Court reporter

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…

The first drug court was established in Miami-Dade, Florida in 1989 (National Association of Drug Professionals). Drug courts were established because of the “revolving door of drug use” and increasing recidivism rates. Drug courts have the ability to change a person’s life for the better by teaching them how to beat their addictions while providing the proper treatments for each offender. As a result, of the ongoing development of drug courts, it is unfair to expect the system to be…

told a television reporter about the problems in this nursing home. When he released the information to the media he also released patient information, therefore violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). This was against the facilities policy furthermore, he was dismissed from Bridgeway Inc. James Hitesman then filed a law suit stating the facility did not obey the…

containing the media and in turn not protecting Sheppard’s right to a fair trial by an impartial jury. This case all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States decided on the question of when is time for the trial judge to step in and protect the rights guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment ensuring a fair trial. In an eight to one decision the Supreme Court decided that Sheppard did not in fact receive a fair trial and the trial judge could have done more protect his rights guaranteed by the…

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…