R.A. (Sandy) Ross, P. Doherty, A. Rinaldis Counsel for Mr. Brownell: C.R. Purves, B.L. Hickford, J. Mills Brief Summary of Trail This trail took place in Courtroom 20 in the B.C. Supreme Court where every visitor was required to pass through a security check. The case involves three homicides done 5 years ago by five members of an alleged Vernon, B.C. drug gang dubbed The Greeks (Organized crime group). The alleged gangsters are being represented
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become participants and their importance in the court proceedings. There are several different courtroom participants, such as, the judges, the law clerks (division clerks), prosecutors, defense attorneys, witnesses, victims, defendants and bailiffs. There could possibly be additional courtroom participants, like, the media, the courtroom reporters, interpreters and speculators. The judge is a public officer who hears and decides cases in a court of law. The law clerks are the people who help
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the General District Court of Williamsburg and observed an hour of the Court’s proceedings. The only background knowledge I have, of what Court proceedings may look like, all comes from watching hours of Law and Order: SVU. While sitting and observing the Court interactions, I focused on the criminal procedures being discussed during each case and the overall “culture” of the Court in regards to the judge and the two attorneys present for each case. In total I saw seven court cases presented before
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Business Laws Extra Credit Assignment Court Number: 236th District Court. Judge: Tom Lowe Court Reporter: Jacci Walker. Bailiff: Kyle Schugart. Plaintiff: Claude Braum. Plaintiff Lawyer: Maria Wormington. Defendant: SSC Arlington Operating Corp. Defendant Lawyer: Jackie Cooper. Case Summary: SSC Arlington Operating Corp is a nursing home at Arlington, Texas. From May 2010 to October 2014, they took care of Mr. John Braum, the plaintiff’s father. On October 11, 2014, Mr. John Braum fell
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Del Lago Partners v. Smith Smith sued Del Lago on a premises liability negligence theory that Del lago has failed to protect him from the third party aggravated assault. All-in-all, the court reached a defendable decision. The court repeatedly makes clear that its holding should not be construed to require property owners to ensure the safety of their patrons from the criminal acts of others in other circumstances. PLF's brief, which was filed in support of neither party to address the complicated
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Revenue Intelligence. The Supreme Court added three more members to it-two former judges and Director, RAW-and rechristened it as SIT. Even now the investigation will be done by the police, but what is unprecedented is that the SIT will report to a former judge. Under the Cr. Pc., the court cannot take over investigation though it can appoint any one to investigate impartially to its satisfaction. In another case, Nandini Sundar- vs- Chhattisgarh, the apex court declared the appointment of special
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INDEX Contents Introductory Note Court: Definition Functions of Court Environment Court • Definition • Constitution: • Purpose Power and functions of the Environment Court Practical Scenario of the Environment Court Legal loopholes and deficiencies of the Environment Court Act, 2000 Environment related court in other countries of Indian subcontinent: A comparative study • India: The National Environment Tribunal • Pakistan: The Environment Tribunal • Comparative study Recommendations
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instance can cause a State Tribunal though the legal phase for the case will originate with small claims court. If Singh and Jessica will not able to do a settlement in small claims court, then the case can proceed to the states appeals court and can lead all the way to Supreme Court. Although, most claim filed in small claims courts come to a settlement, but it is difficult to solve the issues in the court system in order to decrease the cost and a long trial mediation and most commonly responsive solutions
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SUMMARY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON. SUPREME COURT DELIVERED ON THE 8th MAY 2009. 1. The Hon. Supreme court ordered that a number of recommendations made by the Raghavan Committee be implemented immediately. These included Confidence building measures such as appointment of counsellors, arrival of senior students a week or two weeks after the Juniors have arrived; joint sensitization programmes and counseling of both 'freshers' and seniors; joint orientation programme of 'freshers'
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with all the different ways that we have to receive information via the newspaper, or TV news, should we also allow cameras onto our courtrooms? There have been several debates on whether or not cameras should be permitted in the courtroom during court proceedings even though the media feels that they have the right to inform the public about how the justice system works, while some feels that it is more for entertainment, and others feel that it is just an invasion of privacy on the part of the
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