Court systems

Case Name: Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991) Statement of Facts: The defendant Payne broke into his girlfriend’s neighbor’s house and tried to engage in sexual activity with her, she refused then Payne became violent. He killed Charisse, a mother of two and he killed her daughter. He also severely injured her son also by stabbing him numerous times. The cops saw him walking out the house with blood on his clothing. Throughout his sentencing he got several people to testify that he had…

Occasionally, when a jury needs to be selected for a trial, I manage the jurors in the courtroom, directing them in and out of the courtroom and answering any questions they have about the process. When jurors get summoned for jury duty, they are assigned to a particular Judge, and once brought into the assigned Judge’s courtroom, they are asked if they have any reasons why they cannot serve for the trial they are being questioned for. After all of the general conflicts are addressed, the jurors…

Washington, DC 20001. The hours of operation are Monday through Saturday from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Casa Ruby provides basic service to several hundred clients per week. The services include; but are not limited to, assistance with emergency housing referrals, criminal and immigration legal service counseling, case management, support groups, internet resources, clothing, and hot meals. Many of the Casa Ruby’s clients have income of less than $15,000 per year. In 2007, Ms. Corado began…

During the trial where I am the judge of the case, there is the Gagnon 1 hearing in the state of Pennsylvania, if someone has been arrested for a violation of probation, the authorities are required to follow "due process" if the authorities are seeking to revoke that person's probation. According to Pennsylvania's highest "law of the land," the probationer will be guaranteed the two specific hearings before there will be any type of revocation of parole that can take place. With the first of…

Judicial review of the hearing officer’s decision is only permissible when there is no supporting evidence and/or the hearing officer used improper legal standards, or as the defense phrases it the decision is erroneous. The defense makes various arguments as to why the decision is erroneous. First off, the defense presents two standards to be considered when determining whether a refusal occurred: 1) whether the individual’s statements and behavior objectively indicted a willingness or…

Although verging on the progressive, Richard II presents a rudimentary version of this procedure when Bolingbroke listens to testimony regarding the death of the Duke of Glouster. This trial, like that of treason, was considered a criminal offence and, therefore, scholar J.H. Barker would posit that a petty jury was warranted based upon a breach of the king's peace as he writes, "[t]he classical form of the 'petty jury' appeared first in criminal suits, where its use was warranted by the…

orders the offender to court, the offender must go. If the offender does not show, the accuser must call a witness. If the offender avoids the situation, the accuser may fight him but if the offender cannot do so because of physical issues, he can build a team to do these duties. For a landowner, he must be his own security but for the working-class, he may let anyone protect him. Once the accuser and offender come to an agreement, the judge will announce the agreement to the court. If they…

(1995). FBI Nabs New Technology for Fingerprint ID System: Crime: Agency is automating its database to replace cumbersome system. New process locates suspects faster. LA times. Retrieved 23 September 2017, from http://articles.latimes.com/1995-04-03/news/mn-50436_1_automated-fingerprint-identification-system Polk, J. (2008). The case against James Earl Ray - CNN.com. Cnn.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017, from http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/28/mlk…

The following is the determination of the trier of fact for each indicated contention raised by the Respondent and the findings for each of the indicated primary issues. ISSUE: Did the officer tell the Respondent a blood or urine test was required and explained the consequences of refusal? ISSUE: Did Respondent refuse to take or fail to complete a blood or urine test to determine if he was under the influence of a drug, or a drug and alcohol? » Contention: Counsel contested that the…

physical evidence were introduced to the court by the investigator (cite). These four pieces of evidence consist of, a black wallet that was found on Matlock Manitoba, a time X watch found on Mason Perry, and a knife and a replica firearm found in a dumpster, in the back ally where Mason Perry and Matlock Manitoba were arrested. In relation to the introduction of evidence, the wallet, and Time X watch that supposedly belonged to Monty Hall was first introduced into court by the Crown during the…