Name: Aamir Punjwani Class Date/Time T/Th 2:30 pm – 3:45pm CRN___________ Court Visit Report Required Format I. Identification of the court (2 points each) Name of court – Richard B. Russell Street Address - 75 Spring St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 Presiding Judge – Adan J. Barveman Date/time you arrived/time you left – 10am – 12pm II. Description of court visit: (2 points each) Case name – USA vs. Pierce Civil or Criminal case – Criminal Stage of proceeding (jury selection, witness…
belies an inference of criminal intent. McClatchey also argues that his actions throughout the negotiation process cannot give rise to an inference of his criminal intent because they were entirely directed and controlled by legal counsel. Here, the Court concluded that this argument, however, ignores the further evidence that McClatchey knew the hospital staff did not even want or need some of the services specified in the contract; based on that additional evidence, a jury could reasonably…
tasked with administrative duties because there was no court. Nonetheless, on Thursday, I had was able to attend the calendar call. During that time, the attorneys give the judge updates on the status of their cases. It was interesting to see another judge handle the nonjury trials. The judge went through every individual separately and gave words of advice to each person, which was a little more time consuming. Also, the dynamics of the court were also different because there were several…
Defence Opening Statement R. v. Tocchet May it please the Court, that my client and the convicted, Rick Tocchet, has been found guilty of the crimes that he had allegedly committed during the events after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals in 2011. Moreover, my client has taken full responsibility for his actions as he has plead guilty to the accounts of theft under $5000, assault, arson, and participating in a riot. You have heard my learned friend explain the reasons in which he believes…
I am in receipt of your letter of March 25, 2016, to attend on a jury duty on May 5, 2016. I am honored by the privilege, but I am writing this letter request that I be excuse from Jury Service. I am currently a part time student and part time job, in order to pay for my tuition. My school takes up the day time and my job takes the rest of the day. Due to this situation, I can not miss a day from school nor from my job because I wouldn’t be able to catch up my lecture and most lecture work. I…
How can money help a person in the legal system? Money can help us in many ways, for example bailing us out of jail is one way, money can help a person in the legal system. However what if you don’t have money, do rich people get off easier when they break the law? People with or without money should be treated the same, but that is not how the government. The Law is our system's rules and when it is broken, punishment is deserved. Money should not be involved in a person's legal system. People…
Bernard Goetz was born in New York in the year of 1947. He earned a degree in electrical and nuclear engineering from New York University by 1969, which then a few years later by 1975, he started his very own business out of Greenwich Village apartment where he stayed at the time setting up electronic equipment. Prior to shooting the four teenagers at a New York City subway in 1984, Goetz had been mugged before by three African-American men at a New York City subway also in 1981. With these…
result, due process plays a critical role in the termination process of employee because the procedure allows an employee a proper trial to clear up their name, respond to offensive actions/behaviors, and challenge other allegations against them in the court of law. In addition, due process is important to encourage an ethical legal system of justice to determine whether or not someone is innocent until proven guilty in society. Also, promoting impartial leaders and other administrative…
This case took into account when Nolan Bates, a subscriber to an Internet program to find his “Match” online, sued its software developer Apricot.com for deactivating the software program. This was done after he had declined to pay the license fees of $200 monthly required for using the software for three months. Apricot.com then decided to disable the software without notifying Bates. Also, it sent a letter containing disrespectful language to Bates stating that: “Loser, the license was…
The final difference between the two courtroom trials is how the verdict of the case gave justice to one man and unfairness to the other. Tom's case was full of inaccuracies and lacked verification to indicate he was guilty, yet, it was still successful. In the trial, Tom Robinson encounters racial injustice and was convicted of being "...guilty..." (pg. 211) when there was no harm done. In the 1930's Alabama, individuals who were African-American had no word against a white's no matter the…