CJL 4510: Judicial Adm & Criminal Courts

You may watch this video as many times as you need to in answering the below questions. It is highly recommended that you also carefully listen to the dialog as well as the lyrics so that you fully understand the context of the situation presented. You may also wish to read the lyrics (you can find them with a “Google” search).

Use your knowledge from having completed the bulk of this course to interpret the case presented. Your interpretation and responses to the questions below should clearly reflect an understanding of and familiarity with the course materials.

For the purposes of this exam, assume that the case presented occurs in the United States FEDERAL court. Also assume that anything not included in the video in terms of case processing didn’t happen.

IN ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS, YOU MUST TIE YOUR RESPONSE BACK TO THE COURSE MATERIALS. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT YOUR GRADE

The course materials should be referenced throughout your responses with both in-text citations and a final reference list. Use APA style for this.
Questions

1- Which of the Court roles is shown in this video? How does it fulfill that function?
2-Based on the information presented in the video, have any of the defendant’s Constitutional rights been violated? In other words, is there anything that you do/do not see happening that should/should not have happened? Identify which rights have been violated and explain how they have been violated. Organize your response by the Constitutional Amendments(s) under which the relevant right(s) are guaranteed.
3- What kind of law primarily applies to this case? Explain why this type of law applies here. Might any other type of law apply? If so, explain how.
4- What elements of the corpus delicti appear to have been met in this case? Explain what those elements are (according to the course materials) and how they appear to have been met.
5- What offenses does this scenario appear to involve? Explain your basis for selecting these.
6-What kind of defense does the defendant seem to assert? Explain on what basis you made this determination.
7-What role does the prosecutor play? Does s/he fulfill or neglect his/her duty? Explain how.
8-What role does the defense attorney play? Does s/he fulfill or neglect his/her duty? Explain how.
9-What role does the judge play? Does s/he fulfill or neglect his/her duty? Explain how.
10-At what level of court is this case being heard? Explain the rationale behind your selection.
11- Which courtroom actors are present in this scenario? Which are absent? Explain how you can tell.
12-Which stage of the court process does this video depict? Explain on what basis you made this determination (with reference to the course materials).
13- What role does testimony seem to play in this case? Explain the role played by the testimony (or lack thereof) in this scenario.
14-What role does the defendant play in this case? Explain your answer with reference to the course materials.
15-Who is/are the victim(s) in this case? What role(s) does s/he/they play in the scenario?
16- Is voir dire shown or described? How do you know?
17-What role does the jury play in this case? Explain your response using information from the course materials.
18-What pretrial procedures are shown or described in this scenario? Which are missing?
19-Is the defendant on bail? How can you tell?
20- If the defendant were to appeal the verdict, at what level would the case be heard? Why? On what basis might an appeal be made?
21- Does this video more closely resemble the portrayal of court actors given by Hemmens et al or that given by Bach? Explain your answer using examples from the relevant texts and the video.