It hosts to thirteen County Courts, which include CCC#1-CCC#11, County Court of Appeals #1 and Appeals #2. The County Courts hear all Misdemeanor cases. The current organization structure has one supervisor and 5 clerical staff for every two courts. The Criminal Sections also has a Bond Forfeiture, Records, Processing and Quality Assurance Section. Each of these units also has one supervisor respectively.
d. villages. 2. Three-fourths, or approximately 900, of Texas’s municipalities are classified as a. special districts. b. general law. c. home rule.
The jury returned with a verdict of guilty but the defendant’s conviction was quashed on appeal because of the judge’s interference. Modern Day Use of Juries Only a small percentage of cases are tried by Jury today. Juries are used in the following courts: Court | Type of Case | Role | Number of Jury | Crown Court | Serious Criminal Cases: e.g. murder, manslaughter, rape | Decide the verdict - Guilty or Not Guilty | 12 | High Court | Defamation, False Imprisonment, Malicious prosecution and any case alleging fraud | Decide Liability. If fined for the claimant also decide amount of damages.
In a plural executive, the governor is but one of several elected officials (Lt. Governor, Attorney General,) who share power in the executive branch. Texas has a plural executive branch system which limits the power of the Governor. All executive officers are elected independently except for the Secretary of State, making them directly answerable to the public not the Governor. If the Governor can’t hire or fire his subordinates, then he has less or no control over them.
This made the LVMPD (Metro) a “city-county” police force. The elected Sheriff of Clark County is the controller of Nevada’s Law Enforcement Officers. As he is the only elected official (4 year term), his department is not directly accountable to the state, county, or city. Metro serves Clark County city limits and the unincorporated cities around Clark County. Metro has grown to be one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States (Elliott, 1987).
The county commission is the governing body of a county. Fifty-four counties elect three-member commissions while Jefferson County has a five-member commission. Commissioners serve in part-time positions with salaries ranging from $19,800 to $36,960.The Constitution provides certain powers to the county commission, but these powers are limited. This means that the county commissions’ powers must be expressly conferred by the Constitution or by acts of the Legislature. The custody, through their clerks, of all deeds and other papers presented for record in their counties, with responsibility for their preservation or disposal as may be prescribed by law.The administration of the internal police and fiscal affairs of their counties, with authority
There are two subdivisions of trial courts which have limited jurisdictions as well as general jurisdictions. The courts of limited jurisdictions are the courts that handle small cases such as misdemeanors which usually do not obtain records of these courts existence. The courts of general jurisdictions are the courts that try more serious crimes which can impose more than a year in jail as the punishment, these courts are courts of
The police department serves a population of over 100,000 people with just 246 sworn uniformed officers in three different districts. B. The Clearwater Police Department currently has a take home car program in place for officers who live within the City jurisdictional limits. Officers who live outside of the city’s limits are
Only very limited types of matters can be brought in federal court. Generally, federal courts can hear civil cases only if there is an issue involving the meaning of a federal law (such as the Constitution or a law passed by Congress), or if the parties are from different states and more than $75,000 is at stake, or if the United States is a party to the lawsuit. For example, if a company violates a federal environmental law, a suit can
In the Texas Constitution you have the right to a trial by jury, for any person charged with any offense, even minor traffic violations. Both Constitutions have separation of powers with checks and balances, and bicameralism. Taxation and suffrage are also mentioned in both constitutions. Along with the similarities, there are many differences. One being that the Texas Constitution is longer and more detailed.