Trial court

may have been asked to consider this standard for both Clark and Hendersen, although the jury’s attention was more focused on the eyewitness testimony of Womble. In conclusion, both an eyewitness and the reasonable person provide standards in the court of law that are used in determining whether to convict a suspect, as demonstrated by the eyewitness in the State v. Hendersen (2011) case. Unfortunately, both standards are based upon subjective perception. For example, human error in memory…

Marley was tried in County Court of New Hanover and was found guilty of assault and battery and insolence against a white man. He was then sentenced to be whipped twenty-five times. After receiving the punishment, Marley’s master appealed to the Court of Pleas for the same convictions. The court found Marley guilty and sentenced him to the same punishment the County Court gave him, twenty-five stripes. Another appeal was made by Marley’s master to the Superior Court where the Attorney-General of…

Beginning in the 1990s, virtually every state expanded their rules where to juveniles could be tried as adults. In May of last year, The Supreme Court ruled that juvenile offenders who have not been convicted of murder cannot be sentenced to life in prison without any chance of parole. A lot of people today are saying that the court system needs to take in to thought the juveniles psychological development and maturity. Williams’ attorney, said this, “We can never predict the future. I…

lead to catastrophic events. Prejudice impacts individual’s lives tremendously and can lead to various outcomes. Standing up for injustice is one outcome of a person who faces prejudice. A place where a person can stand against injustice is in the court system. There have been instances where an individual has been convicted unfairly. The persons and family reaction is to appeal until they are proven innocent.…

On Thursday, September 22nd at 4:00 p.m., I witnessed the Beebe v. Bozeman Deaconess Health Service, Inc. court case. The judge for this case was Judge Holly Brown. I walked into the court room while they were on recess, so I was a little confused about what was going on at first. It was interesting to be a part of the “please rise” standing ritual when the judge walked in. It makes a person wonder why the benches in the public’s seating area are so noisy, it seemed very disruptive. When I…

state statutes, but it does not rely exclusively on those written laws. It was derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Federal courts, since the creation of the APA,…

appealed the case on a question of law alone. The Ontario Supreme Court granted the appeal. The Court understood that it had the task of looking into the correctness of both this decision and the decision of R. V. Dix. In the end, both decisions were found to have been wrongfully decided. The Court had admitted that the decision in R. V. Dix was in fact wrong, and it did not comply with the laws and rules of the common law. The court also stated that people should not be able to consent to…

It is the underlying issue in every court case and disagreement between people all over the world; does justice mean equal treatment? Should it? The answer to these questions is a controversial one, but can be answered with the unpopular opinion that no, justice in today’s society and courts does not mean fairness. Justice should be the act of giving consequences to those who deserve, at the level they deserve, without any other factors and influences playing a role. This, unfortunately, is not…

hit his head. From Doomadgee’s coronation report, the reason for his ruptured liver and four broken ribs can only be justified by an extensive force being applied to his chest or stomach region. Furthermore, the film uses archival footage from the court case to express that Hurley is guilty. The Tall Man, uses a range of film techniques effectively to intensify the experience for the audience. Krawitz uses close- up shots during personal interviews to express their raw emotions further. When…

legal action in court (Collins Dictionaries 2011). The process of taking legal action involves the usage of language. Ordinary everyday language is adapted in many ways to form a sublanguage of legal language (Tiersma 2008). This is also known as legalese (Post 2015). Legalese is used in all aspects regarding the law and thus is used in court and by all court participants (Conley and O'Barr 2005). More often than not, some participants are not fluent in legalese and…