magistrate’s bench The magistrate’s bench Lay magistrates are unpaid volunteers that sit in on the court proceedings at the top of the court, with one expert magistrate, they listen to the court proceeding. When the court proceedings are finished the jury come up with the verdict, if the verdict is guilty then the magistrates come up with the punishment. If we took the lay magistrates and replaced them with judges it would cost about £100 million, and where would this money come from? That’s
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Section 20 has a maximum of 5 years imprisonment whereas the maximum for a section 18 is life imprisonment. The mens rea for this offence is the specific intent to cause grievous bodily harm or to resist arrest. However, this would be left up to the jury to decide. Ahmed could not use defence of consent as such conduct is outside the rules of the game. The Court of Appeal said in Barnes that where an injury is caused during a
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Book review: Public Interest Litigation in India: A Renaissance in Social Justice By Mamta Rao Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. introduction……………………………………………………..3 description………………………………………………………6 narration………………………………………………………...7 exposition……………………….………………………………8 summary………………………………………………………...17 2 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1627065 Book review: Public Interest Litigation in India: A Renaissance in Social Justice by Mamta Rao Copyright@ EASTERN BOOK COMPANY, LUCKNOW
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Labour Court | The Labour Court is created in terms of section 84 of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]. It is a creature of statute and its area of jurisdiction is only as provided for within the four corners of the Act. Composition It consists of a Senior President and other Presidents of the Labour Court. With the recent operationalisation of the Judicial Service Act, the Labour Court now falls under the authority of the Judicial Service Commission as headed by the Chief Justice. The Senior
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Jury Trial Analysis The jury selection process is a significant portion of the trial process. Jury selection ensures that courts maintain proper Due Process and comply with constitutional guidelines. Furthermore, it gives lawyers the ability to evaluate the people in the jury and determine how they would feel about the case. The trial process branches out into six steps: jury selection, opening statements, presentation of evidence, closing arguments, charging of the jury and deliberation of jury
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What is a courtroom work group? How does this courtroom work group interact on a daily basis? What changes to the courtroom work group would you recommend? What is the role of the prosecutor? How does a prosecutor determine which cases to pursue? What would happen if the criteria for taking a case were more or less stringent? What are the effects of the criminal justice funnel and the backlog of cases on the court system and the courtroom work group? What are some solutions to help eliminate the
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CJ 103 Chapter 1 End Questions 1. Should morality, in and of itself, be considered a sufficient basis for dening particular conduct as criminal? I think by itself morality should not be used as a basis because the definition of morality varies greatly by person and location. What is moral behavior to one person, could also be non-moral behavior for another. 2. What are the chief distinctions between the civil law and the criminal law? Why Do criminal and civil law sometimes overlap? Whether
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An Enron Jury Free of Grudges? Easy, Judge Says! HOUSTON, Jan. 29, 2006 Chances are that in this city's pool of 2.3 million registered voters, there are at least 16 people who are not angry about the implosion of Enron, the largest business collapse in history. But finding them in a single day could be a challenge.! That has not deterred Judge Simeon T. Lake III of Federal District Court, who will begin the much-anticipated criminal trial of the former Enron chief executives Kenneth L. Lay and
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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 your case to 12 members of the Jury and they will make the final decision on whether you
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assume people who have opinions on their personal preference are not entitled to them and move on to what I believe the author was really trying to convey, people should not have an opinion unless it is based in fact and they can back it up. What about Juries? Are they entitled to their opinions? And if they are not entitled to their opinions why are people being tried and convicted based on someone’s opinion who is not entitled to that opinion? Pennsylvania State Code recognizes opinions by “lay witnesses”
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