A courtroom in Santa Clara, California. The date is the 27th of March, 2020 at 10:03 A.M.
The courtroom has an atmosphere of uncertainty. On opposite walls of the courtroom, it is possible to see both a sunny day and clouds obstructing sunlight through the windows. The courtroom has been built recently. The furnishing appears lavish, with not a single blemish on any tables, chairs, windows, or walls. Even the judge’s gavel, resting upon its sound block, is perfectly intact and spotless.
Trevor Williams is seen in the defendant’s chair, with his immediate family nearby. His attorney, George Thornton is organizing papers at his desk. The prosecuting attorney, Patrick Smith, is doing the same while conversing with the judge. Judge Harold Lee,
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He is under suspicion of murder. On November 3rd, 2019, a 39-year old woman, Sarah Green, was found dead in a dumpster behind a Walmart store. An employee began to smell a horrifying stench and out of curiosity looked in the dumpster and called the police after discovering the body. Green was shot three times. The autopsy report showed that she was killed at 11:37 P.M. on November 1st. Authorities were unable to find any security footage of behind that particular Walmart at that time. Having no leads, they resorted to using exclusively witness testimony. This investigation led them to Trevor Williams who had been at that Walmart late at night around the time of the murder. The police found the murder weapon disposed of across the street in another dumpster. No fingerprints were found on the weapon. Many witness reports were vague and accounts of what happened varied drastically from person to person. Despite this, due to a lack of concrete evidence and the initial suspicion, Trevor Williams was arrested on November 11th. On March 27th, an adjudication hearing was held. Besides Williams and his family, the rest of the members of the court are white people.
WILLIAMS, to Thornton, clearly showing fear: Sir, I sincerely hope you believe in me. I swear, I’m innocent. I didn’t even know the
Steve Bogira, a prizewinning writer, spent a year observing Chicago's Cook County Criminal Courthouse. The author focuses on two main issues, the death penalty and innocent defendants who are getting convicted by the pressure of plea bargains, which will be the focus of this review. The book tells many different stories that are told by defendants, prosecutors, a judge, clerks, and jurors; all the people who are being affected and contributing to the miscarriage of justice in today’s courtrooms.
Evidence: "You really killed him, huh, Johnny?" "Yeah." His voice quavered slightly. "I had to. They
Fear and confusion plays a huge part in the criminal justice system because of the huge number of cases and facilities unable to handle them. The building is condemned and they have new judge had begun his position as the new supervising judge. His name is Roosevelt Dorn. Beckstrand is excited to be working on Duncan's. His case is a well known infamous one and Beckstrand almost hated the kid. Offenders in this case are used to a substantial number of setbacks in the system and and finding her main witness is becoming trouble for Beckstrand. Ronald, along with the other young delinquents, doesn't seem to care about anything.
Another powerful opinion yearning to be exposed, is the one held by Henry Drummond, the defense’s attorney. The lawyer undoubtedly came to d...
judges are sitting in front of the podium. They seat the accused in between the two front
As the door closed behind the last juror, the mood within the room changed. To each and every juror the room felt foggy and closed. Up to now the closed
Throughout history there have always been issues concerning judicial courts and proceedings: issues that include everything from the new democracy of Athens, Greece, to the controversial verdict in the Casey Anthony trial as well as the Trayvon Martin trial. One of the more recent and ever changing issues revolves around cameras being allowed and used inside courtrooms. It was stated in the Handbook of Court Administration and Management by Stephen W. Hays and Cole Blease Graham, Jr. that “the question of whether or not to allow cameras in American courtrooms has been debated for nearly fifty years by scholars, media representatives, concerned citizens, and others involved in the criminal justice system.” The negatives that can be attached to the presence of cameras inside a courtroom are just as present, if not more present, than the positives that go hand-in-hand with the presence of cameras.
The preliminary vote results in 11 of the 12 jurors voting in favor of the defendant’s guilt, while the one of them votes in favor of the defendant’s acquittal. Immediately, the isolated decision by juror 8 to cast reasonable doubt on the defendant’s guilt against the other jurors’ decision receives a general distaste from the rest of the jurors. Among the most vocal of the juror’s to express their distaste are juror 3, 7, and 10. Specifically from juror’s 10 reaction, he sarcastically insinuates that he is not surprised that the prelimin...
The following assertion intends to provide an in-depth insight into my personal experience observing a trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria. This paper will outline a selection of many pressing issues noticed throughout my observation, more specifically those regarding the law and language in legal arenas along with symbolic and architectural traditions that reinforce prejudice towards those from a low socio-economic background and ethnic minority groups. Furthermore, it will argue how symbolism, architecture and practices within a court are in place to create a power dynamic and reinforce the courts British-'western' sovereignty and royal-like wealth which in turn intimidates members of the community especially from ethnically diverse or disadvantaged groups. I intend to demonstrate the power and authority of judges and the courts by drawing comparisons between the judges status in a court room with royalty and religious pastors, through the observation of attire, title and actual positioning in a court room.
Thompson, Ellia. "Courtroom cameras: issue moves in and out of focus." The Quill Sept. 2004: 7+. Academic OneFile. Web. 19 Nov. 2011.
a relationship to the courtroom and his cell, but also connected to the geographical setting of the
Judge’s face constant challenges in their field of work given that they need to balance their professional and social relationship with prosecutors that appear in front of them in court. These relationships raise ethical questions for they might affect a judge’s decision making and rationality in the outcome of a specific case, however such relationships are not only acceptable, but common for lawyers and judges to socialize outside the courtroom. The line is drawn when the relationship are more than friendship. These lines are discussed clearly in Cynthia Gray’s “Judicial Disqualification and Friendships with Attorneys”.
The second I stepped onto the campus, I knew that it was where I wanted to be and I felt like I was at home. The atmosphere felt friendly and family-like, the campus and the surrounding area was beautiful, academics are amazing, and the athletics and their facilities are great. The most appealing of these factors to me was the outstanding criminal justice program. This really caught my eye because my long-term goal after college is to work in the criminal justice field as a criminal investigator or a crime scene investigator. Not only does UNF have a great criminal justice program with outstanding professors that were, at one point, in the criminal justice field, but they also have great ties with the FBI and Jacksonville Sheriffs Office,
Those blocks (block, block, block) in just plain gray (gray, gray, gray): the perfect surroundings to leave one's mind blank... or insane.
The courtroom is a place where cases are heard and deliberated as evidence is produced to prove whether the accused person is innocent or guilty. Different courtroom varies depending on the hierarchy and the type of cases, they deliberate upon in the courtroom. In the United States, the courts are closely interlinked through a hierarchical system at either the state or the federal level. Therefore, the court must have jurisdiction before it takes upon a case, deliberate, and come up with a judgment on it. The criminal case is different from the civil cases, especially when it comes to the court layout. In this essay, I will explain how I experienced a courtroom visit and the important issues are learnt from the visit.