NCJ Number
14780
Date Published
1964
Length
219 pages
Annotation
A PRESENTATION OF MUNICIPAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL COURT STRUCTURE, TOGETHER WITH THE COMPONENTS AND PERSONNEL ROLES IN THE VARIETY OF JUDICIAL PROCESSES, AS WELL AS THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
Abstract
THE STATE COURT SYSTEM IS INTERPRETED TO BE THE BACKBONE OF THE JUDICIAL PROCESS IN AMERICA. THE JURISDICTIONAL NATURE OF THE COURT SYSTEM IS ELUCIDATED, ALONG WITH THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS. USING A DRAMATIC FORMAT OF HYPOTHETICAL PERSONS AND CASES, A TRAFFIC OFFENSE, A ROBBERY PROSECUTION, A BILL COLLECTION, A PERSONAL INJURY CASE, AND A DIVORCE CASE ARE TRACED THROUGH JUDICIAL PROCESSING. USING ACTUAL CASES, INCLUDING THE LINDBERGH CHILD KIDNAPPING, THE DECISIONMAKING PROCESS OF JURIES IS DISCUSSED. THE INTERACTION OF THE JUDICIAL, LEGISLATIVE, AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL AND MORAL CHANGE IS TREATED.