Drug court

As a criminal justice, major, I have taken on an American Criminal Courts Class. That is helping me to go more in-depth about the subject. With taking this class, I had the opportunity of going into an actual courthouse to do this assignment. I chose to go to the Chatham County Courthouse in Savannah, Georgia when I went home for Thanksgiving. On my adventure, there I learned a lot of new things. For example, the way they actors and actresses portray how it 's done is different than the way the…

I visited the Riverside Country Superior court in Murrieta, California. Where I sat in on two parts of legal environments in a course. Before finding out which court room I would go in to observe a case. I sat in the master calendar room. In this room each case is pushed into a different court room. The master calendar room seemed to be controlled by the lawyers in the room. Of course each lawyer would check in with the policeman in the front so he knew who was in the room, but it was a time…

infringed? How was the right(s) infringed? Olaf Dietrich was accused of a number of drug-related offences. He was unable to afford legal representation and was made to go to trial without counsel. Dietrich had applied to the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria, who rejected his claim on the grounds that he was not willing to plead guilty to the charges. He felt this went against his rights and appealed his case to the High Court of Australia. 3 What role did the individual or group play in…

ever wonder what it was like to see the inside of a court room? Or to defend a client? I wonder the same things for a while to . So for my job shadow experience I chose Troy, Civil Court Center. I went with my mother to meet a nice young lady named Julie Dufrane. Mrs. Julie was one of the courts Civil Attorney. She had told me that we would be sitting in on a couple of her cases at the court that day. Mrs. Julie deals with only city case like , drug abuse or tickets things of that natural.…

The facts of Miller v. Alabama include a fourteen-year old named Evan Miller who beat and robbed his next-door neighbor, Cole Cannon. The date of the incident, Miller and his co-defendant, Colby Smith, went to Cannon’s home in search of drugs. When they found no drugs, they stole baseball cards and returned to Miller’s home. A few hours later, both Miller and Smith returned to Cannon’s home. Cannon was unconscious due to drinking and smoking, at which point Miller took $300.00 and Cannon’s…

who was caught up and arrested as well but the difference between the two is that Regina was arrested during the drug bust but didn’t take plea and got out without any strings begin attached. Now as a part of the plea deal Arma must live with the consequences. When watching this documentary, I learned that lawyers give this option to their client if they believe they will not win the court battle or simply want to get it over with.…

1) Narrative of Student/Court employee discussions: 1. I know people have different attorneys, but that one lady has defended multiple people here for different things today. What is her job title? And what does she do? - Her job title is a Public Defender. If the defendant does not have a lot of money, they can hire her and she will defend you. 2. Right before the judge walks in, one of the bailiffs says, “All rise Court is now in session.” Why do we have to stand up when the judge walks in?…

This chapter takes an in depth look at the literature on diversion programs,the different types of programs, its effectiveness, and participation requirements. Youth in the juvenile justice system often reflect a variety of high-risk elements that include inadequate family support, school failure, negative peer groups, and lack of utilization of community-based services(NCJRS). In order to address some of these high risk elements, we typically divert the youth through the use of diversion…

through the juvenile justice system and also serving time for their crimes. No Matter How Loud I Shout provides a clear and vivid picture in readers mind about the juvenile system and how it operates. It shows readers how unjust some situations in court can be. Humes spent a year researching California’s juvenile justice system and his book was inspired by his experience. In this book, No Matter How Loud I Shout, certain questions come to the readers mind such as, “Is Judge Dorn being…

of circumstances and facts. Mario: a person who has previously been arrested for possession of a dangerous drug, on two separate occasions, has again been arrested fir DUI .08 or above and possession of a dangerous drug. For the sake of argument, it has been determined that Mario did not exceed the threshold, for methamphetamine, which is 9 grams, he was in possession of 4 grams of the drug. With consideration of all facts and circumstances, if: • The defendant will waive the right to a jury…