Jessica Chiang Student ID #1361045 Management 200 B: Ken Myer Court Observation Assignment On May 7th‚ 2014 Wednesday‚ I visited the King County Superior Court in the afternoon. Although criminal trials sound a lot more interesting‚ the basic law I learned is based on civil law more‚ therefore I decided to observe the one and only civil trial on that day: “Chism v. Tri-State Construction” trialed by Judge Ken Schubert. The plaintiff‚ Geoffrey Chism‚ represented by attorneys Lindsay Halm and Thomas
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Business Law 115 Superior Court Observation The Superior Court session I observed was an alcohol impairment case. The defendant in this case‚ had been found guilty in District Court‚ but had filed an appeal to the District Court’s decision. The morning began with the juryselection process. The potential juror pool began with approximately 30 people. The Clerk of Court‚ Wendy Williams‚drew twelve names at random form a bowl to begin the selection process. Once the initial twelve names were
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many California citizens speed through red lights‚ make inappropriate lane changes‚ run through stop signs‚ make unauthorized lane changes and commit many other traffic violations all while in the presence of active emergency response team’s (ERT’s). I have not heard of any specific laws set to regulate drivers who violate California traffic laws while in the presence of a responding ERT vehicle. Without these laws being set strictly‚ police‚ fire‚ ambulance and other rescue Although it is violation
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On my first visit to the Downing District Court Centre‚ I witnessed the arrest of a youthful “man in his 20s”‚ ’Sydney Downing Centre court placed in lockdown after machete scare’ (2016). However‚ I noticed various rules in how the policemen controlled the environment. When the young man made threats with his machete‚ the hierarchy and authority of the police was formally demonstrated through his arrest‚ as they handcuffed and locked him in the police van. This making me feel conscious of my own
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On June 10th‚ I had the opportunity to go to the SF Immigration court on Montgomery Street with a few of my colleagues. I expected the court to be in a standalone building but instead it was spread over two floors in a twenty-five-floor building. The security checks for entering into the court were moderate. Everyone trying to enter the court had to go through a general security check where they walk through a metal detector machine and have their bags go through the x-ray machine. Before we went
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time I was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Washington Street and River Gulf Road. While conducting traffic enforcement‚ I observed an older blue‚ 2 door Chevy traveling South on Washington Street. I observed both the driver and passenger not wearing their seat belts. The belt buckles were dangling over both subjects shoulders. I had a clear view through the untinted back window of the vehicle. I activated my emergency lights and sirens to conduct a traffic stop. The final rest of
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Court Observation Paper Debra Manning BUSI 301-D10 LUO Professor Richard West Courtroom Observation This court case took place in the United States Supreme Court in the Northern District of Indiana. The plaintiff in this court case is Deborah White‚ represented by Amanda Babbitt and Jackson Walsh. The defendants are Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern‚ represented by Benjamin Walton and Jordon Van Meter. Deborah White brought this court case to the Supreme Court in order to argue against
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6-O-PAL Methods in Context Covert Observation and Court Proceedings Assess the strengths and limitations of using covert observations as a means of investigating court proceedings. (15 marks) Using covert observations can both be useful but also unethical. As the judicial system is quite particular in what is in the public domain‚ and what is not‚ covert observation could be a great method to use to get an idea of what really goes on. Even though most court activity is open to the public‚ some
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Court Observation Report 1. Introduction In the Australian legal justice system‚ with the increasing demand to expand summary jurisdiction‚ there has been a controversial issue as to which process is more appropriate to deliver justice to public as well as litigants; efficiency process or due process. While the former focuses on informality and efficiency‚ which requires judicial officers to struggle to manage limited time created by long case lists‚ the latter emphasizes formality and due process
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Additionally‚ while completing court observations I had the opportunity to sit in on three separate criminal trials. The first trial I sat in on was a case involving sexual assault where the defendant was accused of “violating of the sexual integrity” (Arcaro‚ 2009‚ p.151) while she was sleeping. Due to the sensitive nature of the case‚ a publication ban was put in place. The judge allowed us to sit in on the case‚ but made aware to the students sitting in that we were not to publish any names or
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