There are many entities that play a role in the criminal justice court system. However, Magistrates are the ones with the most power within said system. They have the most discretion when it comes to deciding the faith of an individual. It has always been considered as a prestigious achievement inside any community. During one work day a magistrate can review over 50 cases, each with a unique verdict.
In the 1905 article, The Prisoner at the Bar, Arthur Train includes many different examples of different magistrates and their interpretation of the law. First, the case of defendant “Izzy” is pronounced to the magistrate. It was obvious to the magistrate that there had been a crime committed. However, Train focuses more upon the supremacy of …show more content…
Their duties begin with the very process of convicting someone as a criminal to the ultimate verdict they hand out. Ever since the establishment of the criminal court systems, magistrates have always been known to be the most experienced when it came to interrupting the law. Criminals are judged by his diplomacy alone. This would mold the magistrates into the prefect students of law. Unlike the arresting officer, magistrates are able to determine and detect false information or defective evidence. They all require delicate examination by the magistrate. The magistrate demonstrates his ability to evaluative any given case. The magistrates have to make sure that no time is wasted in the criminal courts when the case requires a jury. Filtering through these petite cases allows the juries to focus on upper matters, such as homicides. For this reason, magistrates always try their best to avoid juries because most of them are easy to convince. If these petite cases aren’t handled properly, it will overwhelm the jury. Since every part of the legal system has to be in unison, most magistrates do not trust juries to make the right decisions. They are able to fix a lot of mistakes made by others. Unlike most public figures, magistrates aren’t easy to bribe. They do not do favors for any individual. Their judgments are only attached to their job, not to the people around them. They spread positive influences throughout society. Magistrates always consider the benefit of the doubt when deciding whether a criminal is innocent or guilty. No other court has this much of a direct authority as much as the magistrates. Some consider the magistrates to have absolute power. Nevertheless, their jurisdiction is limited. The verdicts are confined to the certain classes of offenses. These offenses would fall under certain categories of
In the 1905 article, The Prisoner at the Bar, Arthur Train includes many different examples of different magistrates and their interpretation of the law. First, the case of defendant “Izzy” is pronounced to the magistrate. It was obvious to the magistrate that there had been a crime committed. However, Train focuses more upon the supremacy of …show more content…
Their duties begin with the very process of convicting someone as a criminal to the ultimate verdict they hand out. Ever since the establishment of the criminal court systems, magistrates have always been known to be the most experienced when it came to interrupting the law. Criminals are judged by his diplomacy alone. This would mold the magistrates into the prefect students of law. Unlike the arresting officer, magistrates are able to determine and detect false information or defective evidence. They all require delicate examination by the magistrate. The magistrate demonstrates his ability to evaluative any given case. The magistrates have to make sure that no time is wasted in the criminal courts when the case requires a jury. Filtering through these petite cases allows the juries to focus on upper matters, such as homicides. For this reason, magistrates always try their best to avoid juries because most of them are easy to convince. If these petite cases aren’t handled properly, it will overwhelm the jury. Since every part of the legal system has to be in unison, most magistrates do not trust juries to make the right decisions. They are able to fix a lot of mistakes made by others. Unlike most public figures, magistrates aren’t easy to bribe. They do not do favors for any individual. Their judgments are only attached to their job, not to the people around them. They spread positive influences throughout society. Magistrates always consider the benefit of the doubt when deciding whether a criminal is innocent or guilty. No other court has this much of a direct authority as much as the magistrates. Some consider the magistrates to have absolute power. Nevertheless, their jurisdiction is limited. The verdicts are confined to the certain classes of offenses. These offenses would fall under certain categories of