The Secret Power of Jury Nullification Response In the Podcast “The Life of the Law, Episode 1, The Secret Power of Jury Nullification”, Shannon Heffernan explains the often overlook power of jury nullification in the U.S. court system. She defines nullification as, when a jury is convinced that a defendant is guilty but find the defendant innocent anyway. Heffernan provides examples of cases throughout history that aid the idea that nullification among juries can potentially benefit courtroom justice. She also weights its negative effects that cause potentially major injustices in courtrooms.…
two feet, gain their self-esteem, and regain their relationship with their children and family members (Kaye, 2004). Another problem-solving courts with successful results include domestic violence courts. Domestic violence cases arose in the 1900s and it was evident that not enough was being done in order to protect the victims. Problem-solving courts allow for one judge to overview the case from the beginning to the end.…
“No freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any way harmed, nor will we go upon him nor will we send upon him, except by the legal judgement of his peers or by the law of the land” (The Magna Carta). Clause thirty-nine of the Magna Carta, written in 1215, establishes Western society 's desire for equal and fair representation in regards to the legal system. When the Founding Fathers of the United States of America were forming the Constitution, fair representation, for white males, was of great importance. This is a continuing theme throughout the ever-developing American society and can be seen in the amendments made to the Constitution. The 1966 Supreme Court decision of Miranda v. Arizona under Chief Justice…
In Jean-Luc Nancy’s text “Listening”, Nancy discusses the concept of listening and how it relates to philosophy. Originally published in French and translated into English by Charlotte Mandell, Mandell discusses in the first section of the text how difficult it was to convey and translate Nancy’s message into English. In Luce Irigaray’s text “Listening, Thinking, Teaching”, she discusses the idea of translation and how difficult it can be to translate properly. On page 232 of her text, Irigaray states “words are endowed with another meaning in each language” (Irigaray 232). Because each word has a different meaning in each language, errors often occur when words are translated.…
Kiara Rivas Philosophy 25 Due Date: 5/6/2015 Mock Trial: U.S v. Dominique Stephens The case I am presenting today is about a woman who admits to having killed her husband and is being charged with first degree murder. The woman’s name is Dominque Stephens and Mrs. Stephens claims that she has acted in self-defense after suffering many years of domestic violence in her marriage.…
You picked some good ones as risky. The letter V and W could be mistaken quite easily especially if they are next to each other or any other letter that's similar in shape such as the letter M. The b.i.d. abbreviation is kind of misleading and could be confused with t.i.d. (three times a day) and could lead the patient becoming very ill or can even overdose depending on the medication.…
I really hate having disagreements within my marriage, and find that life is far too short to be at a constant disagreement with my husband. I got married for a purpose and I know it’s not to sit around and constantly bicker with him. Communications within a relationship can either make or break your relationship if you let it. I find that those that communicate well, most often have a successful relationship and those that withdraw from discussing issues, tend to fail, however, there are always a few exceptions.…
I have been a Criminal Justice Major at FAU for 4 years, but sometimes I still automatically think about what I learned on the television, rather than what I learned in my classes. Despite my learning about the Judicial System this semester, and my previous experience in other classes, my mind was still expecting something out of Law & Order instead of my textbook. I subconsciously assumed that the criminal case that I was sitting in on would be like those sixty minute spots I watch when nothing else is on, where they get through everything as quick as possible, the ‘bad guy’ gets his comeuppance, and everything is wrapped up in a neat little bow that very day. All of these were wrong of course. The trial was already in day two by the time…
Once I had refuted what they said to me once, it was easier to drown them out. Distracting myself helped a lot to drown out the voices. I would try to make small talk or focus on something else to keep me from focusing on what the voices were…
Throughout everyday life, individuals will be faced with the challenge of distractions. How one chooses to deal with these distractions determines the level of effectiveness at which they can communicate. Choosing to ignore these distractions can be very beneficial to one’s communication and attentiveness, resulting in a more productive exchange between communicators. While having a good sense of communication is very important, the ability to mindfully listen is just as important for effective communication. One instance where failure to mindfully listen can drastically effect a relationship, is within a family.…
There are four people in my immediate family and none of us has stellar listening skills. My mother has gained the undesirable reputation of falling asleep while being spoken to. My brother and my father, especially my father, loves to listen to themselves talk as opposed to the person they are communicating with. Of course for me, I have the listening issues stated above. As you can probably imagine, effective communication in my household is quite a challenge.…
Throughout my life I often caught myself thinking, “I wish someone would listen!” “Do they even know what listening is?” More so, “do they know what it takes to be an active listener?” Before entering Counseling Theory and Process, I was exceedingly confident in my ability to be an active listener, hence my interest in becoming a counselor, little did I know, there was an abundant amount of information to be learned.…
This time gave me an opportunity to undertake reflective listening through active listening which according to Rogers (1975) in his “client-centered” therapy argues that it encourages the client to share the information in more depth than if I was only asking directive questions. This enabled me to gain information when the client brought out the underlying issues including those that I had not thought about. The active listening also improved my relationship with the client since I was able to express acceptance by avoiding any expression of disagreement or judgement thus making him open up and also trust me as his couselor. This method also left me with enough time to explore and diagnose the issue thus noting the new ways of approach to the…
This court observation was my first time ever stepping into a court house let alone watching an actual trial take place. Like a lot of people, I assumed it would be just like the shows about criminal justice on TV such as Law and Order. I would come to find out that though there were multiple similarities between the two, there were also many differences and things I did not expect as well. Through this court observation I was better able to understand how the official court system works in Texas, as well as get first-hand experience to what is like to walk the halls of a state court house and watch an actual case fold out in front of me. For my court observation I went to the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney.…
Some skills are job-specific, meaning that they will only help somebody in a certain field. Other skills are valuable in majority of things that people do throughout the day. One of the most important skills that somebody can use in any field they work in is listening. It is essential to know the different types of listening, distractions from listening accurately, and also benefits of listening to understand why it is so important. Surprisingly, there is more to listening than it seems.…