CRIM 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Appellate Court, Juvenile Court, Embezzlement
1 Feb 2017
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Jurisdiction: power of a court to decide a dispute: 1. ) Extradition: surrender of accused individual from one jurisdiction to another: 2. ) Ex: civil, misdemeanors, traffic court, drug court, juvenile court. General jurisdiction trial courts0 all subject matter: 3. ) Original- authority to try and decide a case. Trial court: fact finding; witnesses, pleas, sentences. Appellate court: ensures trial court correctly interpreted the law; group of judges make decision. U. s magistrate court: selected by district court judges- 8 years. Preliminary proceedings, initial appearances, set bail, issue warrants, everything but trying and sentencing. U. s. district court: 94 districts; president nominates, senate confirms, life appointment. Major violations: primary drug case (29%), embezzlement, and fraud. Federal question: violation of congressional statute; ex. social security, civil rights: 2. ) Diverse citizenship: between citizens of different states of u. s. citizen and another country: 3. ) U. s. supreme court: nominated by president, confirmed by senate, lifetime appointment. Legal issue must involve a (cid:862)substantial fede(cid:396)al (cid:395)uestion(cid:863)
