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Constitutional Amendments
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4th: searches and seizures
5th: due process and self incrimination
6th: rights of the accused
7th: right to trial by jury
8th: excessive bail/fines; cruel and unusual punishment
14th: bill of rights applied to states |
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| process of selecting jurors to sit on the jury - panel can be challenged, must be done in writing |
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"reason for the decision"
binds future cases on the same generic set of facts |
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-non legal position to administer court operations
-reports to judges of activities and state business of the courts
-personnel officer for non-judicial personnel
-improve court business methods
-oversee court budget, procurement, inventory, allocation of and replacement of resources
-training for non-judicial personnel
-represent judges in jurisdictional meeting with other departmental heads
-public information
-jury management, case flow or calendar management |
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| Clerk of the Superior Court |
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-maintains a comprehensive record of all civil and criminal actions of Superior Court
-prepares and records paper of accusations, indictments and disposition of cases
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| doctrine that says evidence obtained in violation of a criminal defendant's constitutional or statutory rights is not admissible at trial |
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| to review cases from the US Court of Appeals or from the state courts |
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| procedures used to obtain disclosure of evidence before trial |
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| Jury Selection Act of 1975 |
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•Obtain cross section of the community
•Systematic exclusion forbidden
•Potential jurors are summoned for service, their names are randomly drawn from voters lists (and sometimes drivers lists to receive a questionnaire to determine whether they meet the legal qualifications for jury service
•Individuals who receive a questionnaires are required to complete and return them to the clerk’s office, which then screens the completed questionnaires to determine eligibility for jury service
•Prosecution and defense attorneys question potential jurors during the process of voir dire (actual process of selecting jurors to sit on the jury – jury panel can be challenged, must be done in writing) |
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| •The lawful authority of a court to hear or act upon a case from its beginning and to pass judgment on the law and the facts (State Court) |
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| The lawful authority of a court to review a decision made by a lower court (Supreme Court) |
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