Jury trial

justice are achieved in trials, as they provide the court with a basic grid of evaluation. However, such procedural processes were not respected in the Bryant-Milam trial, as the the two social categories of race and social class tarnished the processes of the trial, fostering impartial judicial proceedings and ultimately disallowing justice. The trials ability in achieving justice was deterred as occupational status and race contaminated and fostered impartiality amongst the jury, the witnesses…

Reflection The mock trial involved two opposing teams displaying evidence that is included in the information given, eg. police report, police interview and witness recounts. The verdict was decided by a jury and an impartial judge was used to keep order in the court. With this information the members of the two teams allocated certain roles to members of the group. These roles included barristers and witnesses. In the mock trial that I was involved in the role allocated to me was the witness…

national news that would lead to questions concerning the case for years to come. The four defendants that were convicted and sentenced in the case of Newsom and Christian each had their trial that was heard separate from each other by the same Judge Richard Baumgartner (Lohr, 2015). During these trials evidence from the defendants concerning the lifestyle of the defendants, mainly Christian, was allowed to be presented in court to altering the innocence’s of the victims in this violent…

The purpose of a Jury is to seek justice, not only for the potential victim of a trial, but also for the Court and all of the citizens who fills the courtroom. But seeking justice depends entirely on the quality of the jurors who serves and their willingness to partake in such actions faithfully. Jurors have an obligation to perform this service sincerely and with integrity. As part of the Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee, I will fulfill my obligation to my peers . I will be attentive,…

Additionally, in this trial, the implications of an elected versus appointed judge can be seen. Judge Horton did the right thing by overturning the conviction of Haywood Patterson, he did so at great risk. Horton, an elected judge, basically ended his career with this move. It is this situation that leads me to believe that judges should be appointed rather than elected. Not every judge, especially when put in a situation like this, would have the integrity to ignore the political…

different forms, like using evidence in experiments to prove things in the experiments to make the experiments conducted to have a factual meaning behind them not just because the scientist said it happened they need proof. In a trial evidence is only was is introduced in a trial. There is lots of different evidence categories which include a testimony from a witness since they are under oath when they are on the stand it can be considered evidence. The common ones like physical objects are also…

Over the years, jury systems have precedent the way we reach a verdict based on the trial. Moreover, it has been proven that jury systems have shaped Americans to be self-governors (Document B). Evidence shows that in a twelve month period bench trials have only 65 percent of criminals that have been convicted and 87 percent of criminals have been convicted in jury trials (Document A). This proves that jury systems are able to prosecute more and deliver more justice than bench trials. To begin,…

strengths of the judges and the jury for the systems. The adversary system is used commonly by the colonies of Britain *yet many countries such as France and Germany practice inquisitorial*. As seen in Hollywood, the adversary system always has one judge and twelve juries with two parties competing to defeat another. The judge serves the impartial, unbiased role to assess both parties and are professionals of other legal…

Local Trial Courts in Texas There are two types of local trial courts in Texas: Municipal Courts and Justice of Peace Courts. The first type has limited criminal jurisdiction. Municipal Courts are created by Texas Legislature to work at the city level. The amount of courts in each location depends up its population and public needs. “These courts have original and exclusive jurisdiction over violations of city ordinances” (“Trial Courts”). Municipal Courts often hear traffic cases, civil…

legal counsel represents the defendant. Jury trials do not exist in china, therefor, judges come to a verdict and judicial decisions are determined by majority rule. According to the Chinese constitution, unlike the United States, witnesses typically don’t have to come to court which makes it a lot harder for the defense to challenge their statements. The United States has the motto “Innocent until proven guilty” whereas in China its “Decision first, Trial…