(South Carolina Judicial Department ) The state of South Carolina also has a Court of Appeals. The Court can sit as three panels of judges or it can sit as a whole. The Court listens to arguments and motions in any county of the state of South Carolina. The Court of Appeals was created to hear appeals from The Circuit Court and Family Court. On September 1, 1983 The Court of Appeals, also known as the judicial system’s newest court began operation.
State enforcement officials are normally elected by county voters in most states. They are sheriffs with their own deputies which are usually responsible for patrolling an area's state and federal routes, areas that are not policed municipalities. They deliver papers to people who are being sued for things like foreclosure and more. They are in some ways like municipal police, however they can enforce local, state or federal laws on the front lines. Many states have highway patrol and, or state police officers who commonly are found along highways enforcing state traffic, criminal or civil laws.
The Groups will be characterized as follows: Group One: -15 detainees -Average age of first incarceration is 15 years of age -The number of times incarcerated -Amount of time it took to complete Y.O.U program -Sentenced at beginning of Y.O.U program -Completed Y.O.U. successfully Group Two: -15 detainees -Average age of first incarceration is 15 years of age -The number of times incarcerated -Amount of time it took to complete Y.O.U. program -Sentenced within last 2 years to Y.O.U. program -Completed Y.O.U successfully Instruments: I have access to each detainee’s juvenile files. Most of the files contain information regarding whether or not the minor graduated to the adult system.
Rather than detail areas of which the parliament can legislate, the Act lists matters which are reserved by the UK Parliament. Areas of devolved matters include; Civil, Criminal Law, The Police and Fire Services and Agriculture and Food, The Scottish Parliament can only legislate in areas which are devolved and concerning Scotland, legislation must be compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Union. It does not have the authority to legislate on matters which concern other countries within the United Kingdom. In conclusion, The Scottish Parliament can only legislate for or in relation to Devolved Matters as described in Section 29 of the Scotland Act 1988. Word Count: 202 Question 2: Briefly explain the civil court structure in Scotland.
Willie and Vaccaro were tried at the same time in the same court house. The jurors in both trials came from the same jury pool. While selecting the jury for Willie's case, each potential juror was asked whether he or she could vote for the death penalty if the defendant was found guilty. One woman said she could not and was excused. A short time later, in the larger, upstairs courtroom where Vaccaro's case was being tried, the same juror was asked the same question.
(TCOs 10 & 11) What are the types of discovery that parties may use in a civil lawsuit? Provide examples of each type of discovery and how it could be helpful to a party’s case? Why is the same type of discovery not allowed in criminal cases? (Points : 20) In a civil lawsuit there are many different discovery that may be used to find information for a lawyer either on the defense or plaintiff side to make their arguments more persuasive to a judge and jury. The first discovery is interrogatories, which is allowing one party to answer questions under oath to describe to exactly what happened from his or her perspective.
General jurisdiction: hear serious civil and criminal cases. They general operate from the lowest court with a Justice of the peace up to a state supreme court. Each state has its own legal system loosely based off of our federal system. Each state has their own state constitution. A state constitution is interpreted separately from, yet in line with our federal constitution.
The Bureau is divided into three main classifications of job opportunities at the BOP: The General Schedule that offers a total of 17 different positions, The Health Care that has 12 available positions, and The Wage system that has hired a total of 12 staff members. Also, the volunteering for the Bureaus of Prisons included: citizen, inmate and BOP Staff volunteer recruitment. This process is under the Institution Volunteer Coordinator program. Moreover, the eligibility and pre-requirements also included: 1. Age requirement 2.
''The UK constitution is not fit for purpose'' The bulk of liberal democracies in the world are ones of which have a constitution known as codified. The UK does not have a codified constitution or an entrenched constitution. This puts the UK in a small group of liberal democracies to not have a codified system along side with Israel, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand. Instead the UK has a constitution that contains a variety of written and unwritten sources which lays out the laws, rules and conventions of how the UK is to be governed whilst protecting the rights of the citizens. It is a common question amongst political scientists as to whether the UK constitution is fit for purpose.
n Great Britain laws are made in Parliament at Westminster. Its law-making status makes Parliament Great Britain's main legislative body - though the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Parliament do have legislative capabilities. However, it is difficult to estimate what the impact of law making by the European Union will be in future years. To date, most EU laws that have been imposed on the UK (and other members off the EU) have concerned environmental issues. Some political parties in the UK, such as the UK Independence Party, fear that the EU will broaden its net with regards to areas where it will impose legislation.