Once the cross examination was done, the judge wanted a 15 minute recess. During the 15 minutes our class had an opportunity to talk to the judge, and ask him questions. The judge was a friendly, down to earth person, who like to joke around with everybody in the court. I never actually saw him put down anybody. The judge told us that he can not release too much information, because it was an ongoing trial. He also told us that there were over 6000 criminal cases, and most of them are not guilty. The judge said that Harvinder’s defence lawyer is fairly new and he noticed that, so he tries to help the him out, when he is getting repetitive, or when his arguments are leading nowhere.
Crowns second witness constable Sharp:
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One of the reason why his hands were shaking was because he might be nervous. During the defence lawyers questioning the judge seemed to be out of focus. I was wondering what was going through Harvinder mind. The judge pointed out that since Harvinders counsel was not there to advice about the drug testing he would drop the failure to drug test charge. The judge then told the defence lawyer to focus more on the other two charges. The defence lawyer question got boring, once again because he was constantly repeating the same question over, and over again. I noticed that there was no lady justice in the …show more content…
I learned a lot, on this one day. I really like the judicial system in Canada. It provides an opportunity for the accused to tell his side. In Pakistan, usually if person was caught for dangerous, impaired driving they will usually bribe the police officer to let them go. The crown did a fantastic job by sending the accused away. She wanted him to be out of the streets as fast as possible. I also like the way the judge listens to everybody side thoroughly, even when he thinks they are lying. It is great to see that Canadian tax money is actually being used properly. I also like how the judge separates his feeling, and the evidence in front of him when he has to sentence the accused when they are guilty. It is fantastic to see the Canadian courts are doing there best to ensure that an innocent person does not end up in
Crowns second witness constable Sharp:
Once the officer …show more content…
One of the reason why his hands were shaking was because he might be nervous. During the defence lawyers questioning the judge seemed to be out of focus. I was wondering what was going through Harvinder mind. The judge pointed out that since Harvinders counsel was not there to advice about the drug testing he would drop the failure to drug test charge. The judge then told the defence lawyer to focus more on the other two charges. The defence lawyer question got boring, once again because he was constantly repeating the same question over, and over again. I noticed that there was no lady justice in the …show more content…
I learned a lot, on this one day. I really like the judicial system in Canada. It provides an opportunity for the accused to tell his side. In Pakistan, usually if person was caught for dangerous, impaired driving they will usually bribe the police officer to let them go. The crown did a fantastic job by sending the accused away. She wanted him to be out of the streets as fast as possible. I also like the way the judge listens to everybody side thoroughly, even when he thinks they are lying. It is great to see that Canadian tax money is actually being used properly. I also like how the judge separates his feeling, and the evidence in front of him when he has to sentence the accused when they are guilty. It is fantastic to see the Canadian courts are doing there best to ensure that an innocent person does not end up in