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    On Wednesday, April 6, I attended a court hearing at the Sonoma County Superior Court. At 8:15am I sat out in front of court room one, many of the people there were reading this paper out on the front of the court room which was the criminal calendar. Which sets the time and date to be called to in court. I entered court room one, which were all felony trials that were taking place. We all took our seats and sat down before the honor of Robert M. Laforge. To the right in front of me were the people

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    IV. THE COURT ERRED IN ENFORCING A MEDIATED AGREEMENT WHICH WAS OBTAINED HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE GAL WHOM COMMITTED FRAUD UPON THE COURT CORRUPTING THE IMPARTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE COURT, THEREBY MAKING THE WHOLE PROCESS VOID AS A MATTER OF LAW. A. The actions of the court’s appointed Guardian ad Litem constitute fraud on the court because they corrupt the impartial functions of the court. In Parramore v. Parramore, 61 Fla. 701, 703 (1911), the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the decree of the

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    Supreme Court Jenifer R. Roberts Brown Mackie College The Supreme Court Introduction This paper is going to describe the road from arrest to Supreme Court, and the two ways a case can go t the Supreme Court.This paper will also identify the merits of a case that can lead to the case going to the Supreme Court. Also why it is important to be prepared for the Supreme Court, and some jobs of their jobs. Summary THE ROAD TO THE SUPREME COURT There

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    On September 18th of 2015, I decided to attend a court sentencing at the Alameda Superior Court in Oakland. The experience was very interesting and enlightening on how the court system works. While I was there I learned found out a few things about the cases that was being sentenced that I don’t think most people know or could have known without attending the sentencing. I felt like I left the the courthouse with a better idea and grasp on how to act and what to listen for in a sentencing. I had

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    Quan Nguyen Business Law Professor Donna Kohlhausen November 14, 2016 Court Observation Paper The court I attended was the court # 184, on October 25th 2015 at Harris County Criminal Justice Court , located in downtown of Houston city. The Judge in charge was Jan Krocker. It was an aggravated sexual assault of child case between The State of Texas vs. Samuel Gallegos. As I entered the court, the trial has already commenced so I did not really know how a real trial started. I sat in the back where

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    Court Case Study

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    The video link is the place the victim is taken to a room within the court building usually and is linked up to the courtroom where the trial is taking place, like skyping. So, the victim sits in front of a television screen and the camera is focused on them, for the barristers and sometimes judge, in the court to ask questions and the victim can answer, without being in the actual court. This special measure enables the victim to be in a safe environment away from the courtroom. This also in some

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    Court Narrative Report

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    attended the court room of Judge Collin Long, the Pulaski Associate Circuit Judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit Court. I was there from 9 am to 11am and then again from 1pm to 3pm. During the day in the courtroom I found that court is much like the military, 99% of the time it is extremely mundane and 1% of the time it is eventful. Pulaski county’s courthouse is small and does not see a lot of high duration court matters. Given my rotational work schedule and the fact that the court only hears these

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    Magistrates Court Cases

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    Magistrate’s court All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court. Cases are heard by either having 2 or 3 magistrates or a district judge. There isn’t a jury in a magistrates’ court. Cases that the magistrate’s court deal with include: most motoring offences, minor criminal damage, and being drunk and disorderly in a public area. They also deal with burglary offences and drug offences. Courts always pass cases that are more serious like rape, murder, and robbery which are known as ‘indictable

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    District Court Essay

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    security of the courts in Bowling Green, specifically the Warren County Justice Center and the US District Court in Bowling Green. Jurisdiction simply refers to the authority of a court to hear a case. The two main jurisdictional barriers are the geographic location and the issue at hand. For instance, if a misdemeanor such as petty theft occurred in a Tennessee county, it would likely not be heard by a Kentucky district court because the geographical jurisdiction of Tennessee district courts does not

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    Teen Court Essay

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    Nash & Edgecombe Teen Court is where I decided to complete my service learning for this grading period. If you don’t know what “Teen Court” is i’ll be more than happy to explain. Teen court is held on certain dates, in either Rocky Mount, Tarboro or Nashville. You pick your preference. Teen court includes teen’s from ages 14-18 that participate in real live court sessions of other teens who decided to go to teen court as an alternative instead of going to real court. In the courtroom we have the

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