Visiting a Court

A detailed Summary of Visiting a Court

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a court case in Fulton County. The case I attended was in juvenile court. The reason I attended a juvenile case is that I witnessed a juvenile commit a crime. The crime itself was quite small, but what happened during the case shows us why to tell the truth when appearing in court.

The court I attended was juvenile court in Fulton County. The presiding Judge was Charles Hodges. The juvenile had legal representation. The attorneys name was Julia Desmond. I am not sure who actually represented the state in this matter. There were several different people who spoke on behalf of the state or county. The charges were read, the witnesses testified and then the juvenile was given a chance to refute the allegations. The juvenile was not cross-examined heavily. Only a few questions were asked of her until she denied all involvement in the matter.

At the beginning of the case, which took only about an hour, the case was announced and the charges were read. Someone from the State or County explained the incident and the first witness was called. The judge seemed to be reading a lot and he took a lot of notes. He didn't make much eye contact with anyone. He seemed

This was my first visit to a juvenile court. I was shocked that, at first, the proceedings seemed to be somewhat relaxed. Then as the case progresses, it turns into a real court of law. I was unclear of what was happening with the prosecuting side, if there was even a prosecuting side. They seemed disorganized and no one knew who was in charge. In many cases that I have witnessed I have seen a more professional presentation by the prosecution, and even in class we discussed this to some level.

After a couple minutes of silence and looking through papers the judge told the juvenile to step down. He continued to look through papers and read more information. He then asked the juvenile's attorney, if the juvenile's claim is what they were going with as a defense to the charges. The attorney said, "Yes". He then notified the court that the juvenile was being charged with perjuring herself under testimony, due to the fact that in the evidence were police, EMT and hospital reports to show that the juvenile was directly involved in the incident. This part of the case was confusing. He said that she was being charged, but he did not revisit this during the proceeding. I am not sure if it would be a different case at a different time or what. He asked both sides if they had anything else to present. Both denied and he rendered his decision on the case.

The way that court works can be a little odd. Sometimes it seems that the court is a cold uncaring entity and at other times it seems like the court can care for each individual. The Judge seemed to care about the juvenile's emotional state and he did not want to see her go th

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