Passion for Justice: A Journey into Criminal Law

I have been interested in law ever since I was a little kid. It was not until I was in middle school did I know I wanted to go into criminal law. Criminal law has always been interesting to me because I am fighting for someone who does not have a voice. Some people might say I can do that for every other type of law, but that is not necessarily true. With criminal law there is the always the possibility that the person will end up in jail. I will be a prosecutor who is able to help get Justice for a victim, by representing the state. But before I go into a position of being a crusader of Justice for the state, I needed to know how the other side lives. The other side is the adult public defender’s office. It is their job to do what is in the

While there I got to see how hard they work for their clients, even though the clients do not always appreciate it. I was able to learn more about law, meet prosecutors and judges. I think what I liked the best was that my opinion was valued when it came to the case files. I liked working there and it was interesting from day one.

On the first day of my internship I was able to meet a few prosecutors when I went with one of the public defenders to a client’s hearing. While talking to them they were telling me how important it is to learn about criminal law from the perspective of public defenders because you will have a better understanding of a person who commits a crime. A few of the case files I read were about people who were really desperate, so they tried something to help them get money. Of course it did not work out in their favor and they seemed genuinely remorseful. I think it makes you see people differently when you have a mindset that you are fighting for them to be free. Both sides each get the same case files, but I think it is different when you are a defense

I got to see how police records look and how different files are labeled. I also got to give my opinions on each case. It really seemed like I was a part of the law firm because my opinion mattered so much. I would look over a case and see if I would believe the client. Sometimes there were cases that I though the person was innocent or there was at least some doubt, but most of the time it was pretty clear they did it. It was even clearer when I would watch video of the clients and tell the attorney’s how the client was acting in the video. There was one client who admitted to everything in the video, but he still wanted to fight the charge later on. The last case I worked on I had to read a stack of medical records to determine our client’s bruises and the bruises of the victim. It was a lot of reading but it had to be done to see if the client had a case. In the end the client did not have a strong case, but I think the attorney is going to try and figure something out for him. Even while watching the videos I got to see how the police act in Sioux City. Some of the cops are vulgar at times and their police reports are not that helpful. For the most part they are doing a good job. I did not get a chance to meet every client and I won’t be able to see what happens to their cases, but I am glad that I