Appellate court

officer in the process, by shooting him with a gun. Later witnesses brought in the gun he used, and one of the bullets that were fired that night. The jury did find him guilty and charged him for the things he did. McCleskey tried to defend himself in court by stating that they were violating the eighth and fourteenth amendment, which both explain things about equal protection rights, and cruel and harsh punishments, given to those who are tired. He explained…

Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction: This court is in the lowest level of the judicial system. These courts are only authorized to hear specified types of cases such as marriage, divorce, alimony, adoption, emancipation, juvenile offenses, misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, inheritance, and estate settlements. This type of court goes by different names such as Justice of the Peace Courts, Municipal Courts, Constitutional County Courts, County Courts at Law, and Statutory Probate…

Gittany pleaded guilty and the case was heard in the Supreme Court. However on application, it was ordered that the trial be heard by judge alone. This raised questions as to why a high-profile defendant facing a murder charge was to be tried without a jury. Trials without jury are usually held when excessive media…

Atticus finch, the best lawyer in Maycomb, was sitting nervously in his chair as he waited for the town judge to arrive in court. Tom robinson, Atticus client, was very anxious and nervous to see what the judge had to say and what he thought. Atticus was sweating bullets as the judged walk in not knowing what was going to happen. The judge walked in and Atticus inferred that the judge was in a bad mood by the way his face was scrunched up and the reason for the trial was his girlfriend…

Amanda B. Cissner and Michael Rempel, discusses what the drug courts are, a brief explanation when and how the drug courts got started, how do they work, and what do they do for the people who are given the treatment for their dug usage problems. In this review paper I’m going to explain what those points are and what do they mean to me in my own words. Drug courts was introduced in 1989 in Miami, it launched dramatic shift in how the court system responds to the criminal behavior of drug…

The Georgia court system consists of a Municipal Court, Magistrate Court, Probate Court, Juvenile Court, State Court, Superior Court, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. The Municipal Court has three hundred and seventy courts with three hundred and fifty two active Judges. The Municipal Court handles traffic offenses, local ordinance violations, conduct preliminary hearings, issue warrants, and they may handle misdemeanor shoplifting and possession of marijuana cases. The Judges in the…

The court visited was ‘Uxbridge Magistrates Court’. Magistrates (also known as justices of the peace) are 21,500 volunteer judicial office holders who serve in magistrates’ courts throughout England and Wales. Most of the criminal court cases that are heard in England and Wales take place in a Magistrates Court. A Magistrates' Court is usually presided over by three magistrates. They are called Justices of the Peace. The panel of judges is often called the Bench. Magistrates are not paid, but…

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, today we are brought here for the reason of the murdur of Lennie Small. The accused George Milton is only one of the many that has been in a possition simular to this due to the hardships of this time. Mr. Milton is not to be blamed of the death Mr. Small, for as stated by Mr.Curley "I'm gonna shoot the guts outa that big bastard myself," This only proves that Lennie would have been killed either way, Mr.Milton only did it so no one else could. By God look at…

Jurisdiction is the power of the court to render a decision about the case in question. In this case we have the potential for three jurisdictions, California, Florida and/or New York. Although, Mr. Margolin filed suit against Novelty Now Inc. in the state of New York, the most appropriate jurisdiction would be in California. We know the business owners live in California and if we assumed that the servers and computer equipment are also based in California, the court will have personal…

Throughout the Fall 2016 semester, I visited several different courts uptown for my American Criminal Courts class. When I saw this assignment on the syllabus, I was very eager to complete it because I wanted expand my knowledge in the court system and how it works. I had previously observed in a courtroom for my Civics and Economics class in high school, but it was very basic. I went to the courthouse afterhours and completed a mock trial with other peers. Even though it was basic, I still had…