cases handled by Hamilton county judges over a three-year period. The data is in the file Judge. It contains results for 182,908 cases handled (disposed) by 38 judges in the Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Court and Municipal Court. Two of the judges (Dinkelacker and Hogan) did not serve in the same court for the entire three year period. The purpose of the newspaper’s study was to evaluate the performance of the judges. Appeals are often a result of mistakes made by the judges, and the
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Innocent Criminal – Woolmington v DPP The legal maxim of ‘innocence until proven guilty’ was not uniquely established prior to the decision of this case. It is only reasonable for a person charged with an offence to not have to prove innocence. The onus is on the Crown to prove beyond reasonable doubt the guilt of the accused whom only need only raise after presentation of evidence, reasonable doubt of his guilt .Even if this explanation is not accepted, but reasonable doubt remains, the accused
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A comparison of Between Juvenile and Adult Courts When comparing adult court to juvenile court, there is a surprising abundance of difference. “ Criminal and Juvenile courts sentencing practices work at a cross –angle and sometimes frustrates the system rather than harmonize the social control of chronic and serious juvenile offenders as they proceed between the two systems” ( Juveniles in the adult system, criminal court careers of waived juveniles, 2011). After further examination, I have found
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HADLEY v http://www.scu.edu/law/FacWebPage/Neustadter/e-books/abridgedcontra... Hadley v Baxendale 9 Exch. 341, 156 Eng.Rep. 145. (Court of Exchequer, 1854) At the trial before Crompton, J., at the last Gloucester Assizes, it appeared that the plaintiffs carried on an extensive business as millers at Gloucester; and that on the 11th on May, their mill was stopped by a breakage of the crank shaft by which the mill was worked. The steam-engine was manufactured by Messrs. Joyce & Co., the engineers
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of litigation (trying cases in court), for business disputes. Here is a listing of the differences Public/Private, Formality The arbitration process is private, between the two parties and informal, while litigation is a formal process conducted in a public courtroon. Speed of Process The arbitration process is fairly quick. Once an arbitrator is selected, the case can be heard immediately. In a civil litigation, on the other hand, a case must wait until the court has time to hear it; this can
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others from using one’s land in the circumstances here is not a privacy interest. Kramer’s appeal was denied under these circumstances. 2. What was the final ruling by the court in regards to the admissibility of the evidence? As I stated above, Kramer’s appeal to dismiss the evidence found in his garbage was denied. The court could not support his claim under the Fourth Amendment. Though his garbage is not public property it is sitting in his front yard for the public to see. If Kramer did not want
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traditional litigation was used but using ADR in the case may have been the better way to go. In the state court system this case would begin by the plaintiff, Paul Rainy filing a complaint. Then Domino’s pizza, LLC has to file an answer to the plaintiff’s case, which in this case they deny being vicariously liable for the plaintiffs’ injuries. The discovery process is the next step to state court system. At this point both parties will engage in activities to discover the facts of the case from all
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reprehensible morally and this crime is very high in the ranking of manslaughter. Finally, the judge sentenced the 10 years among the final year suspended for the manslaughter. This court visit and the proceeding of above mentioned case opened many dimension in front of me. This visit enriched my experience about the criminal court and its proceeding about the particular case, the way that both parties argued and raised the concerns and the deep thinking ability of the judge who gave final judgment. Furthermore
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using paper. In most jurisdictions, attorneys must deliver courtesy copies of any filing to chambers, print and carry numerous copies of often voluminous binders of exhibits to hearings, as well as bring paper copies of any orders to be signed to court. However, in the future, paper will be replaced by technology which will reduce time and energy. The electronic readers and the tablet computers will be the mainstream in the courtroom. This will create applications for separate files
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have been arrested go through a pretrial process as one of the criminal justice proceedings. The pretrial process is an important part of the judicial process. Prosecutors use the factual evidence to determine whether or not a case will be tried in court or released based on the evidence. Most cases will have the defendant plead guilty. The guilty plea is given in exchange for a lighter sentence, in most cases. The prosecutor goes over the evidence and questions the arresting officer to make sure the
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