Trial court

my team and I walked in. Everyone in the room turned their eyes to look at us. I was terrified of what this trial would entail, but I didn’t let my face show it. My team and I were about to face the defending champions of Empire Atlanta and I didn’t know if we could pull off the win. These were the people standing in the way of my team getting to the finals of the competition. As the trial went on I grew the confidence my team and my abilities. I took a shaky breath and stood up as my attorney…

The first recognized case of restorative justice in Canada was in 1974. After two young offenders vandalized 22 properties in a small Ontario town, the assigned probation officer and a Mennonite prison support worker asked the judge for permission to arrange for the two offenders to meet with the victims of the vandalism in order to see if reparations could be made. This new approach was a success. Since that time, a number of similar programs have been developed throughout Canada and…

The Apology: Letters From a Terrorist, written by Laura Blumenfeld, details the her pursuit of Omar Khatib, the man who shot her father. Laura, thirteen years after her father was shot by Omar, writes of her encounter with the Khatib family as well as establishing a correspondence with Omar, who at the time was in prison, via an exchange of letters. Laura primarily uses juxtaposition, as well as pathos, to identify, and at times even to argue for or rationalize, the differing perspectives in the…

Adolescence are in a unique time in their lives. They have characteristics of children and characteristics of adults. So, when evaluating whether or not an adolescent should remain in juvenile court or move to adult court, it can be a very difficult decision. Look at adolescents and crime, we know that adolescents are still developing. They have weaker impulse control and are less likely to think ahead than adults. Furthermore, we know that as adolescents have less knowledge and experience, they…

My report on courtroom observation focuses on observation of Family Court of Australia. This is the first time of my life visiting to court and I went to Federal Circuit Court of Australia in Parramatta around 09:30 am. I walked into the building, not knowing where to go, what to say or do, or even how to dress. I asked questions what times and what cases would be best to observe? They could not answer any of those questions. I ended up taking the lift to the second floor to the Courtroom 1.…

motions in order to have a different outcome of the case between him and his ex-wife. McAliley did not want to pay child support there for he utilized numerous lawyers to file motions that were found to be a waste of the courts time. It was found that McAliley was held in contempt of court, suspended from his legal duties as well as requested that he get a mental evaluation to see if he was able to practice law. According to the Preamble: A Lawyer’s Responsibilities, one will clearly see the…

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depth below (Dammer and Albanese, 2014, p. 49). However, Common Law based courts did not succeed for long, and “[b]y the fifteenth century, a new set of courts, known as chancery courts, or equity courts, had developed.” (Dammer and Albanese, 2014, p. 49). Basically, what equity courts were meant to achieve is a fair resolution while not being bound to the complexity of the Common Law system. However, eventually, equity court judges also became judicially independent and the English King…

Madden, the legal form for the court hearing would mention “State of ___ v. ____” (Ms. Madden 2017). That would be the name of the state in which the problem occurred whether it is Maryland, Georgia etc. If it is Virginia it would state “Commonwealth of Virginia v. Name of the criminal, abuser etc.” (Ms. Madden 2017). Beneath it gave a docket number followed by the time, file number and reference number. This is to help organize and track all materials produced for courts in America. It is…

The integration of forensic evidence into the criminal justice system has historically been regarded as an exceptional and a positive influence. However, recent cases have shed a new light which reports forensic evidence and forensic testimonies as corrupted. Many forensic disciplines, such as those analyzing impression marks and items like hair and fiber, the testing methods used for these analysis have been applied with very limited proof as to how effective is the reliability of the above…