Courtroom Observation Essay

Observations: The whole trial process of this case was about 10 minutes. During this process, I could see that the defendant, Lee Mason Eigl was nervous. Most of the time, Lee Mason Eigl faced down. When the judge was not asking him questions, he would…

Before beginning my experiences and observations in this next entry, I would like to note that I am trying to be extremely careful about details that I mention about the Royal Commission and its staff base. The Commission is still underway, and its contents are very sensitive, especially given that the hearings are closed to the public. However, it is difficult and I believe undesirable to leave out my experiences at the Royal Commission. My time there has helped shape what I regard as valuable…

justice department as it is one of the avenues of learning. Learning is not always from books, but sometimes from observation and even questionings. For this purpose an interview was conducted between myself and an attorney who deals with domestic violence. Although it is a difficult subject, listening to them speak allowed me to realize another importance. That was being present in a courtroom to help filter any other information that would have been missed. The interview was about a domestic…

Introduction On the Wednesday the 5th of August 2015, I attended the Brisbane District Court for approximately 3 hours. This essay outlines on the observations that where made that day and critically reviews the components of crime control and the due process models, which these findings represent. I will then go on to draw upon my observations guided by academic literature, which will provide an overview of both models. This essay however will dispute that the governing model for what I…

According to scholar, J. A. Sharpe “The most efficacious way of dealing with a witch, at least in the eyes of contemporary officialdom was to accuse her before a court of law, and a number of cases in our sample show how bewitched people gained relief after their tormentors were sucked into the legal process”(Sharpe 11). The court systems during the European witchtrials changed drastically over time. In the beginning, hearsay was an important source of concrete evidence. Into the later…

The exposure of constant violence and observation of aggressive sexual activity negatively affected the decisions that DeSalvo would make over the years. The encouragement to commit unlawful acts, including stealing, represented the beginning an extensive criminal record and the refusal to respect…

In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus exhibits a resilient illustration of predisposition and judgement being thrown away, through his activities, words, and overall responsibility in the story. He creates observations to remain any colored individual as equivalent in his settlement, and judiciously regards all residents who may or may not wrong him as human. These behaviors from the father intensely consider to one of the inclusive premises of the novel, where prejudice is still a…

Are We Really Innocent Until Proven Guilty? In a justice system where a defendant is supposedly innocent until proven guilty, a group of eleven men are convinced that an unnamed 18 year old poor man was his father’s murderer before discussing potential alternatives. In the movie 12 Angry Men it is the lone 8th Juror who holds up the jury by stating that the man may not be guilty. 12 Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose and directed by Sydney Lumet, explores the justice system of 1957 in a…

By July of 1925, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was 66 years old and well-established in the scientific community. Based on the controversy boiling in one Tennessee courtroom, however, one might have thought that the theory was published just the day before the trial. The State of Tennessee versus John Scopes trial, better known as the Scopes Monkey trial, was the first time that biology education standards were seriously debated. John Scopes, a teacher, was accused of teaching evolution…

critic. Most famously critisises, “[the] racist justice system.” (Baldwin) His words are targeting the white officials at the time, for discriminating against the African American citizens in a court of law. Back when James Baldwin wrote about his observations there were around two hundred thousand people in jail. Today, with 2.3 million people incarcerated, it’s no longer a matter of skin color but, the biases generated throughout the judicial system. The interrogators, police, and the jury…