Trial court

specific types of prejudices discovered in the case: interest, specific, generic and conformity (R. v. Williams, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1128. 31. Supreme Court. 04 June 1998. Print). Interest prejudice is when jurors have a direct part in the trial because of their relationship with the defendant or victim (R. v. Williams, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1128. 31. Supreme Court. 04 June 1998. Print). Specific prejudice is attitudes or beliefs about a specific case which can influence a juror who does not know whether…

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…

is when the defendant in a criminal trial agrees to plead guilty in the exchange of a lesser sentence or to have other charges dropped. In theory, a plea bargain is a way to speed up the courtroom process. When applied correctly plea bargains are excellent tools within the criminal justice system. Incorrectly used judgment is cast down from those outside of the criminal justice system. Thus, it is imperative that all actors in the criminal justice and court systems use plea bargain…

State and federal courts determine when they must be answered. Some of the many things the questions want to know are time and date of the incident, weather, property damage, and medical providers with their names, addresses and reports. Interrogatories are useful in clarifying…

testified that he was embarrassed and hurt emotionally by the actions of the manager. Procedural History The jury of the trial court ruled in favor of Fisher. The trial court set aside the verdict and found in favor of Carrousel Motor Hotel. The court of Civil Appeals affirmed the decision of the trial court that no assault took place. Fisher appealed, escalating to the Supreme Court. Issue Was there a battery committed? Is the corporate business responsible for the employee? Holding…

In table I, the primary source speaks about preliminaries to and rules for a trial. If the accuser orders the offender to court, the offender must go. If the offender does not show, the accuser must call a witness. If the offender avoids the situation, the accuser may fight him but if the offender cannot do so because of physical issues, he can build a team to do these duties. For a landowner, he must be his own security but for the working-class, he may let anyone protect him. Once the accuser…

conflicts that brought many people to their breaking points. Both books had a strong emphasis on discrimination and prejudice. In Twelve Angry Men the jury was against the defendant for racist reasons just like the town was against Tom Robinson in the trial for racist reasons in To Kill A Mockingbird. The conflict is used in both literary pieces to display the theme of an arbitrary society to reveal that life is unfair and unequal. This theme is displayed through racism, discrimination and…

Carrico (September 4, 1916- January 27, 2013) Harry Lee Carrico was known for serving more than 50 years on the Supreme Court of Virginia (Slayton & Schapiro, 2013). Mr. Carrico followed his passion to relentlessly serve others by joining the Supreme Court of Virginia in 1961 (Slayton & Schapiro, 2013). Additionally, Mr. Carrico served 22 years as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia until he was mandatorily required to retire at the age of 86 on January 31, 2003 (Slayton & Schapiro,…

was filed against the decision made by Full Court Of Supreme Court Of Western Australia which dismissed the Appeal made against the decision of the trial judge (Nicholson J.) in the favor of the Rottnest Island Authority (defendant) , in the High Court Of Australia (Canberra). The trial judge dismissed the action brought by the…

The openness of courts brings the society and its justice with invaluable benefits. First of all, the openness of court is in line with the Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (McLachlin, 2003). In practice, given the access to the operation of the court and the implementation of justice, the public is able to be informed and educated about how their civil rights, individual liberty, and social rightness could be ensured by the social justice system. Meanwhile,…