Court Assignment
For the Court observation assignment I attended Dutchess County Criminal Courtroom on April 1, 2004. I was in the courtroom of the Honorable Gerald V. Hayes. At first I thought I was late, but when I got into the courtroom I found only the bailiff and stenographer just chatting away with two others in the room, which seem to be clerks, doing paper work. I went up to the bailiff to explain why I was there and if he could explain things to me. That turned out to be the best thing I did. Not only did he first give me the calendar for the day, he must have told others that I was there. Soon, Professor Witherwax came up to me and told me to move into the jury box so I could hear better and he said he would ask the Judge if I could sit in on the conference. I moved closer and then Witherwax came up to me and said I was allowed to move into the conference room, when they went in. I am happy he allowed me to because first and second call only took about an hour; the rest of the hour and a half was spent in conference. On the calendar were several Violation of Probations and Arraignments. The case I will relate here was one of those arraignments. John Doe was being arraigned after committing a robbery with three other people;
The Judge listened intently to what the Mr. McLoughlin had to say about the defendant, then asked if the Mr. Liley agreed with the plea. Liley totally agreed with the discussion and figured it would be best for his client. Then Mr. McLoughlin left just as quickly as he walked in. The Judge heard a few more cases in the conference room and then we all returned to the courtroom for second call. however, he was being arraigned separately. The minute his name was called his Defense Attorney immediately called “Conference” and the Judge didn’t question it as he did in other cases, and then went onto the next case. Doe confessed to the crime as the Judge asked particular questions that he felt relevant. Doe explained that he didn’t actually steal anything, but he was there, and that there were two guys between the four people, and at one point he did have it. He also went into more details of the crime about the other participants. After the confession, the Judge remanded him and stated that his bail was 250,000 in cash or 500,000 in bond. Doe was then escorted out of the room. The Defendant then pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted robbery two. The Judge explained that by pleading guilty he gives up the right to remain silent and the right to a trial. Doe was then asked if he understood the charges against him, followed by the Judge explaining what could have happened, in detail, if he had a trial. After the explanation Doe was asked again if it was voluntary and if he was satisfied with his attorney. He was then asked if he was in rehab, a counseling program, or nee
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