Running head: COURT OBSERVATION Park Peter Park Sacramento State University Professor Kubicek, Laurie CRJ 121 - Structure and Function of the American Courts 10 November 2015 1 Running head: COURT OBSERVATION Park 2 There is different behavior in which the United States' Criminal Justice System may be knowledgeable about each of its three-prongs of executive, judicial, and legislative parts. In particular, the judicial procedure can be particularly confusing and involve
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Business and Management Court Observation In: Business and Management Court Observation Court Observation On Monday I visited the District Court. This was my second attempt at visiting a court room; on my first trip I was told the judge did not have a docket for that day. A docket is defined as a calendar of cases awaiting action in a court. Jurisdiction is what gives the courts the power to hear and apply the law to certain types of cases. District Court has original jurisdiction
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Court Observation Report Prosecutor: Sgt. Glover, ID: GV117, Detachment: 488, Vancouver Police Department Vs. Dependant: Mr. Ma W. Yun File #: AH66110504 Vancouver Provincial Court Room 201 800 Hornby Street Vancouver, BC January 14th 2013 Start time 13:30 a.m. – Adjured 13:57 a.m. Summary of Facts Mr. Ma W. Yun was prosecuted for Trans-link ticket fraud. On November 8th 2012, Ma was caught boarding the sky strain at Broadway Station without purchasing a ticket. A police officer charged
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Court Observation On Monday I visited the District Court. This was my second attempt at visiting a court room; on my first trip I was told the judge did not have a docket for that day. A docket is defined as a calendar of cases awaiting action in a court. Jurisdiction is what gives the courts the power to hear and apply the law to certain types of cases. District Court has original jurisdiction for the following actions; all Traffic and Ordinance violations, all criminal misdemeanors, preliminary
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For my observation paper, I researched online for court cases and found a listing of numerous judges and cases in Franklin County, As a result, I went to the Franklin county common pleas court, and was able to retrieve contact information for the secretary of Judge Kimberly Cocroft. I contacted Secretary Racheal Cook by phone and left her a message. As one can imagine, a myriad of missed calls and phone tag resulted; however, she did leave me a voicemail stating her email address and said that it
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The criminal cases seen in district court are different than the criminal cases seen in Superior or Supreme court, but can still give many individuals the insight to how the judicial branch of government works. After observing district court multiple times throughout the semester, I have learned many things about the legal system of Rhode Island and how a courtroom operates. It has helped show me what my possible career path could look like if I was to choose to go into this type of legal career
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treaty-implementing legislation under the Necessary and Proper Clause, and the fact that they have chosen to codify the Chemical Weapons Convention does not pose a threat to national sovereignty or the principles of federalism. In my opinion, I believe the Supreme Court should honor the notion of stare decisis and uphold Missouri v. Holland. At first, I laughed when I read that Bond argues she used the chemicals for a “peaceful purpose.” But looking at the lower court’s opinion, her argument does not seem to be
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paper based on your observation of a court proceeding. The paper must be a minimum of four pages in length. Papers that are not typewritten, double spaced and stapled will not be accepted. I will deduct for errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. You are to attend, this semester, one of the following for a minimum of two hours: Municipal Court, Superior Court, U.S. District Court or Manhattan Criminal Court. You may not attend any other type of court (ie. Drug Court) without the instructor’s
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Court Observation On Monday I visited the District Court. This was my second attempt at visiting a court room; on my first trip I was told the judge did not have a docket for that day. A docket is defined as a calendar of cases awaiting action in a court. Jurisdiction is what gives the courts the power to hear and apply the law to certain types of cases. District Court has original jurisdiction for the following actions; all Traffic and Ordinance violations, all criminal misdemeanors,
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assault with intent to do great bodily harm. 3 counts of being in possession of a firearm while committing a felony. 1 count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jury: 14 members 8 female 2 black 10am Came into court and only the defendant and his attorneys where in court with 2 sheriffs deputies and Rosenburg was on his computer playing solitary while his co chair is talking about playing card games in college and some other random things while the client is just sitting there. Pros walks
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