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How many states have general jurisdiction trial courts?
21 hours ago ago from #1 Attorneys
(Most) state court systems include the following; a Limited Jurisdiction Trial Court, referred to as an inferior trial court, a General Jurisdiction Trial Court, referred to as a court of record, Apellate Courts, and a Supreme Court. (Every) state has a General Jurisdiction Trial Court. These courts are referred to as Courts of Record because testimony and evidence is recorded for future reference. They hear cases that are not within the ...
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23 hours ago ago from Ohio Criminal Appeals Lawyer Blog ::Published by Dayton, Ohio Criminal Defense Appeals Attorney :: Robert Alan Brenner
I wrote about post-release control here . Imposing the correct period of post-release control has been difficult in too many instances in Ohio. As a result, there are several cases decided by the Ohio Supreme Court which deal with how to handle a case where post-release control was either not imposed at all or not correctly imposed pursuant to Section 2967.28. Today the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that (and this is from the Syllabus of ...
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7 hours ago ago from One Court of Justice
The Michigan Supreme Court issued two orders on December 22, 2009. In Smiles v. Dep't of Corrections , No. 140213 , the Supreme Court denied a motion to waive fees because the relevant statute requires that a prisoner pursuing a civil action is liable for filing fees. Also, in People v. Guerra , No. 139157 , the Supreme Court corrected a clerical error by noting that Justices Young and Corrigan join in the concurring statement of Justice ...
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6 hours ago ago from Lee’s Divorce & Family Law Blog
We now can state with certainty: a substantial change in residence of a custodial parent is a material change in circumstances. The case is Marsh v. Smith , Case No. 2080479 (Ala. Civ. App. October 30, 2009). Mom and Dad divorced and agreed to equal time parenting for their daughter, one week with Dad, one week with Mom. It was working fine until Mom remarried two years later and moved to Mississippi. Dad filed for custody, citing the ...
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14 hours ago ago from Amateur Economist
The Supreme Court story from Dr. Higgs is truly unsettling. Only slightly less unsettling, is the Reid move to prevent ObamaCare from ever being repealed. The Supreme Court Has Spoken: You Have No Rights - The Beacon : "Do you believe that the government of the United States considers itself obliged by law to respect anyone’s rights? You are wrong. Read Chris Floyd’s article on a recent Supreme Court decision to let a lower court’s ruling ...
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BBC News - Khodorkovsky associate Lebedev was arrested illegally
8 hours ago ago from BBC
Mr Lebedev is on trial again on new charges Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner, Platon Lebedev, in 2003 was illegal. The court found that Mr Lebedev's human rights had been violated during his pre-trial detention. Mr Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and head of oil giant Yukos, and his business partner were jailed for eight years in 2005 for tax evasion. Both ...
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