AJ 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Domestic Violence, Small Claims Court, Sixth Amendment To The United States Constitution

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Administration of Justice (AJ)
• Course: AJ 025
• Professor: Johnson

Document Summary

Prosecution in a criminal case all the evidence it has, including any exonerating evidence it may have; defense must present to prosecution the evidence it intends to use. Same in civil case, must provide full evidence of discovery to the other side. 209-210: types of cases that occurred in state courts. Federal court: most of the cases will be actions under various statutes, a third would involve prisoner petitions. State courts: most civil matters are pushed into arbitration or mediation. Especially given speedy trial 6th amendment - federal court in trial within 90 days of your arrest. Criminal cases get priority over civil cases. Edward levi - if we"re dealing with constitutional matters, courts for the most part rely on precedent: 3 steps. Reasoning by analogy: find all previous cases that have ever been decided (find analogous case); case at hand that judge is confronting.