Court Reflection Paper

When heading into state court, I was unsure of what to expect. I have always been a fan of movies with cases and most recently I have found a large amount of interest in the OJ Simpson case through activity watching the show The People v. OJ Simpson released this past year. However, the large cases seen on television and the cases often uses for television shows or movies show a dramatized version of what was actually experienced during my visit to court in New Haven. A friend in another section of LE 101 and I entered the court building, she was significantly more comfortable than I was due to her academic background with her prior course in criminal law, and her past internship at a prosecutors office. The set up of the building itself was …show more content…
One individual in particular became violent with the court marshals, while the other laughed when the one man was sentenced. Watching the judge request an apology respectfully was very interesting and admiring to watch, this judge in particular understood these individuals were human, however, was looking for the needed respect individuals within the court deserve. Two cases in particular were interesting, one was of an individual who was being sentenced and another the individual was nolled. The individual that was being sentenced had a variety of charges including pistol without a permit and possession of marijuana, the individual was sentenced to one year, executed suspension for five, probation for three, and if the individual does not cooperate they would have five more years. This individual had a group of seven individuals watching the trial, once he pled guilty, he exiting as the group followed him screaming that they love him. The second individual was being seen for alleged assault and robbery, however due to the fact the victims did not was to submit or cooperate the state nolled the