Monthly Archives: April 2010

Comical Law and Murder Law

Posted on April 30, 2010 by jbutcher

Our trip to the Manhattan Court house, though on a rainy day, was not without its moments. As we entered the court house we first had to go through a metal detector. I remember being happy that we didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Those who don’t believe

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Irene Yang

Everyday people hear about arrests and murders on television or radios.  Most of the time, the arrested “criminal” is African American or Hispanic.  Personally, I’ve seen a lot of this on all the news channels I’ve watched and I also … Continue reading →

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Innocent till proven guilty…Doesn’t anyone believe that anymore?

Posted on April 28, 2010 by mpina

               Going to Manhattan’s Criminal Court really opened up my eyes to the injustice that continues to happen in society. I clearly saw that African Americans are targeted more than any other ethnic group. Out of about twelve to fifteen … Continue reading →

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My 1st experience in a criminal court.

Posted on April 28, 2010 by vgauthiers

After my visit to the Manhattan Criminal Court house, I left with the impression that I live in a city of troubles.  There were so many people of all ages, men and women from different backgrounds yet they portray similar … Continue reading →

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A Trip to the Court

Posted on April 28, 2010 by dou

DanLin O. Even though I passed by the Manhattan Criminal Court countless of times before, I never went inside the building nor have I ever sat in a courtroom. However, I was able to witness formal court proceedings for the … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Criminal Courts Visit

Posted on April 28, 2010 by aeckert1

I was really excited about visiting the Manhattan Court House.  I thought it was really cool how Professor Moriah incorporated visiting the court house into the semester with the theme of our course being race and justice.  The first thing … Continue reading →

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Criminal Court Visit

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Ilana M

Ilana Morgounovski The visit to the Manhattan Criminal court was very educational. Before having actually sat in on real cases, most of us probably pictured the proceedings as they are depicted in movies or on T.V. shows. In actuality, smaller … Continue reading →

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Trip To Criminal Court

Posted on April 28, 2010 by dmilano

The trip to  criminal court was very interesting at the most part. As walking inside the room for the first time it wasn’t that interesting to see what was going on in the room. Looking around I saw police officers … Continue reading →

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Criminal Court Trip

Posted on April 28, 2010 by ocondoluci

The trip to court was pretty interesting to say the least.  The firs couple cases weren’t really interesting but what was going on in the room was.  The police officers weree ating, laughing, on facebook and just clearly didn’t take … Continue reading →

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Criminal Court

Posted on April 28, 2010 by cderise

Christopher DeRise My ultimate goal in life is to become a lawyer, so personal this was by far the most interesting field trip I have ever been on. I was always curious to know what it was like to be … Continue reading →

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