Title • Messa (P) v. Sullivan & Keyman’s club (D, A) Citation: what court or reporters • Court: Appellate Ct of IL, First District, First Division • Cited as: 61 Ill.App. 2s 386, 209 N.E. 2d 872 Author: judge • Judge Burman Facts: • P suffered injury at the Keyman’s Club bldg, Chicago: 1st and 2nd fl has many stores (bowling alley, barber shop, acocktail lounge, banquet and meeting rooms), 3rd fl for a labor union office, and 4th fl empty. 5th fl is residence for Sullivans and
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advise you on what steps you need to take upon getting your son back. Sometimes one can be appointed for you if you cannot afford one. Simple forms will be given to you to fill out then an attorney will contact you. Once you see an attorney or the judge you can ask him about a signature bond. Sometimes you can be released on your own recognizance. Your attorney and you can go over the police reports with you but you may also go into the main police department and request a copy of them for a very
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closely, and a broken brake light. Originally the police officer who stopped her gave her a break and only wrote her a ticket for five mph over the speed limit, and issued warnings for following too closely as well as the broken brake light. The judge read the defendant her rights before the defendant put in her ‘not guilty’ plea. The prosecution called their witness to testify who was the police officer who pulled the defendant over. The police officer testified that he had indeed ticketed her
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contrary Juror 8 believes the young man is innocent which means that he is more like the defendant’s side in the justice system. The foreman is the one who calms the situation and stops a conversation from becoming too heated. He is most like the judge or bailiff that consoles both sides and communication solutions to the jurors. For example, when they could not decide who was on which side the foreman asked that they should take a vote to show where everyone stood. This helped the jurors ask the
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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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can have the option to have your case heard in either the Magistrates or Crown court. In the Crown Court your case will be heard in front of a Jury who will make the final decision whereas the Magistrates Court your case will be heard infront of a judge who will also make the final decision on your sentencing. I will explain a bit more about both courts and also which one I think would be best for you to choose for your case. If you decided to have your case heard at the Crown Court you will present
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Investigator Malone testified about his interview of the defendant and the statement that Mr. Defendant gave regarding the offenses in question. I also observed defense counsel’s motion for a trial order of dismissal and a discussion among the judge and the attorneys regarding the instructions to be given to the jury before they deliberated. 2) Describe the courtroom environment. Was it the way you expected it to be? Explain how it did or did not meet your expectations. The courtroom was very
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because "mad dogs ought to die" (Page 69). This statement alone goes to show that Ritter didn't care much about Lindsey's case and whether or not he deserved to be executed. As far as Dunkin he suffered from intellectual disabilities, and the trial judge discovered that he had "mental retardation" established on his school records and prior testing. Unfortunately, 13 years after Dunkin was executed, in Atkins vs. Virginia, the Court realized that executing people with intellectual disabilities was
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Unit I - The Uneasy Constitutional Location of Agencies in the Executive Branch Unit One in a nutshell: Types of Agencies: - Departments - Independent (article I courts) - Other (mistretta, sentencing guideline commission, etc.) Presidential power - Removal (Meyers, Humphreys) Separation of powers - Mistretta at pg. 19 Non-delegation - J.W. Hampton, Mistretta at 15. APA design; three functions of agencies: 1. make rules 2. adjudicate 3
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Court Issues Analysis Introduction Some courthouse issues that are taking place in this day and may be around in the future are due process and the crime control model, violence in the courthouse, language interpretation, and the dilemma of delay. Some other courthouse issues include should the exclusionary rule be banned, and does plea bargaining belong. Courts and their Administrators’ Current and Future Issues Due process is a citizen’s right to justice same as when a person is presumed
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