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    The first case viewed was a defendant accused of 6 counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. The case went very quick and I didn’t really understand what was happening. I was distracted by the young lady from earlier who re-appeared and sat down right in front of me. She turned around and asked what we were going to school for. I mentioned Social work and she just looked at me and then turned back around. I was not able to really get an understanding from the first case due to being…

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    Trial Court Case Study

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    A. ARGUMENT I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN EXCLUDING LT. CHEONG’S TESTIMONY REGARDING PERTINENT TRAIT OF CHARACTER OF MR. ASBURY, WHICH WITHIN REASONABLE PROBABILITY AFFECTED THE OUTCOME. The trial court’s decision on excluding evidence is reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard. (Callihan). A court abuses its discretion where its decision is based on untenable ground or for untenable reasons. The trial court erred by excluding testimony regarding Mr. Asbury’s reputation for lack of…

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    I went to Enid, Oklahoma Municipal Court, which was held on September 23rd at 2 p.m. The judge that was over the court room was James Long that featured hearings for adult misdemeanors and traffic court. In addition, I have attended Stillwater’s court and have experienced Mrs. Raun in August. The comparison is to me the attitudes on how handling the people. I have only been in court once because of running a red light and the other times I have went has been for this class and another class…

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    Superior Court Case Study

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    Serena Pang Professor Karl A. Boedecker BUS 301 April 6, 2017 I. Court(s) visited: San Francisco Criminal Divisions of the Superior Court, which is located in 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco. II. Day(s) and Time(s) Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. III. Judge: I could not hear the name of the Judge. IV. Plaintiff: The plaintiff of the case is San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. V. Defendant: The defendant of the case is Lee Mason Eigl and his defense…

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    Preliminary hearings are conducted after an individual has been arraigned in the court. It is a process where the judge determines whether there is enough evidence for the case to be presented. Using a legal standard known as probable cause, the judge determines whether the government has provided substantial evidence that can reasonably convince a jury of the fact that the defendant has committed the crimes in question (Montemayor, 2014). A suspect is entitled to a preliminary hearing to ensure…

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    Court Clerks

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    In the courthouse there are three type of court managers which are clerks of court, chief judges, and court administrator. Each of one these managers play a role to manage the courthouse. “The clerks of court are responsible for docketing cases, collecting fees, overseeing jury selection, and maintaining court records “(Neubauer & Fradella, 2014, p.131). It is important to have these people in the courthouse because they are the one who keeps up with the data and storage it for future…

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    Open Court Essay

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    Open Courts Based on the content of the common law, open courts is one of the ways to fulfil open justice. Publicity is an essential indication for open court concept. According to Baylis (1991), one of the most important concepts of justice is ‘justice must to be seen to be done'. Generating accessibility to participate in the court process can improve justice. Open court with public hearing is to ensure the enforcement of integrity within the law, the honesty of the evidence, and the…

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    Civil Court Observation

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    County Civil Court. I heard five misdemeanors cases in those ninety minutes I was in there. The courtroom was filled with different type of employees. There was the Judge,the security and the lawyers. There were also police officers bringing in the people who were in custody. They will make sure is them and they would call them up and take a picture of their eyes. They made sure it got cleared and after that the person in custody could speak with their lawyer. There was also the court reporter…

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    3. The case will not likely go to a jury because Ms. Daniels will establish inducement and lack of predisposition as a matter of law. A trial judge has authority to rule as a matter of law if: the factual circumstances are not in dispute, the accused can show inducement by the CI, and the state is unable to rebut predisposition beyond a reasonable doubt. Munoz, 629 So. 2d at 100-101 For example, where the accused is induced by sympathy and physical threat and there is a lack of predisposition…

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    Drug Court is a successful option for many addict offenders. The Drug Court program focuses on rehabilitation for the root of offenders problems. Unlike regular probation, Drug Court allows the offender to have a more focused experience in the court system. Drug Court requires the participants to test negative on a urinalysis report weekly and also to participate in AA/NA groups or other recovery self-help groups. Through Drug Court, offenders are treated with the expectation of treatment being…

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