The courts have a function that gives the public the chance to bring their claims before a court and those accused of a crime have the right to present a defense before a court. The courts is part of the law making process and it is clear that the judges make law in two ways by interpreting and applying the law and by developing the common law which forms parts of the judiciary. On the purpose of my court observation I visited two courts. Firstly, On Tuesday 26th of October the Supreme Court in
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the state of Florida were both at their correct seating the Judge called out, "You ready to go to trial state?" The plaintiff calls out, "State is ready, your honor." Then the Judge turns his attention to Clarence Earl Gideon as the defendant and asks him the same question except instead of Gideon saying he was ready Gideon replies to the judge saying, "I'm not ready your honor." "Why aren't you ready?" the Judge inquires to know.
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juveniles that are generally older and commit crimes of a serious or violent nature can be tried as an adult. Under a judicial waiver, the juvenile court judge has the ability to send the case to an adult court. State statutes guide the juvenile court judge in determining which cases can be judicially waived. In doing so, a juvenile court judge must hold a waiver hearing to give due process protections to the offender. The hearings must also be held before a juvenile adjudication hearing. If the
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appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body that would investigate corruption cases, complete the investigation within a year and envisages trial in the case getting over in the next one year. Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde (former Supreme Court Judge and present Lokayukta of Karnataka), Prashant Bhushan (Supreme Court Lawyer) and Arvind Kejriwal (RTI activist), the draft Bill envisages a system where a corrupt person found guilty would go to jail within two years of the complaint being made and
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Jesse Dove CCJS 100 Research Paper Case Study 1 – Murder 13December2013 Case Study One, Murder It’s sad to think about but each and every day someone in this country gets murdered. Violence seems to flood our streets and pollute our society. It doesn’t matt why either, it could be over drugs, money, or disputes. This is something I find unacceptable but see no end in sight to. As we will see in the case study I will present on one particular murder I will explain my views of the case and
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inferior courts 1.Number of Courts: 94 Number of Judges: 642 Types of Case: Criminal and Civil 2. Number of Courts: 12 Number of Judges: 179 Types of Cases: Hear appeals from district court 3. Number of Courts: 1 Number of Judges: 9 Types of Cases: Constitutional 4. Number of Courts: 1 Number of Judges 9 Types of Cases: hears civil cases arising out of tariff and other trade related issues 5. Number of Courts: 1 Number of Judges 12 Types of Cases: certain kinds of civil cases
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Be that as it may, there are various court cases and lawful choices with respect to probation and due procedure. Probationers have a lesser desire of protection by prudence of being on post trial supervision; along these lines, a portion of the due procedure necessities stood to the criminal litigant don't have any significant bearing to the probationer. The exclusionary principle for proof seized disregarding the Fourth Amendment does not make a difference to probation or parole disavowal hearings
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first step for disputes involving sums of money up to $20,000 is The Disputes Tribunals. The Disputes Tribunals are attached to the District Courts, and so are found in most towns, but they themselves are not courts. These Tribunals do not involve judges, lawyers or legal jargon. They employ Referees who may (but do not necessarily need to) have formal legal qualifications. Proceedings are begun with a simple statement by the claimant saying what the dispute is about. Disputes Tribunals are intended
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REFORM OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN ECUADOR 1. General Description and explanation of the Ecuadorian Judicial System 1. Corte nacional de justicia (The National Court of Justice) It’s composed of 21 judges who are designed for a period of 9 years and they cannot be re-elected. Functions: 1) To know the appeals in the high court, revision and others resources established by law 2) To develop case law system based on triple reiteration failures. 3) To know the cases
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is in place, the people of the country can test it through the court system, which is under the control of the judicial branch. If someone believes a law is unfair, a lawsuit can be filed. Lawyers then make arguments for and against the case, and a judge decides which side has presented the most convincing arguments. The side that loses can choose to appeal to a higher court, and may eventually reach the highest court of all, the Supreme Court. If the legislative branch does not agree with the way
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