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Caleb Harris Reflection

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When you first walk into the district court building, you get the feelings of authority and resoluteness. If I was not just an observer in the court hearings, I would have felt very uneasy, and nervous, because of the atmosphere that surrounds the building, and the employees of the building. Even before entering the courtroom you get the strong feeling of discipline and authority. I believe this feeling comes from the knowledge of knowing that your future is in the hands of the judge, and knowing that you made a mistake and now have to deal with the consequences. When we finally entered the courtroom The room was set up so that the judge was in the center of the room with their desk raised higher than the rest of the furniture. This set up gave me the feeling of power, the judge was meant to be the center of attention, and was definitely meant to be taken seriously. Throughout the hearing we were able to see the judge in action, and it was definitely a very interesting process to watch from the sidelines. When we first started the hearings, we were introduced to Jameson Benson. Jameson Benson was …show more content…

We were able to hear about Caleb’s case before we saw him at his court hearing, and from the information we received beforehand I was able to see that this man had some serious issues that he needed to work out before he was released. From Caleb’s history of mental illness the judge wanted him to receive treatment from a program the state was offering. Unfortunately during the trial there was a lot of miscommunication about this program. Because of this miscommunication the judge had to resentence Caleb another 40 days just so he could get the treatment he needed. When he was resentenced I felt relieved, for not only Caleb being able to receive the help that he definitely needs, but for his family as

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