Contempt of court

Jail overcrowding poses a problem for American society. Non-violent criminals, such as child support offenders and traffic violators who cannot get a speedy court date live for free in our jails while the tax payers support them. Others believe that these criminals belong in jail despite overcrowding. Although Glenn E. Martin, Marc A. Levin, Nicholas Turner, Julia M. Stasch, Malcolm M. Feeley and Kent Scheidegger differ on their opinions of overcrowded jails, they each share concerns about the…

The Apology: Letters From a Terrorist, written by Laura Blumenfeld, details the her pursuit of Omar Khatib, the man who shot her father. Laura, thirteen years after her father was shot by Omar, writes of her encounter with the Khatib family as well as establishing a correspondence with Omar, who at the time was in prison, via an exchange of letters. Laura primarily uses juxtaposition, as well as pathos, to identify, and at times even to argue for or rationalize, the differing perspectives in the…

Adolescence are in a unique time in their lives. They have characteristics of children and characteristics of adults. So, when evaluating whether or not an adolescent should remain in juvenile court or move to adult court, it can be a very difficult decision. Look at adolescents and crime, we know that adolescents are still developing. They have weaker impulse control and are less likely to think ahead than adults. Furthermore, we know that as adolescents have less knowledge and experience, they…

despite humanity’s efforts to live morally grounded lives, it still makes the human person no less susceptible to sin and evil. This is exhibited through Geoffrey Chaucer’s use of the characters in “The Physician’s Tale” to expose the corruption of the court system, emphasize the absurdity of a Knight’s Code of Chivalry, and exemplify the manner in which such corruption preys on the virtuous. The story’s…

My report on courtroom observation focuses on observation of Family Court of Australia. This is the first time of my life visiting to court and I went to Federal Circuit Court of Australia in Parramatta around 09:30 am. I walked into the building, not knowing where to go, what to say or do, or even how to dress. I asked questions what times and what cases would be best to observe? They could not answer any of those questions. I ended up taking the lift to the second floor to the Courtroom 1.…

The jury is a board of citizens that are put together by the court to heed to evidence, witnesses and decided whether or not to indict or proceed the persecution based upon the evidence being presented. The jury is an important matter in almost every case. Long ago, the juror was a vicinity witnesses who made their judgement base upon what they have knowledge of. The jury breakdown came when society growth has expand it through towns. Which changed the role of jury from community knowledgeable…

back to their seats, you could see the worriness in the mens eyes. The juror stood up and said “They jury of this court find Mr. Robinson guilty.” The worries was gone, and all that was left was remorse. The judge cleared out slamming the door on the way. The court room was emptying. Atticus shook Mr. Robinson hand, as the guards were taking him out. When atticus walked out the court room stood up to honor him. In To Kill A Mockingbird, it shows how unfair the justice system because an innocent…

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A trial gives the prosecution and the defence an equal opportunity to present their evidence. The judge decides whether the evidence proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of any or all of the charges. A basic principle of Canada's justice system is that the accused is innocent until proven guilty. The trial begins with the prosecutor presenting the evidence against the accused. This is done by calling witnesses and introducing materials as evidence to support the charges.…

depth below (Dammer and Albanese, 2014, p. 49). However, Common Law based courts did not succeed for long, and “[b]y the fifteenth century, a new set of courts, known as chancery courts, or equity courts, had developed.” (Dammer and Albanese, 2014, p. 49). Basically, what equity courts were meant to achieve is a fair resolution while not being bound to the complexity of the Common Law system. However, eventually, equity court judges also became judicially independent and the English King…