Courtroom Observation Essay

For instance, the discrepancies in the male victim’s identification points out a major flaw in eye witness testimonies. This cause of error is inaccuracies presented by external factors such as bad eyesight, duration of observation of the perpetrator and circumstances of the location. The bad eyesight of a witness as seen in the case study can be the cause for uncertainty in the identification process. Factors of the crime could also present issues. If the witness only saw…

Juror Five was a reserved and quiet man. He was apparently ashamed of his slum-dwelling upbringing and hesitant at first to speak up at first. Juror Five displayed a critical thinking characteristic by practicing restraint, controlling his feelings rather than being controlled by them and by thinking before he acted (Ruggiero, 1975). The unique trait Juror Five possess was he was familiar with the background of the defendant. The defendant was beaten by his father, grew up without a mother,…

court, court of appeal or the Supreme Court. Cases in the magistrate courts are usually heard by a district Judge or by a bench of magistrates known has lay judges. No jury is present at a magistrate court. This essay focuses on a subjective court observation that took place at Stratford Magistrate court on the 17th of December 2014. I arrived at Stratford Magistrate court around 1:30 pm – introduced myself to the security and informed him of my objective to observe a hearing for my assessment.…

around the court of law, we can see other parts of the building, i.e. architectural heritage and structure. At the time, we are lucky to have a retired judiciary officer to share her own experience in judiciary institution. Subsequently, in the main courtroom had to interaction with a Judge, Mr POON. After the event, I think I had slightly good performance in a visit to the court. Previously, I thought it was not too curious. At first, when I go inside the building, I tried to pay much…

Observation through time displays that people clearly have tendencies to rebel against the rules and often break the law. Crime can practically be found in any part of the United States from small misdemeanors to capital offenses.Throughout history, there has been major controversy as to how these capital offenders such as murderers, should be punished. On one side of the scale, it is believed that although these offenders have committed a terrible crime, the man does not deserve to die, but…

anyone since she was taken to the hospital a few days prior to the courtroom. Jerry (Doctor Lovell) sees Nell as a daughter and starts to get very defensive for Nell when the other people want to take Nell to a lab and do some testing on her. He starts to create chaos when Nell stands up and says, “Je'y? spee' fo' Nell”. (Author not Credited, n.d.). Nell asked Jerry to interpret what she is saying so that everyone in the courtroom can understand her. Nell starts off talking to the judge, then…

I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee. In chapters 16 through 20, the town crams in the courtroom for Tom Robinson versus Mayella Ewell’s trial. Atticus is fighting a losing battle when unclear evidence points him towards the true felon. In this journal I will be predicting and evaluating. Tom Robinson could be innocent or guilty. Anyone can predict he is innocent based on characterization by Harper Lee. Tom carries himself much like Atticus in a way. He isn’t overly confident, he…

The chapter Media as Epistomology states that, “‘Possession is nine - tenths of the law.’ ‘First come, first served.’ ‘Haste makes waste.’”… are forms of speech we put out in small crises with our young but would think ridiculous to produce in a courtroom where "serious" matters are to be decided...” This is just…

These observations were based on the language used based on their gender. They looked at prints from successful lawyers and law professors in hopes to see how they handled female witnesses. This study lasted approximately 2 ½ Years and there were many witnesses observed…

I make very planned work and having to fully rework ideas makes me uncomfortable. This developed out of habits I had as a child where I was around lawyers and courtrooms so often that I started following rules very closely out of fear of making my situation worse. Because of this, I have a hard time being loose in my artwork and in person. I tend to be very quiet and in my artwork things can be quiet too by not…