Drug court

Packard v. Packard 18 January 1864, the jury reached its verdict. “We, the undersigned, Jurors in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth P. W. Packard, alleged to be insane, having heard the evidence… are satisfied that she is sane.” Judge Starr ordered, “… that Mrs. Elizabeth P. W. Packard be relieved of all restraints incompatible with her condition as a sane woman.” (Packard v. Packard, pg. 40) Neither the judge nor jury addressed the question of whether, had Mrs. Packard been found insane, Mr. Packard…

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…

main reasons for this drawback on Indian sports is because of the ethical issues faced by our nation which leads to the drastic fall of sports in India. Some of the ethical issues faced by our nation are as follows:- • Usage of steroids and drugs Steroids and drugs are used by sportsmen and women to enhance their performance ,muscle building…

high schools of late has been the use of drugs and steroid use among athletes. High schools have the ability to test athletes for the safety of the students. Although some parents and students believe that drug testing students in high school causes problems that can be avoided by not testing them. In high school athletics, people have proposed to drug test athletes for the safety of the athletes; however, other people believe that they should not be drug tested because it affects the school in…

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…