Unit 13 Reflection of an Individual on a Court Hearing David Game College HNC/D Assignment

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In South Africa, criminal law is an important case. This fight is military base. This case is the ultimate death of the victim. The issue of the case is the defendant was a soldier at the fight at an army barracks. The soldier was injured the victim was taken to the medicine and received medical attention we were dropped twice being carried to the hospital by those carrying him. At the hospital, the treatment given is the negligent treatment received but the medicines failed to diagnose that his lung had been punctured. The victim injuries and the soldier died the defendant charged the murder of the soldier and appealed contending the soldier has correct medical treatment and the soldier not have died. The victim would have survived but the defendant of the negligence of those treating the soldier. I saw that the attending doctor did not realize the murder of the soldier. He is extent of injuries but the victim causing death. The defendant argued that the confusion had been obtained under duress and therefore inadmissible. The issue of negligence on the part of a doctor and capable of the breaking of the chain and the ultimate death of the victims. The court of this case held the stab of the cause of the victim's death but the death no matter was not the sole cause. These facts of the case is the chain of causation was not broken. The court said that stabbing was still the cause of death so the defendant is guilty of the victim's murder. The defences claimed that in order to convict for the murder it's proven that smith was the cause of the death. The court must have satisfaction that the death was natural it was not a murder of victims and a solo consequence of the stabbing. In the recent time, I got an opportunity to visit the Crown Court at Isleworth on Tuesday 10^th April for the hearing of the case trial titled, “R v Smith”. This helped me to gain a better idea about the preceding legal jurisdiction in a court. The experience helps me to improve my knowledge and ideas about legal proceedings in a crown court. Some observations that are been faced are as follows:

Court visit information

I observed that prior to visiting the court, the information has to be filled up in the signup sheet available at the office door. I mentioned my details and went in for the legal operations. 

Preparing for court visit

For the preparation of the court visit, I gained the details of the ongoing case i.e. “R v Smith”. It was a case of a soldier being stabbed by a fellow soldier in an army fight in the barrack. When the medics were called upon, they dropped the injured soldier twice and the treatment process also palpably went wrong. The medics failed to diagnose that the cause of death was due to the punctured lungs caused by severe stabbing. This led to the death of a soldier. The convict is been now defending by pleading that the soldier would have saved if received the proper medical treatment. The convict was held due to the stab wound being the operating cause of death.

During court visit

During the visit, I want to court number 2 to attend the hearing of case. Due to the closed session by the judge, I had to wait to enter in public gallery. As the case started, all the Juries were sworn in under the law. The case resumed and the guilty was made to stand in the witness box. The charges are been read before and the witnesses were called upon by the prosecution to provide the proper evidence and their statements were recorded for future reference. The judge heard the statements and pleadings that were presented by the defendant soldier as well as the witnesses. To develop the appropriate verdict dependent of the presented evidence and statements.

Once the witnesses completed their statements and the prosecution rested its case, the judge called for a break and after the break the verdict according to the criminal law of the UK was delivered, convicting and holding the defendant soldiers as guilty. After which the verdict was read, stating him guilty for killing the fellow soldier. The prosecution, then read the punishment charges under as per the sections of criminal law. After which the court was adjourned.

By this entire experience in the crown court, I have learnt the several methods and ways which are used in the crown court. I have seen that there is a systematic procedure used in the court for solve the case. This is a very special and new experience for me through which I have learned something new regarding the case and legal aspects within the country.

CONCLUSION

From the entire report, it has been concluded that while any individual sees something and visits anywhere then they definitely learn and observe something new. In this above case, individuals have got the idea and understanding about the process of the crown court visit and listen to several arguments regarding the case.

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