Court

Throughout the Fall 2016 semester, I visited several different courts uptown for my American Criminal Courts class. When I saw this assignment on the syllabus, I was very eager to complete it because I wanted expand my knowledge in the court system and how it works. I had previously observed in a courtroom for my Civics and Economics class in high school, but it was very basic. I went to the courthouse afterhours and completed a mock trial with other peers. Even though it was basic, I still had…

On the day of Friday October 21st, 2016, at the scene of Mays Landing Court House inside the Criminal Division court room, the Honorable Judge Damon G. Tyner, JSC presided. Throughout the day Judge Tyner observed both sentencing as well as motion cases. Before arriving to the court house I reflected on my expectations; I was expecting to see this large courtroom with ten to twelve rows and massive windows. I expected to hear no talking while the Judge spoke, I also expected most to be dressed…

During a trial there are many different roles to be played within the court. A few of these roles consist of an opening statement, direct examination, cross examination, and a closing argument. While all of these roles are important, some might say that direct examination is the most crucial to the trial. Direct examiners play a significant role in the court because they bear the burden of proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt. Their job is to persuade the jury using the questions they ask…

Over half the tribal courts in Alaska have a tribal court system. The type of cases they can address are child related like, juvenile delinquency, juvenile status offences, adoption, child support enforcement, custody and protection. The courts also handle domestic violence, probate, and alcohol violations. Tribal counts cover environmental regulation, cultural protection, internal governmental disputes, property damage, property disputes, trespass, and misdemeanor offences. Lastly they have a…

Federal Court system is primarily composed of three high power jurisdictions that operate much differently than that of the state courts. Federal Courts consist of federal district courts, United States courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States; however, these courts have limitations in cases that solely focus on the Constitution and federal law. Federal district courts are considered general trial courts that consist of over six hundred and seventy-five district court judges…

in the development and evolution of juvenile justice are In re Gault in 1967, Breed versus Jones in 1975 and Schall versus Martin in 1984. I have chosen these three cases because, no individual should be tried twice for the same crime in multiple courts. I believe that if a juvenile is in any kind of trouble with the law, that the juveniles caretaker should be notified immediately. Also that juveniles should be allowed the same rights as adults, they are still humans. In my opinion, I think…

The Highest Court and Final Court of Appeal in Canadian justice system build up the Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court offers permission to over 40 litigants of appeal decisions annually that are rendered by the federal, provincial, and territorial appellate courts. The court gives the ultimate expression of the decision and application of the Canadian law. Besides, the lower courts abide by these decisions. The Supreme Court was created by an act of parliament in 1875. There are cases,…

Drug courts are specialized courts, which is an alternative to criminal court, for offenders who have drug or alcohol dependency problems. When they were established in 1989, their main purpose was to help prevent overcrowding in prisons, by giving low risk drug offenders an alternative option (Fulkerson). A couple more reasons drug courts were brought into the picture were to keep court costs down and be able to provide the offenders with personalized treatment to help them overcome their drug…

on Monday, March 9h and the other on Wednesday, March 11th of 2015. The courtrooms that I visited are both parts of the Fayette County Court, located close to my home. On Monday the 9th the courtroom I visited was a Superior Court room with Judge Fletcher Sams and on Wednesday the 11th I visited a State Court with Judge Jason Thompson. Observing Superior Court was very interesting. I observed a child molestation case, which plead to a lesser offense. While the case we were supposed to observe…

Citation Gardner; re BWV [2003] VSC 173 Jurisdiction Supreme Court of Victoria Single Judge: Morris J Procedural History First instance – Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) Present Case- Supreme Court of Victoria Facts BWV is critically ill and has a degenerating form of dementia which inhibits her cognitive functions. BWV obtains essential fluids and nutrition to keep her alive, through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (“PEG”). The medical witnesses who…