recognise that the early function of jury is very different form what it is today. The very first jury had acted as witness and provides information to the court. Later‚ Henry II changed the function of jury to one who deliberates on evidence. Slowly‚ the jury system mold into the system we have today. [1] The system by which we are familiar with today‚ i.e. juries giving verdicts on the basis of what is related to them by witnesses at the court hearing was coming into prominence in trials of serious offences
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On November 16‚ 2012‚ I observed a court hearing of 14 cases. Some of these cases dealt with people who committed crimes such as aggravated assault‚ Acc involving Death/ Injury‚ Terroristic threats‚ Retail theft‚ conspiracy theft‚ Resist Arrest/Other Law Enforce and Knowing/ in Mftr/Dist of Design Drug. For the case of Comm. V. Helen Cole was a Retail Theft crime. The defendant Helen Cole was at Sears and stole items such as clothes at the store. She was ordered not to go to the Sears again and
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Reaction Paper for Court Experience I visited the District Court arraignment section (D11) in Central Islip. This was my first time in a courtroom‚ so I did not know what to expect. When I first sat down the judge was not present‚ and I was not paying special attention until I noticed the whole court room standing in his presence and so I hurriedly buckled my self off the bench so as not to be kicked out. I knew that judges receive a higher level of respect but the seriousness of it was not
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confidential. For a juvenile to have there file sealed they have to request it from the court. Most get probation with circumstances like community service‚ counseling or drug treatment. We have to look at juveniles differently than we do adults because of their developmental progress. Every juvenile officer who goes through training becomes knowledgeable about the juvenile developmental process. Research of court procedures in the state of Nevada for juveniles offenders who have not yet reached 18
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Court Observation October 30‚ 2012 On September 27th I went to Branch 6 to watch the criminal trial of the defendant Lord Wilson. It was making out to be a weeklong trial and I made it on the second to last day. All I knew was that it was a case involving drugs and had been in the making for a while. When I arrived at the public safety building to listen to the criminal trial taking place I learned firsthand that things never seem to stay on schedule. A recess was taking place when I walked
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The drug court is a unique effort that uses the occasion of a drug offence arrest as an intervention opportunity for drug offenders even though historical problems in criminal justice diversion and referral programs the Dade County success rates have shown that these problems can be overcome through unique collaborative relationships‚ innovative treatment design‚ and the elimination of conventional gaps in the referral- treatment-monitoring process. It is the purpose of this paper to explore the
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discuss the Drug Court program that is aimed at decreasing drug use. I will also discuss the impact of the program. Drug misuse and abuse has become a part of the social norm for many. There are some individuals who make silent cries for help‚ but do not know who or where to turn to get the help they need. One program designed to decrease drug use is Drug Courts. The purpose of drug courts is to rehabilitate those suffering from drug abuse‚ and mental health issues (What Are Drug Courts‚ n.d.). Instead
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In our country‚ the Supreme Court holds a great deal of power being the highest form of a court in the United States. It has the final say in a court dispute or disagreement about a law brought through a lawsuit. The Constitution does not explicitly say that there has to be a Supreme Court‚ it was basically just created in 1789 when the Supreme Court got the power of Judicial Review out of the blue in a sense. Congress however‚ decides in which way the Supreme Court is constructed. In the beginning
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Rahul Baboo Dr. Kurt Stanberry Court Report Court Observation Paper For my court observation report I chose to join a jury hearing on a capital murder case on March 4‚ 2015. The name of the case was the State of Texas vs. Joseph Facundo and the case number is 1344346. The judge name was Price and the case involved a man who is being accused for capital murder and robbery in Katy Texas. Amber Thorne was arrested and charged with capital murder and aggravated robbery on December 29‚ 2011. She was
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| Court for Custody | | | Amy Burnside | 3/10/2013 | | A married couple‚ both addicted to drugs‚ is unable to care for their infant daughter. She is taken from them by court order and placed in a foster home. The years pass. She comes to regard her foster parents as her real parents. They love her as they would their own daughter. When the child is 9 yrs. old‚ the natural parents‚ rehabilitated from drugs‚ begin court action to regain custody. The case is decided in their
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