Book Report: The Hot House The Hot House is an honest account of life in Leavenworth Prison, Kansas based on interviews with notorious inmates and numerous other individuals. The book begins with introducing inmates such as Carl Bowles, Dallas Scott and William Post and offers insight information on the cultural aspect inside the prison itself. Once the basics are known to the reader, author Pete Earley, develops the character of the prisoners and thus of the penitentiary as a whole. Earley also discusses some of the important figures and official representatives of Leavenworth, including Warden Matthews, Eddie Geouge and Lieutenant Bill Slack in order to provide a different perspective of the prison. He explores prison dynamics between inmates, and between inmates and guards to discover the forces at work inside the Leavenworth walls.
Summary offences are generally dealt with in the Magistrates court and of a lesser crime such as assault, battery, robbery etc 4. Who was present in the courtroom? Identify the positions of all the people present (i.e. judge, prosecutor, bailiff, defendant, jury, etc) and give a brief description of their role and what you observed them do in the courtroom during your visit. Judge: After formalities Justice Glenn Martin requested the prosecution and defendant’s representation to
we hear Will talking before we see him along with the sounds of traffic that go along with the shot of the building. This kind of cut is used to form anticipation for the next shot. It then cuts to a shot of Will Hunting in his interview with the people of the National security agency. It is a master shot of all the people in the room. Will is being interviewed by two men, one beside him and one in front of him behind a desk ( the interviewer).
Law You Can Use: Consumer Information Column Available for immediate release Suggested publication dates: Preserving Legal Testimony: Court Reporters or Electronic Recording? Q: What do court reporters do? A: All court reporters provide an unbiased record of court proceedings. They are trained to take down testimony or to transcribe spoken words onto a paper or electronic record. This record helps to remind all those involved in a case what has been said in court, so that the case can be decided based on a text that can be reviewed.
Hi, I am Jean Louise Finch, but please call me as Scout. I am right now at the trial sitting on the balcony with Jem, Dill, and Reverend Sykes. I can see the entire court. The court is huge and it is crowded with people. There are so many new faces.
They work within the crown and magistrates court. Solicitor advocate Solicitor advocates are fully qualified in law and represent clients in higher courts such as the crown court and could lead up to the House of Lords. Their duties and responsibilities are very much the same as a solicitor / barrister. They are expert solicitors who specialise in civil or criminal cases or sometimes they specialise in both whilst in court a black robe is worn. Barristers Barristers are fully qualified in law and have gained the right to present in any court.
Court Observation Paper As part of our assignment, we were required to observe a court case dealing either a small claims or civil trial that was free for the public to attend and compare it to two similar appellant cases. Therefore, I chose to attend The People of The state of California vs. Luciano Velasquez a criminal case that was heard at the North County regional center on October 25,2012 at 9:15 am. The case I viewed was held in Department 14 with judge Aaron Katz. The case presented two young men the plaintiff Eric G (age 16) and the defendant Luciano Velasquez (age 23). The argument was a premeditated gang affiliated crime that left two minor victims severely injured with gun shot wounds.
It is the jury to decide whether or not the defendant is guilty. The jurors are selected by a computer which produces a list of possible jurors from the registrar. Section 321 of Schedule 33 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 substitutes new provisions into the Juries Act 1974 under which every person is qualified to serve as a juror in the Crown Court, the High Court and the County Courts and is liable to attend for jury service if summoned only if: 1. They are registered as a parliamentary or local government elector and not less than 18 years of age nor more than 70 years old. 2.
The culture of the court is for good reason, predominantly textual. The overwhelming majority of the justices work consists of reading and writing, with reasoned deliberation among the justices about the meaning of legal texts. Because of the emotional power of images cameras, far more than microphones, transform the behavior of those
I observed the direct examination and cross examination of the prosecution’s last witness, Investigator Sam Malone of the Rochester Police Department. 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.