Bench trial

For the last 250 years, U.S. citizens have been given a controversial option of a jury or bench trial. Not everyone agrees with the bench trials. Although jury trials sound like a good idea, it is actually true that bench trials are better because it guarantees the right verdict almost all the time. Jury trials choose ordinary citizens off the street. For example, with the society today, people cannot stay off their phone, which makes them vulnerable to hearing or gathering false details about the trial. In addition, a typical person generally has a lot of sympathy for other individuals. If they feel sorrowful for the defendant they are likely to give them the benefit of the doubt. In a bench trial, a professional judge with years of experience has no sympathy for an ordinary citizen no matter the circumstances. The jurors are human and haven’t trained as near as much as a trained judge. If a person chooses the jury trial…

Miscovich’s appearance at the bench trial was neither his first nor his last attempt to establish his claim to the emeralds, but it did represent his fullest public account of their discovery. To hear him tell it, the story started as every treasure hunt should: in a bar, with a beer, over a map and a piece of coral-encrusted clay. In January 2010, Miscovich said, a handyman who had done work for him in Pennsylvania, a guy named Mike Cunningham, had arranged a meeting at the Bull & Whistle, a…

It is necessary for physical and circumstantial evidence to ensure the most accurate outcome of a trial. In some cases, the evidence is not as exact or direct. It appeared to me in the readings the authors were trying to show were all evidence must be exact or not be included in the trial. If this is the case, we would not need a court system. In the readings it appeared to me the authors were trying to say the evidence should meet a definitive threshold before being entered into court (Saks…

As a criminal justice, major, I have taken on an American Criminal Courts Class. That is helping me to go more in-depth about the subject. With taking this class, I had the opportunity of going into an actual courthouse to do this assignment. I chose to go to the Chatham County Courthouse in Savannah, Georgia when I went home for Thanksgiving. On my adventure, there I learned a lot of new things. For example, the way they actors and actresses portray how it 's done is different than the way the…

The door is always closed during trials or cases and at times the event may hold minimal people which helps give the perception that there is some privacy which usually helps the flow of conversations. However, there is also a lack of privacy that takes place. This is because all events in the court room are documented, word-for-word, and put into the records where others can look them up. The place also takes away privacy in the sense that any citizen can attend any court case and listen in.…

You can see many elements that are common to a courtroom such as, tables and benches made out of wood and are evenly situated among the room. The audience members are more than welcome to sit in the benches in the back facing the judge. There are also two tables and seating for both the defendant and the plaintiff which happens to be angled towards the focus of the judge’s bench. Another comparison that the series showed was the conducting of cross-examination. The judges ask questions to one…

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 a lot of fun pretending I was on a jury and seeing the simple set up of a trial. Several years later, I was excited to see the courtroom live in action. Honestly, I did procrastinate going uptown to visit the courts.…

phone call asking me to play for them, due to one of there players had broken their leg. The game was against the second best team in the competition, Central Districts, us being first (Undefeated) I knew how privileged I was to play for the team however, if we were to lose the game it would make us undefeated and not be able to make the grand final. Making me really pressured to perform. I had one day to practice before the game, I got changed and ran outside. I spent nearly the whole day…

In law and rulings many things affect the outcome like criminal record, time period, and precedent amongst a few things but our main goal should always be justice. Procedure and process are key by all means but you may follow every step in a manual or recipe right and still produce an outcome unlike you are supposed to its human error our main goal should simply be that of justice. If we can simply take our time and be persistent the truth of every situation will make itself evident we shouldn’t…

be challenged in a court of law. The juvenile court system is where children too young to hold responsibility for their crimes find themselves after a guilty verdict. The juvenile court systems are used to reform rather than to punish, in theory. The juvenile court systems also deny children the right to trial by jury, and the right to post bail. If the juvenile courts deem that a child should be treated as an adult, the child can be heard in a criminal court and face adult, criminal charges.…