POLS 207 Lecture 21: Court System
4 Apr 2017
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Every other year it increases: court activity driven by human social interaction f. i. Greater # of people, greater possible # of actions that could lead to conflict. Wrongful acts: results in someone being unhappy, dissatisfied, criminal law, focus on people who committed crimes and punishing them, crimes are defined by state legislatures b. i. State courts: original jurisdiction, first courts to hear a case, also known as trial courts because they hold trials, questions of fact c. i. Was there a crime? or did the plaintiff suffer harm/ damages? c. ii. c. iii. Jury answers these questions: questions of law. All states have criminal procedure d. i. d. ii. d. iii. Who"s allowed to testify on what topics? d. vi. d. vii. Could be an unlimited # of law, judge rules on each of them d. vii. 1. I object aka we are about to make a mistake in legal procedure d. vii. 2.
