that are be tried by a judge alone. If you are charged with a summary offence you do not have the right to have a trial by jury. Indictable offences (District/ Supreme Courts) Indictable offences require a trial by judge and jury. If you are charged with an indictable offence and choose to plead ‘not guilty’‚ you are guaranteed the right to a trial by jury. No juries in high courts or in an appeals court ADR – Alternative Dispute Resolution * Negotiation * Mediation
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The two legal systems in question are the adversary system‚ most commonly practiced in the United States‚ and the civil law system‚ also referred to as the inquisitorial system‚ most commonly practiced in European countries. Both systems have the same goal; to find the truth. However‚ each system has a very different path to justice. The adversarial system implies that two parties assume opposite positions in debating the guilt or innocence of an individual. In this scenario‚ the judge is required
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little early to be safe. The trial did not end up starting until 9:16 because some of the people in the jury pool were late. As we walked in the courtroom there were three benches near the middle of the room and one on the back wall with chairs on both ends of it. There were only two seats open as we walked in‚ they were in the very back corner of the courtroom. When we walked in with the jury pool‚ the Honorable Judge Harry Gill was already at the bench standing. I have never seen this before‚ every
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you’re taking on a powerful and organized establishment you have to be a hierarchy” (237). The group must create a thorough plan with objectives for each individual participating in order for all aspects to be controlled. In the essay‚ “Committees‚ Juries‚ and Teams”‚ James Surowiecki claims‚ “One of the real dangers that small groups face is emphasizing consensus over dissent” (476). Often groups feel the need to agree on their points of view. In each strong group‚ a “devil’s advocate” is an important
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Atticus’s logical and factual statement of the trials injustices‚ the jury is blinded by prejudices and racism‚which mean they will convict Tom Robinson. Additionally‚ Atticus utilizes sentimental appeal to establish an element of pathos in his closing plea. As Atticus approaches the end of his speech‚ he states “In the name of God‚ do your duty. In the name of God‚ believe Tom Robinson‚ ”seeking the intention of evoking sympathy in the jury‚ as Christianity was a major religion among blacks and whites during
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criminal justice system relies on jurors to protect the accused from government oppression and to judge fairly and without personal bias. Juries are ordinary citizens used to determine if the accused is guilty or not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The story reveals the “imperfections” of the juror system in America. There are numerous issues with this jury that are relevant to the criminal justice system. Before deliberation even started eleven jurors automatically vote in favor of convicting
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deliberate after hearing the ’facts’ in a seemingly open-and-shut murder trial case. They retire to a jury room to do their civic duty and serve up a just verdict for the indigent minority defendant (with a criminal record) whose life is in the balance. The film is a powerful indictment‚ denouncement and expose of the trial by jury system. The frightened‚ teenaged defendant is on trial‚ as well as the jury and the American judicial system with its purported sense of infallibility‚ fairness and lack of
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they had lived in the Hendersonville area‚ their maritalstatus‚ occupation‚ etc. After getting this information‚ the prosecutor asked questions‚ such as: Did they feel they could hear the case and form an unbiased opinion? Had they ever served on a jury in the past? Had they ever had any negative experiences with any law enforcement officer? Other questions were asked more specifically referring to the DUI‚ such as: Did they have any family or friends who had been charged with DUI? The defense
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Twelve Angry Men is a play about a young boy on trial for murdering his father. If the boy is found guilty‚ he will be sentenced to death. The jury men are very aware of this fact‚ most are perfectly fine with sending this boy to die as one man searches for the empathy of his jury peers. One by one the jury begins to sway toward the not guilty plea‚ as every fact thrown into conversation gets disproved. Now‚ one lone juror faces not the pressure of his peers but the pressure of his emotional attachment
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The Reliability of Our Entertainment Media With the new age of Entertainment came a launch of a History-based Dramatization radio show that would take listeners through a portal each week and report of the great events of the past. You are there‚ a show created by Goodman Ace‚ was originally called CBS is there and was one of the shows that took hold in households. “They began the show with "live" background coverage of the events unfolding. Then the sounds and characters involved proceeded. Often
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