Preliminary hearing

and Mrs. Chandler) and District Attorney Baxter for the people. The hearing got under way with the people calling S.M.A.S.H. Deputy, John Clough, to the stand. D.A. Baxter asked Deputy Clough to recount what had occurred the day he arrested the suspects. I quickly realized why hearings take up so much time. Deputy Clough could not get through a sentence without one of the defense attorneys objecting to either the answer or the question itself. The objections most heard were “Leading…asked and answered…vague…irrelevant…speculative.” Deputy Clough seemed a little bothered that he had to keep answering the same questions because they had to be rephrased. The hearing eventually came to a halt because the D.A. tried to admit lab results into evidence. He claimed defense counsel Woods had agreed to the stipulation but Mr. Woods denied such agreement. The defense counsel took issue with the lab test because they tested drugs from two different vehicles and logged everything under the same bar code. The D.A. became very agitated, stood up from his chair, and accused Mr. Woods of “playing games.” D.A. Baxter told judge Hutson that Mr. Woods had threatened to make his life miserable if he did not offer his client a deal, which he refused to do.…

The preliminary hearing provides a check against unwarranted prosecutions. Neubauer & Fradella (2014) teach, “During a preliminary hearing, the prosecutor must prove to a judge that a crime was committed and that there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed the crime. Given the low burden of proof, most of the time a judge finds that probable cause is present and orders the defendant held for further proceedings. There are very few cases dismissed at the preliminary hearing for…

As criminology majors, we must learn the inner workings of the court system as well as the crucial courtroom players. We have all watched series such as Law and Order, CSI, American Crime, etc., but they give us a false sense of what an actual courtroom setup looks like. Unlike these shows, there are various steps that must be taken before the defendant is prosecuted. There is the arrest, initial appearance, bail is set, either a grand jury or preliminary hearing is conducted, arraignment…

Discovery Introduction Discovery is the pretrial process in a lawsuit whereby each party is given the opportunity to employ civil procedure in order to obtain evidence that it deems pertinent to its arguments in the case. Litigation is meant to be a fair process in which every party that is before the court is given the best possible chance to defend their arguments by the use of evidence. In civil law, discovery is employed to help even the ground during trial and to ensure that as much as…

LEGAL ARGUMENT STANDARD OF APPELLATE REVIEW In reviewing the enforceability of a preliminary injunction an appellate court is not bound by the trial court 's findings of fact, but may weigh the evidence anew and enter its own findings of fact and conclusions of law. Kennedy v. Kennedy, 160 N.C. App. 1, 8, 584 S.E.2d 328, 332 (2003). Thus, if we must consider the facts anew, the court has to determine the enforceability of a preliminary injunction just as how the trial court determines it.…

which annoyed him. He thought by telling the truth and "admitted the deed" that would get rid of the increasing noise in his ears. Hence, the above two pieces of evidence both reveal the truth that the narrator is insane in contradictive to what the narrator was trying to tell the reader. We can also figure out the contradiction what the narrator said from the front depiction. The narrator told the reader he was “very, very dreadfully nervous”, and it was the “disease” that had sharpened his…

Hard of Listening … How many of us are guilty when it comes to not actively listening to others speak? After 15 years of teaching experience, listening continues to be a challenge for me. According to Evans and Alire (2014), “Effective listening is harder than most people realize.” Listening, not hearing takes patience, skills, and effort. University of Minnesota Duluth (n.d.) mentions how the biggest difference between hearing and listening is “hearing is simply the act of perceiving sound…

As a General Business major I was not planning on taking a communications and conflict course, and it actually turned out to be one of my favorite classes this semester. This was my first course where the students could express their opinions, and openly discuss the ways of communication, and its important role in conflicts.Conflict occurs whenever people disagree over their values, motivations, perceptions, ideas, or desires. I now have come to the realization of my strengths and weaknesses on…

Identifying Micro-skills All three therapists in the video demonstrated active listening. There were body clues such as leaning forward or nodding at appropriate times. The second therapist in the video also used active listening to validate the authenticity of emotion that the client was feeling. She also used her active listening skills to ask questions that delved deeper into the issues of the couple. She used active listening to guide the session by actively reflecting on what the clients…

While a theatre is as packed as a restaurant its atmosphere was altered from a loud and lively socializing place into a more quiet and few hushed communications spread throughout the theater. The first things that I took in where the images of the seats surrounding us some filled with people and others empty. As well as the darkness that surrounded us which then brought out my senses of hearing, from taking in the tapping of a cell phone to hush discussion from individuals. I noticed that once…