Standing on both sides of the judge were the court officers; to the left of the judge was the jury box but there was no jury instead two defendant were sitting there with bright orange outfits on. The first row of the courtroom was reserved. The courtroom workgroup was separate but yet seem very close; they worked together to get the task accomplished. In the American courtroom the actors are there to play out the guilt or innocence of the defendant and to judge the truth (Levenson, 02/2008). The defendant charges.
I observed the police prosecutors consulting the defendants’ legal agent on many occasions discussing alternatives to a prison sentence and what the prosecutors felt was fair in way of punishment for this defendant. The bench clerk is the person appointed to assist the Magistrate in the court
For those chosen the juror's oath is administered. The Trial The trial begins with counsel making brief opening statements for each side. Evidence such as exhibits and testimony, direct, and cross examination. During the last part of the trial phase the counsel gives closing arguments. Judge's Charge to the Jury After the main trial phase the judge will address the jury.
Prosecutors can sometimes get away with misconduct as it is extremely difficult to prove that misconduct had actually taken place. Often times the prosecutor is viewed as being on the side of justice and as a result it is difficult for the defendant (who is accused of a crime) to turn the tide against the prosecution. Although during the trial both the defense as well as the judge may report a prosecutor for misconduct, this rarely happens as these reports are often dismissed. This is because as long as the prosecutions misconduct does not affect the outcome of the case, then it is tolerated, meaning that a prosecutor can harass a witness or the defendant so long as the harassment did not have anything to do with the outcome of the trial. The fact that the prosecutor works in the interests of the state can be seen as the underlying factor here.
During recess, in the absence of the jury, Judge Kennedy discussed with the two attorneys the purpose of following series of questions, role of evidence, and the inclusion of the police officer as a witness. The sophistication, and experience of the judge was imminent as he took meticulous care to ensure all information being presented to the jury would depict a fair and relevant picture. While all cases at the District Court involved federal offenses, and dealt with severe issues of material significance, I thought the District Court proceedings were extremely slow paced. If many of the procedural questions asked by the judge were answered prior to the trial, each judge at the District Court would be able to go through three or four cases as opposed to one or two. An extremely low turnover of cases at the District Court can be a detriment to the legal system as cases are processed too long after the crime was
John’s inability to anticipate issues and take up steps to resolve the conflict arising due to the Vincent’s presence is harming the output of the organization. Not only the specific projects, Gwen’s behavior and John’s is leading to voluntary exists of other employees. Symptoms of the problem: • Gwen’s Incivility towards Vincent • John’s failure to address Gwen for her misbehavior • Voluntary exists of employees • Partial behavior towards Gwen by allowing her to print Visiting cards not as per her job description. • Gwen’s Bossy Attitude towards employees Case Analysis and Solutions The above case deals with the effect of counterproductive behavior of Gwen, and lack of management qualities in John, which further led to a situation of role ambiguity in the organization. Gwen had been contributing towards the
Courtroom Participants March 19, 2012 A group of participates in a criminal trial are deemed the courtroom work group. The members of the courtroom can be separated into two classifications: outsiders and professionals. The professionals are the members who work for a living within the courtroom, which includes court reporters, bailiff, judges, defense attorneys, prosecuting attorneys, and public defenders. The courtroom work group is dedicated to bringing the procedure to a successful close. The outsiders of the courtroom include spectators and the press (Schmalleger, 2009).
Whether the appeal concerns the judgment or a judge’s behavior an appeals court reviews what happened in the proceedings of the trial and looks for any errors that may have occurred. If the appeals court finds any errors that contributed to the court’s decision, the court will reverse the decision. In this case the judge was completely rude and threw insults at Schmidt. Federal and state constitutions require a fair, impartial trials and this judge was not impartial to Schmidt at all. Because of his conduct he did not provide her a fair trial in her custody petition.
Another is poor communication between the courtroom work group, and laboratories about the statuses and updates of cases, and having lack of staff and resources to research and get the job done. Last, if the judge has a lot of case dockets to review daily he or she may not have enough time in day to review the information within the case dockets are presented before him causing the process to slow down. These types of issues cause severe havoc within the courtroom workgroup which may cause delays arraignments, and stages in criminal trial proceedings. What are some solutions to help eliminate the funnel and reduce the backlog of cases? The professionals working in the criminal justice system needs to get more assistance and funds ensure the optimal use of DNA evidence reaches its full potential to solve crimes.
The judge guides the juries in determining the facts they can admit into evidence and the ones they must exclude. Many jurors encounter complicated problems far beyond their training and experience. The lack of legal knowledge allows prosecutors to easily convince and persuade jurors to believe their assertions. Also a jury trial presents a disadvantage for defendants when prejudice is an issue. Local biases and prejudices influence the outcome of many trials.