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The civil and criminal justice system in America relies heavily on juries in deciding a person’s guilt, innocence, or even determining whether a specific party should be held negligent for a particular action or inaction. Jurors are summoned to serve on a jury in the community which they live. Lawyers want citizens to serve on a jury who can listen to facts and come to a conclusion based on the facts put on at trial. Jurors are supposed to be unbiased in a case; however, that is not always the…

Sidhu v Van Dyke This High Court of Australia decision revolved around a building, Oaks Cottage, situated on a 32 hectare rural property in New South Wales known as Burra Station. The appellant, Mr Sidhu, lived in the main homestead on Burra Station. The respondent, Ms Van Dyke, and her husband lived in Oaks Cottage, approximately 100 metres away. Ms Van Dyke and her husband paid rent to Mr Sidhu’s wife in respect of Oaks Cottage. Both the main homestead and Oaks Cottage were located on an…

was sent to jail. While there was more evidence to be seen and others to be questioned threw the trial. This is why Adnan Syed deserves an appeal because the jury was biased, the cops singled in on him, and his lawyer was not thorough. During court the jury is not supposed to be biased to either side and give a fair trial. From jury selection, when one potential juror confessed that he couldn't be fair to a Muslim defendant because a “Muslim friend of his mistreats his wife, to a bail…

Rose exhibits the notion that prejudices and biases are factors in every conflict and can obscure the truth. The microcosm of characters ensures that each character has had different personal experiences, Personal experiences often influence the way reality is perceived by an individual, Prejudices and biases often take effect in conflict and can change the facts. The 3rd Juror has a bias against the boy as a result of personal experiences with his own son. Throughout the play, the 3rd Juror…

Part Two: A probable counter to my thesis would be to consider a case where a defense attorney is unsure if their client is guilty prior to accepting to represent them. They still have a belief that they could be, but they choose to defend them anyway. In the middle of the trial, the defender finds out horrific details of the crime and realizes the sheer magnitude of the evil their client has committed. His own moral obligations get called in to question by representing this man. He begins…

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays that the Court enter judgment in her favor and against Defendant, containing the following relief: A. A declaratory judgment that the actions, conduct, and practices of Defendant complained of herein violate the laws of the United States; B. An injunction and order permanently restraining Defendant from engaging in such unlawful conduct C. An order directing Defendant to place Plaintiff in the position he would have occupied but for Defendant's discriminatory and…

regarding the structures of both civil and criminal courts. Sam’s actions have ultimately resulted in the injuries of the other driver and damage to the vehicle. Police were called to the scene where an arrest of Sam was made and a charge of dangerous driving was positioned. The injured driver has the intent to sue Sam in negligence for the damages to the vehicle and the personal injuries gained from the incident. Criminal The Criminal courts deal with criminal matters. Summary, indictable…

name of the applicant before the Court. This name change is effective in Alaska birth record through the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, Juneau, AK. Form VS-405 has blank spaces for inputs and filling each particular truthfully and accurately is necessary. The applicant must sign Form VS-405 in acceptance of the particulars furnished in it. Notarization of the document or the signature of the applicant is not necessary. However, ensure that the clerk of the court signs the document in…

Thus, it is evident that stereotypes are reinforced in the courts. Unfortunately, at least from what was observed during the very minimal period of eight hours, the common media-portrayed stereotypes have factual consequences. All of the people who were in custody and had to be escorted out by police officers…

Magistrate courts are lower courts in the hierarchy of courts in England and Wales where all criminal proceedings starts. Some civil matters such as family proceedings are also dealt with by the Magistrates court. While the Magistrate court has limited sentencing powers, more serious crimes such as rape and murder cases are passed on to the Crown court which has more sentencing powers and wide range of punishments. Appeals on cases decided by the crown courts usually go to a high court, court of…