Book of Judges

bias or changing of the penalties, no matter what class or circumstances, there wasn’t even an exception for the ruler who was considered to be above the law. While working a case judges had to find out what the crime was and then the punishment was given immediately, since penalties were fixed. On page 59, when Judge Dee begins to suspect Mrs. Djou of killing her husband due to having an affair with another man, he tells her that a woman killing her husband is one of the most terrible crimes…

defendants’ side, as well as the judge who presides over the civil case. For instance, the case in A Civil Action by Mr. Harr fits within the civil proceeding guidelines as detailed in the class text. Notably, Woburn is the plaintiff, with Jan Schlichtmann and his as plaintiff’s lawyer. The defendants in the case are major cooperate companies, W, R Grace, and Beatrice foods. The defendant’s legal representatives are Cheeseman for Grace and Facher for Beatrice with Judge Skinner presiding over…

Society is remarkably quick to judge a situation without thoroughly investigating it. During the movie 12 Angry Men, the old saying that you cannot judge a book by its cover, truly comes to life. This movie shows and explains the process that the jury on each case go through. It shows how each juror goes through the process of determining whether the defendant is guilty or not. Throughout the duration of this paper, you will be provided definitions and examples of three ways that this movie…

The environment I chose to analyze was the Shiawassee County Circuit Court room. In order to enter the court room, you must push open the heavy wooden doors. Upon entering the court room, I noticed that half of the room was separated into theater style seating. The chairs were made from wood, but also medal support so that the chairs could not be moved, making them a fixed feature. There was a wooden gate also known as the bar separating the publics side from the actual court settings. The bar…

a lawyer as a persuader, the need to follow the Elaboration Likelihood Model to portray to the jury credibility, likeability, competence and trustworthiness. It is a film that takes the reality of trials, the reality of limited budgets, impatient judges, limited preparation time, inimical experts, and futile arguments, and turns it into a cinematic experience that shows the power of persuasion. My Cousin Vinny is about two Italian American…

–– Distinguish between partisan and nonpartisan elections of judges. Is one type of election better than another? Why or why not? Partisan elections simply refer to a public voting for specific offices. Each candidate typically represents a specific party, primarily Republican or Democrat. Partisan elections for judges are identical to partisan elections for any other office. Voters cast their choice using a secret ballot and the judge that receives the majority of votes occupies the desired…

sentencing powers and wide range of punishments. Appeals on cases decided by the crown courts usually go to a high 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…

division, which handles various cases of a non-criminal nature. I interned under, Justice Martin Ritholtz, who handles cases of both civil and a commercial nature. Within the Queens Supreme Court, there are only three judges who handle commercial cases, thus many of the cases that Judge Ritholtz saw were of a commercial nature. Most tended to be non-serious car accidents. These cases traditionally would come in droves and would be completed quickly as well. Most were decided via a Summary Jury…

In the courthouse there are three type of court managers which are clerks of court, chief judges, and court administrator. Each of one these managers play a role to manage the courthouse. “The clerks of court are responsible for docketing cases, collecting fees, overseeing jury selection, and maintaining court records “(Neubauer & Fradella, 2014, p.131). It is important to have these people in the courthouse because they are the one who keeps up with the data and storage it for future…

the most inappropriate instance in the book was the ex parte conversation between Skinner and Facher. According to the American Bar Association, a judge shall not initiate, permit, or consider ex parte communications, or consider other communications made to the judge outside the presence of the parties or their lawyers, making the Skinner-Facher conversation a clear, unethical violation. The importance of these violations relates to the purpose of the judge: to be the neutral fact finder of the…