Trial court

Before entering the building at Three Pemberton Square where the Massachusetts Land Court is located, I had the opportunity to speak with the security officer outside of the building. Prior to entering I wanted to confirm that I was in the correct place, if for no other reason than to ensure I was not walking into somewhere I should not be. After explaining to him why I was there, he described to me that I needed to first go through security, and then take the elevator up to the fifth floor…

The Trial is divided into ten chapters, the importance of each chapter-break was usually a timeskip. In terms of the plot, The Trial has three parts to it; the first set up the problem facing Joseph K., the second was Joseph K. hopelessly attempting to overcome this ever changing problem facing his liberty, and the third and shortest act is the climax which resolves Joseph K.’s conflict. Kafka’s choice of using this structure helps emphasize Joseph K.’s tireless struggle with the Court because…

them through customs. Olaf Dietrich was found, in his first trial, guilty by a jury of importing no less than a trafficable amount of heroin as pursuant to section 233B of the Customs Act of 1901. Dietrich at first alleged that the drugs had been planted by the police. He was found guilty of two other counts and sentenced in the Victorian County Court. He plead not guilty for all counts he was originally indicted for. Yet, during the trial process Dietrich believed that he had the right to…

There are multiple stages of the criminal court process that create a burden of proof that contribute to criminal justice investigations. Every court process begins with a crime allegedly committed to determining its legal status. Law enforcement and detectives determine if the crime was illegal or legal due to the investigations. They investigate a crime by interviewing victims, witnesses, and suspects. They also gather physical evidence by taking pictures, fingerprint, and DNA samples. The…

law”. The rule of law ensure that a certain level of procedural 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…

phase may be a grand jury hearing, and in others it may be the trial. Holloway (2014) enlightens, if the…

Jones’s hearing the courts determined that Jones needed to be tried as an adult as well. Jones did not agree with the courts and petition for habeas corpus. Jones complained that the criminal trial would then put him in double jeopardy (Oyez, 2017). Double jeopardy is when an offender is prosecuted for the same offense after conviction was made and given multiple punishments for the same offence at different degrees. The courts denied his writ and the case then went to trial. At trial Jones was…

had proof that Dr. Towler had told her to alter the admissions form from one hour to nine hours when the patient was asked how long ago she ate. Kaitlin sickened by the doctor’s action made a copy of the original form to protect herself. While in trial, the defendant deemed this evidence inadmissible according to the law McGee v. Indiana and the judge agreed. According to the movie, a “copy of an original document is not allowed to an existing original document because it may presume alteration”…

succo / Pixabay The American legal system has long depended upon the lowly juror to effectuate justice within its system. The juror is the fact-finder in most civil criminal matters in a court of law in the United States. The juror decides which set of presented facts represents the best truth, and how to mete out justice based on those findings. And although we do not think about it often, as a fact-finder, the juror is pivotal in protecting society from abuse by corporate and governmental…

The system of state courts is quite diverse; virtually no two states have identical judiciaries. In general, however, the states, like the federal government, have a hierarchically organized system of general courts along with a group of special courts. The lowest level of state courts, often known generically as the inferior courts, may include any of the following: magistrate court, municipal court, justice of the peace court, police court, traffic court, and county court. Such tribunals,…