crime scene photographs. Oral forms of communication include presenting the opening and closing statements and arguments to the jury on the case. Oral communication is also shown between the judge, defense attorney, and prosecutor throughout the case. Judge The judge uses both oral and written forms of communication, written forms usually go to the juries which include instructional sheets on how to be a proper juror and written paperwork between both prosecution and defense attorney
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“evidence,” heard in the courtroom seems to be pointing squarely at the boy being guilty; and most of the jurors are happy to take the evidence at first glance clearly indicating the boy as the murderer. However it is when juror #8 protests: “that the jury should at least review the evidence,” before, for all intents and purposes, the boy is sentenced to the death penalty, when the men begin to be overcome by their prejudice towards the boy and his lifestyle. While the “villains,” such as juror 3 and
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contributions has been given to the Common Law has been the system of trial by jury. For many years, many people tried to show that this system came from a group of indigenous in England back to the beginning of the times of Alfred the Great and the Anglo-Saxon times. This origin was completely disproved by Maintland and Pollock in the wonderful history of the early English Law, where they trace the origin of the system of trial by jury to the era of the Franks, presented by William the Conqueror for their
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L I T I G AT I O N A N D A D R LITIGATION ARBITRATION Stock byte/G etty Im ages What Parties Might Be Giving Up and Gaining When Deciding Not to Litigate: A Comparison of Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation 48 MAY/JULY 2008 TION MEDIA Deciding whether to litigate, arbitrate, or mediate requires an understanding of three dispute resolution processes. The authors begin with the major characteristics of litigation, and then discuss whether these characteristics are present in
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Courtroom Participation Paper The courtroom assemblage consists of numerous participants, the prosecutor, defense attorney, defendant, judge, bailiff, witnesses, and the jury. Each of these participants plays a significant part in the criminal justice system court process. Prosecutorial “The prosecutor is an administrator of justice, an advocate, and an officer of the court; the prosecutor must exercise sound discretion in the performance of his or her functions. The duty of
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the prosecution, defense, witnesses, and the judge are important to every trial. The prosecuting attorney communicates both orally and in writing. The main goal of this attorney is to prove that this defendant is undeniably guilty to the judge and jury. He does this by beginning orally with an opening statement, stating that Ronald Rift did knowingly commit the crime of Breaking and Entering (1) 2911.13 F5; and Burglary (1) 2911.12 F2; on 09/30/11 between 12:10 and 12:20 A.M. This was located at
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Vegas Hilton, Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin was attacked by a group of men in a hotel hallway outside several convention-related hospitality suites. She sued several defendants, including the hotel and the organization which hosted the convention. A jury awarded her several million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages against the Las Vegas Hilton Corporation ("LVHC") and Hilton Hotels Corporation ("HHC"). LVHC and HHC (collectively,"Hilton") appeal. BACKGROUND The infamous 1991 Tailhook
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Dispute Resolution We're the jury, dread our fury! William S. Gilbert I. Teacher to Student Dialogue The pictures painted of trials and courtrooms by modern television shows and movies are decidedly unrealistic. How trial attorneys would love to have a spotlight glow brighter and brighter on them as they stand giving an impassioned closing argument, while the rest of the room sits in darkness, like Paul Newman had in The Verdict. Many accept the view in the jury deliberations room in Twelve Angry
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Fiction versus Reality Erin Roupp CJS / 220 May 29, 2011 Lacey Martz Many television shows on our networks today focus around our law enforcement and our criminal justice system. Shows like Law & Order, N.C.I.S, Castle, and NYPD Blue focus more on the law enforcement side of it, showing the viewing audience the life of a police officer or detective and how they solve crimes, sometimes entwining prosecutors and court rooms into the script. Other shows such as Judge Judy, Judge Joe
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purpose of this hearing is to see if there is enough evidence against the individual to proceed with the process. An indictment is followed after the preliminary hearing. Some states require an indictment be returned by a grand jury before prosecution can continue. The grand jury hears evidence from the prosecutor and
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