Law Case Term Paper About Criminal Court Visit (Term Paper Sample)

Criminal Court Visit
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Introduction
In the current society, administration of justice is hard to come by. Our courts are marred by impunity which makes it hard for justices to be delivered. This project focuses on a court proceeding that I attended and my personal opinion on the administration of justice. My observations in the court proceeding and my opinion on the same are based on the common saying ‘justices delayed is justice denied.’ However, I stand to be corrected. I also believe that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. With this in mind, I wish to clarify that what I am writing is my opinion. It is only through the courts that we expect to get justice.
I had an opportunity to attend a court proceeding. This was in the district court. There were around three cases whereby the judge gave the investigating authorities’ time to conduct their investigations. The last case really caught my attention. In the case, two suspects were accused of robbery with violence and murder. In this case, one of the suspects was a taxi driver. The taxi driver claimed to have been hired by his friend to take the friend and his two collogues to a mission that they did not disclose to him. As a business man, he was attracted by the amount of money that he was offered to take them to a shopping mall. Little did he know that his friend and the colleagues were going for a mission. The mission was none other than to rob.
The taxi driver was required to take the three guys to the shopping mall at exactly twelve noon. He performed his duty as a taxi driver. He dropped the three guys at the mall. Since it was lunch time, he decided to have lunch at a cafeteria next to the mall. He went to the cafeteria ordered for his lunch. As he was eating, he had gun shots from the shopping mall. Due to curiosity, he went to ascertain what was happening in the mall. As he stepped out, he could not believe what he saw. The passengers he had were running out with each carrying a bag. From nowhere came a car at and the three jumped in and the car sped off.
He could not believe what he had witnessed. Before he could plan his next course of action, policemen came and they arrested him. One of the robbers was also arrested and here they were in court. The case really moved me. I felt sorry for the taxi driver but no one else seemed to care. Someone was dead and all those in attendance wanted is justice. I could feel their anger in from where I was seated.
The lawyer of the guy who was shot and succumbed to gunshots was given an opportunity to ask questions. I could not believe what I had. The questions were too harsh according to me bearing in mind that the guy was just a taxi driver. The questioned seemed to suggest that the taxi driver was only lying to save himself. It is like the other party believe that he was one of the gang members and he was unlucky. He could have escaped if he had an opportunity to do so. I had never attended a court proceeding before and I felt that this was too much for me to stomach. In my opinion, I felt that the taxi driver was being crucified for a thing he did not commit. I felt that the judge should intervene and at least help the poor guy out. None of that happened. The judge was adamant.
The case went on. Witnesses were called and one lady gave her part of the ordeal in a manner that almost made me switch positions from thinking that the taxi driver was innocent. She alluded that prior to the robbery, the taxi passed by the mall in what may be termed as to observe what was taking place. Before the taxi stopped, she saw the driver exchange things with one of the passengers. This seemed to confuse me the more. She went on to say that it is like the driver of the taxi was left to watch out for the policemen as his collogues were busing robbing the mall.
Then the lawyer of the two suspects was given an opportunity to question the witness. The process went on and it even becomes more complicated than I though. The lady was asked where she was and what she was doing and how she managed to only observe one taxi whereas there were several others. I did not clearly get her response. All this time the judge could only speak occasionally. She was writing something. Maybe the allegations or whatever that she only knows.
I could see the family of the guy that was shot and I could tell that was very sad. I pictured myself in their situation and I could not imagine the way I would have felt. I knew that the ruling that was to be made could not bring the dead back to life. However, I also knew that justice could at least help them calm down. What I did not know is how that justice could be administered. It was certain that we were all waiting for the judge to give her verdict in the aforementioned case. I was unsure of what the judge was supposed to give a ruling.
My knowledge on criminal cases is that the defendants do not have to prove their innocence but rather the attorney must prove that they are guilty. This can be done through the provision of evidence. Therefore, in this case, the attorney has a role of making sure that there is enough evidence to make the court prosecute the accused. This means that one party has an upper hand when it comes to the handling of such cases (Carp and Manning 2013). This means that the attorney has to ensure that someone is prosecuted.
Being in court gave me a practical form of what I knew theoretically. In my view, a trial should take a different direction. Like in this case, it would have been better if all the parties were present in court so that each party gi...