Question

ETHICAL DILEMMA -Situation 1 - Chapter 8 You are a prosecutor with the unwelcome task of prosecuting a 12-year-old for a particularly brutal assault. You personally believe that the child basically went along with his older brother in the assault, and you think that he should have been left in the juvenile system. However, the juvenile court judge waived him to the adult system, and the media and the victim's family are demanding that he be tried as an adult. You have to decide whether to try him for attempted murder, assault, or some lesser crime. You could deny the walver and send the case back to juvenile court. What will you do? How do you determine your duty? Is it to the victims, to society or to your own conscience? ETHICAL DILEMMA Situation 2 - Chapter 9 You are an attorney and are aware of a colleague who could be considered grossly incompetent. He drinks and often appears in court intoxicated. He Ignores his cases and does not file appropriate motions before deadlines expire. Any person who is unlucky enough to have him as a court appointed attorney usually ends up with a conviction and a heavy sentence because he does not seem to care what happens to his clients and rarely advises going to trial. When he does take a case to trial,he is unprepared and unprofessional in the courtroom. You hear many complaints from defendants about his demeanor, competence and ethics. Everyone-defense attorneys, prosecutors, and judges alike-knows this person and his fallings, yet nothing is done. Should you do something? If so, what?

Answer 1

Situation : 1

In this case the prosecutor should collect the documents that the accused is a minor. He should judge all the papers property. At the same time the declaration from the guardians should be taken. If it is proved that he is a minor the prosecutor must send him to the juvenile court.

Situation : 2

At first the alcoholic employee should be given written notice advising him to clarify and change the behavior. If he remains the same then disciplinary action should be taken. He should be suspended for several days. If he fails to correct then the person should be disposed according to the rules.

3. Judge Sonyer is really guilty. As the court administrator likes him, then some steps should be taken. The court administrator works under the judge. So it is not possible for him to charge rhe judge. So, by gathering proof he must inform the matter to the higher authority. It is his duty.