Through our class discussions, Banks and O’Brien textbook, and various court observations, I have learned that what is shown on televised shows such as Law and Order and The Practice depicts a are very unrealistic perception of our adversarial system. Especially, in regards to number of cases that go before a grand jury, due to plea barging, the concept of sessions court, and the role Judges play in our adversarial system.
Through my case observation I encountered a world that is never seen in publicized television, known as sessions court. Sessions court, also known as district courts, “hear mostly admiralty cases and are presided over by a single judge in quarterly sessions during the year.”(Banks and O’Brien, 59) Going into the observation
Through my case observation I encountered a world that is never seen in publicized television, known as sessions court. Sessions court, also known as district courts, “hear mostly admiralty cases and are presided over by a single judge in quarterly sessions during the year.”(Banks and O’Brien, 59) Going into the observation