Biblical judges

of English colony known as New England where they were free to practice their religion and set up laws based off of their belief system (History.com Staff 2009). In the film, due to the methods that were used to punish people who did not assist the judges the way they saw fit in the witchcraft trials it appeared at first glance that the laws that govern this society were very strict. In real life, the laws indeed were so strict that even the slightest infraction such as private matters like…

Paralegals assist attorneys and can sometimes be laborious at times, especially when there are deadlines to keep. They are multi taskers who often help draft documents, keep a calendar with all the attorneys’ appointments and deadlines, conducting and schedule interview with clients, organizing files, and also doing legal research preparing for cases. Paralegals are able to interview witness but are not allowed to give legal advice. According to the National Associations of Legal Assistant…

differences between the two however. Original jurisdiction is held by the court that hears a case first, usually a district court. Appellant jurisdiction is held in the circuit courts and is so called because a case can be appealed to the circuit courts to judge if the defendant’s due process right was violated or not. As mentioned previously, district courts hold original jurisdiction, but they only hold original jurisdiction. Circuit courts, similar to district courts, hold only a single type…

plea to be valid the defendant has to plea guilty in open court before a judge. “About 95 percent of all criminal convictions are the result of guilty pleas rather than trials, so prosecutors offer bargains in nearly every case”("Plea Bargain"). A plea bargain is a simple process, and there are many different reasons for people to take it. The prosecutor often offers the defendant a plea bargain, from that point, Judge Peter Messitte makes that the defendant has three options; “A defendant…

The jury system has been used for over two centuries to give an impartial trial for over countless cases. The court consists of six to twelve jurors, two lawyers, and a judge. This set of people has a duty to America to give fair trials to every case that goes through the system. As society and technology changes, people believe that the jury system should change along with it. With this, the jury system is considered an outdated system, but it has been successful since its creation to select an…

the adversary and the inquisitorial system while associating the weaknesses and strengths of the judges and the jury for the systems. The adversary system is used commonly by the colonies of Britain *yet many countries such as France and Germany practice inquisitorial*. As seen in Hollywood, the adversary system always has one judge and twelve juries with two parties competing to defeat another. The judge serves the impartial, unbiased role to assess both parties and are professionals of other…

Snow Falling on Cedars is an artful, emotional, and thrilling adaptation of David Guterson’s novel of the same name. It is about more than just a simple murder trial. The movie appeals to viewers’ logic, ethics, and emotions and leaves them wondering at every turn of the story. Snow Falling on Cedars first appeals to logic. It’s appeal to logic comes from hard evidence and the lack thereof within the film. One is never completely sure who committed the crime because the facts are not…

presence of trial by jury. Therefore, it could be argued that if there was a jury within family courts, that even if reporting restrictions remained in place, that this would increase the justice that can be said to be done. Within family courts, judges’ control the entire process and decide everything which was addressed by Fred Silberberg. He also stated; “this is an awful lot of decision making to vest in the hands of one person”. So, it is questionable whether providing this much power in…

Lawyer Atticus Finch, in his closing argument from the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee stated in the Tom Robinson case discusses racial prejudice. Finch’s purpose is to convince the jury, race has nothing to do with Tom Robinson’s innocence. He adopts a moralistic tone in order to persuade the jury Tom Robinson is innocent. Finch furthers his purpose by effectively employing rhetorical devices to inform the jury to put aside their differences and make the choice in which can set an…

temporarily, for example overnight. The London police works hand in hand with the court in bring offenders who have been caught committing an offence into the housing area. Those who work in the London court consist of police, correctional officers, judges, security and many more. Furthermore, the court system sets standards and questions all different aspects…