The Courtroom and the Courthouse In a United States courtroom, there are many participants who contribute to the goal of justice for all. The judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, defendant, victim, witnesses, jurors, bailiff, and court reporter are each participants in the courtroom workgroup. Although every participant plays a different role in the process, they each contribute to the courts general objective of ensuring that the legal system remains fair, efficient, and effective to those individuals accused of committing a crime. A judge’s role is essential to court proceedings. He or she is responsible for ensuring the court proceedings are legal, and that the defendant receives his or her rights to due process of law.
Marty (Marthena) Clabaugh CJA/224 December 6, 2010 Dr. Beverly Spencer Courtroom Participation Paper The courtroom group consist of several participates the prosecutor, the attorney for the defendant, the defendant, the judge, the baliff, the court reporter, the witnesses, and the jurors. All these participates play important roles in the justice system drama. Each work with one another in accordance with the laws and jurisdiction of the court. The prosecutor is central to the justice drama in their part as the district attorney the review cases within their jurisdiction. District attorney’s process cases, determine whether police have made arrests which are procedural and follow the rules.
Tyranny is a government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power. The Constitution had guarded against tyranny in four different ways which were Federalism, Separation of powers, Checks and balances and big states vs. small states The beginning guard against tyranny was Federalism, which is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant. James Madison had stated in a “Federalist Newspaper” about Federalism and how it basically worked for the Colony. Federalism protects against tyranny because Federalism isn’t an absolute power, it’s a division of power to certain members of a covenant. The additional guard against tyranny was Separation of Powers which means the government was separated into different branches.
Courtroom WORKCourtroom Work Group Paper Bridgette Anderson CJA/204 Robert Quesada September 01, 2014 In the criminal justice system a courtroom work group is compose of the judge, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, public offenders, and others that may work for the court work group such as clerk of court and court reporter. The judge has complete control over the courtroom, the workgroup, responsible for keeping the order and decision-making of finding the accused innocent or guilty of charges that are brought against them. The courtroom work group interacts on a daily basis in many ways. For one, the judge responsibilites are to oversee what goes on within the courtroom, and ensure the rights are not being violated, well as
PA260: Criminal Law | The Sixth Amendment | Unit 8 Assignment | Deveny Seagraves 5/11/2013 | Deveny Seagraves PA260: Criminal Law Unit 8 Assignment May 11, 2013 The sixth Amendment sets up a strong foundation to what the court system has to offer to the defendant. It states that “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.” (Findlaw) Under this amendment there are seven rights granted those rights are as followed; The right to a speedy trial, The right to a public trial, The right to be judged by an impartial jury, The right to be notified of the nature and circumstances of the alleged crime, The right to confront witnesses who will testify against the accused, The right to find witnesses who will speak in favor of the accused, and The right to have a lawyer. There are two pacific cases that I located while searching about the 6th amendment that I found interesting. Those cases are Powell v. Alabama 287 U.S. 45 (1932), and Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). The seven rights granted under the 6th amendment play a valid role in what our courts should offer to the defendant.
Court History and Purpose Michele A Anderson CJA/224 June 8, 2012 Austin Zimmer Court History and Purpose The American justice system is a complex system that serves a purpose of administering justice and all other legal matters. This paper will examine the court system and its purpose. This paper will describe the dual court system and how it pertains to our justice system. This paper will also examine the role of the early legal codes, common law, and the precedent they played in the development of the court systems. This paper will identify the role of the courts in the criminal justice system today.
According to FindLaw.com, 2012, the Sixth Amendment states, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.” The Fifth Amendment declares that “no individuals shall be deprived of life liberty or property without due process of the law” (FindLaw.com, U.S. Constitution: Fifth Amendment, 2012). An individual who receives the obligation or privilege of a jury trial before a judge is exercising his or her Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights of the United States Constution. As mentioned earlier not every criminal case makes it to a jury trial. However, criminal defendants do receive his or her due process rights. These rights are handed down to the states from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constution.
If a regular citizen committed the crime they would receive time in jail for whatever crime in which was committed. Justice concerns the proper ordering of things and persons within a society (Dictionary.com, 2009). The concept justice has been subject to legal, theological, and philosophical reflection and debate all through the history of time (Dictionary.com). Justice is to do what is right and punish the ones who have done wrong. Justice is to maintain order and to punish the criminals in which have committed the crime.
Misconduct of Court Room Players In the courtroom, just as outside of the courtroom, there are always times in which misconduct of a courtroom player takes place. In today's society, misconduct is usually dealt with by removing the individual from their position and if necessary bringing criminal charges against the individual. In the perfect society, we would continue to remove individuals from their positions if misconduct is proven and we cannot avoid bringing about criminal charges because this would just allow other courtroom players to believe that they could get away with crime.
Double Jeopardy Aissata Sy Kaplan University Double Jeopardy Many of the amendments concern individuals’ right and liberties. Under many of the amendments we as the people are protected from the government. Who know what it would be for us, if the government have all the power to control our lives and they can use power however they like. I think that our founding father did great job with the constitution of the United States, they make sure the power of the government is not over the control. The fifth amendment of the United States constitutions give an individual right from being prosecuted twice for substantially on the crime.