Court reporter

Beginning in the 1990s, virtually every state expanded their rules where to juveniles could be tried as adults. In May of last year, The Supreme Court ruled that juvenile offenders who have not been convicted of murder cannot be sentenced to life in prison without any chance of parole. A lot of people today are saying that the court system needs to take in to thought the juveniles psychological development and maturity. Williams’ attorney, said this, “We can never predict the future. I…

lecture (2011), a plea bargain is when a defendant pleads guilty to their offence to receive a less harsh punishment. There has been much controversy over this procedure due to its ethical and legal implications. In a very controversial case, Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Ruiz, 536 U.S. 622 (2002), it was expressed that to receive a plea agreement, the defendant waives the right to know all evidence against him. This…

the full picture of their lesson, which means knowing that they have consequences for every action and slow, knowing that it is not a good look on them. The reason why young minors learned their lesson back then was due to there not being an actual court for young juveniles. Law enforcement has been the hot topic of them all, which contains policeman’s dragging, shooting, and killing young minors for no reason. For instance, the Trayvon Martin case was a hurtful case because a young boy who…

are the first reason that our justice system is broken. He argues that many convicts don’t have the time to research lawyers, and the ones that are provided to them by the court are…

lead to catastrophic events. Prejudice impacts individual’s lives tremendously and can lead to various outcomes. Standing up for injustice is one outcome of a person who faces prejudice. A place where a person can stand against injustice is in the court system. There have been instances where an individual has been convicted unfairly. The persons and family reaction is to appeal until they are proven innocent.…

In this following paper I will discuss my court visits on September 30th and October 19th at the Lancaster Court House. The first hearing I saw was an estate hearing in courtroom six on the third floor with Judge Jay J Hoberg. The hearing was only an about an hour long but to me it was very informative. As I mentioned earlier it was an estate hearing for a petition to have will moved to New Jersey, there was a jurisdiction error. There was no defendant, the party in contradiction of a claim that…

Historical Background Since the 1700’s America has been treating children as adults in a court of law. According to an article written by FRONTLINE for PBS, juveniles…

their undying love in court to murder after a second trial a few short days later, Desdemona and Othello are redefining love and how quickly it can change. Through two different trial scenes, Shakespeare’s Othello demonstrates the changes in Othello and Desdemona’s love by employing the shifts in who portrays the judge, the reason for each trial, and even though the situations have greatly changed what the similarities are between each trial. Because the judge of a trial or court case should…

are holding a “criminal’s court” or “Kangaroo Court.” In this trial, the audience can see no matter what the circumstances are procedures and trials are important. Despite that these people are criminals; they are still holding a trial to convict the murderer and to punish him for the crimes that he committed. However, they did not employ the full extent of the law (procedures). Criminal law is a system of law that has to do with punishing those who commit crimes. The court role is to uphold…

On Thursday, September 22nd at 4:00 p.m., I witnessed the Beebe v. Bozeman Deaconess Health Service, Inc. court case. The judge for this case was Judge Holly Brown. I walked into the court room while they were on recess, so I was a little confused about what was going on at first. It was interesting to be a part of the “please rise” standing ritual when the judge walked in. It makes a person wonder why the benches in the public’s seating area are so noisy, it seemed very disruptive. When I…