Jury trial

For many years, in one form or another, the criminal justice system has existed. The criminal justice system is the system that enforces rules and regulates the safest structure for society. There are many levels to enforcing justice and one crucial part of the criminal justice system is plea bargaining. According to Jus 505 lecture (2011), a plea bargain is when a defendant pleads guilty to their offence to receive a less harsh punishment. There has been much controversy over this procedure…

Some suspects that are brought in on minor infractions are able to post bail. In either case, the magistrate judge tells the defendant what the charges are against them and the amount of bail, if any, or if they are to remain in custody until trial. At this time the defendant may also plead guilty or not guilty to the charges that have been brought against them as well (Steps in the Federal Criminal Process, 2015). During this initial appearance if bail is set, and if the defendant is able…

Growing up, I have seen My Cousin Vinny on a few different occasions. This time, watching the film while learning about business law gave me a new perspective on the film and its implications on the American legal system. One of the main concepts that stuck out to me was that Vinny was able to transform from a seemingly unsuccessful law school graduate into a case-winning lawyer. At the beginning of the film, I, much like the characters in the film, doubted Vinny’s abilities to represent Bill…

(Crutchfield, 1955). After the closing arguments of the trial, deliberations by the jurors begin on whether the boy is guilty or not. As the jurors make themselves comfortable in the jury room, casual exchanges are made between the jurors. This is where the first step of conformity takes place. It is seen that juror #2 talks about how exhilarating it is to be on a murder trial to juror #3 who casually informs juror #2 that this isn’t his first time on a jury as well as his opinion about the…

I purchased and watched the movie “A Few Good Men” on amazon.com. The main character is Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee. In the movie, he is defending Private Downey and Corporal Dawson. He is assisted by Lieutenant Joanne Galloway and Lieutenant Sam Weinberg. Some other important characters consist of Captain Ross, Colonel Jessep and Lieutenant Kendrick who act as the protagonists in the story. Private Santiago was the private who was murdered in this movie. The five themes from this movie that…

While industrial espionage has been part of the corporate landscape for as long as there has been corporations, modern stealing of trade secrets are more prevalent outside the borders of the United States. With most modern examples of industrial espionage being the responsibility of Chinese companies, we must take a look at an older case from 1993. In 1993, senior executives from the General Motors auto company left to join Volkswagen. This is obviously not in the best interest of General Motors…

Part One: Is sequestration of the jury for the duration of the trial necessary considering the influence of social media? I. Overview: The rapid evolution of social media and accessibility of internet in the recent decades have posed a severe challenge to criminal trial proceedings. Social media makes infinite information accessible in mere seconds. Jurors, like other individuals have become accustomed to using social media to conduct research and communicate with family, friends and a large…

An advertiser is a person that tries to sell you something and is normally excessively engaged in their job. As you can tell by now the juror, I was assigned to watch and take notes throughout the novel Twelve Angry Men is juror twelve. A way to explain the personality of juror twelve is very cheesy he uses this idea of advertising language which is tremendously cheesy way of wording statements for example “Here’s an idea. Let’s run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes it.”(Rose 16).…

History: The jury system within the English legal system has evolved over a number of years, rather than being created from scratch. It has relatively changed since its first introduction on the days after the Norman Conquest. At first, the function of the jury was to partake the role of witnesses and provide general material considering local matters and determining which persons owned a certain piece of land and at where the boundary of the land was met. It was not until under the power of…

Employers seeking alternatives to jury trials have traditionally looked to arbitration agreements. It is clear from my research the that Federal Courts will not permit states to constrict arbitration, and they will enforce arbitration agreements in all but the rarest circumstances, no matter how much advantage they give to the stronger parties. I agree with the legal trend that is visible in state and federal case law, to the extent that it has grown tremendously since the FAA was enacted, but I…