10:30. When I first walked in there were a lot of people there I wasn’t expecting that at all. Security was higher than at the magistrate court. There were attorneys there but they stand next to there defendants at all times since it was still assembly justice so the trials didn’t go
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Court Observation The courts have the function of giving the public a chance to present themselves whether to prosecute or defend themselves if any dispute against them rises. It is known to everyone that a court is a place where disputes can be settled while using the right and proper procedures. The court is also the place where a just‚ fair and unbiased trial can be heard so that it would not cause any disadvantage to either of the party involved in the dispute. The parties are given a chance
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On my first visit to the Downing District Court Centre‚ I witnessed the arrest of a youthful “man in his 20s”‚ ’Sydney Downing Centre court placed in lockdown after machete scare’ (2016). However‚ I noticed various rules in how the policemen controlled the environment. When the young man made threats with his machete‚ the hierarchy and authority of the police was formally demonstrated through his arrest‚ as they handcuffed and locked him in the police van. This making me feel conscious of my own
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