Post by Fewms on Jan 26, 2009 1:43:50 GMT
Document #39 Case Guidelines (Updated) [Clover] - Mar 17 2007
Guidelines for handling cases in Djelibeybi.
When a case is opened the person opening the case must state their
evidence. Preferably start with stating the general facts of the case
and then, if you have a log, please provide that log when opening the
case.
When a magistrate takes on a case they should add a note to the case
stating that they are doing so. They should also send a mail to the
defendant asking for them to state their point of view in a note to
the opened case. The mail will state the amount of time the defendant
has to answer as decided as appropriate by the magistrate handling the
case. This will normally be one week of round-world time.
When the defendant themselves have stated their position or the time
for submitting that position has run out the magistrate handling the
case will decide the case and close it with the appropriate result.
Ideally this should not take longer than one more round-world week but
there will be instances when the magistrate needs to consult the other
magistrates, hear the person who opened the case again or for another
reason is not able to do so.
Should the defendant choose not to submit a position or any evidence
within the stipulated time the magistrate handling the case shall
decide the case on what has been submitted by the person opening the
case. Not submitting any position or evidence shall not be taken as an
indication of guilt.
The defendant always has the right to remain innocent until proven
guilty. It is up to the magistrate handling the case to decide when
this is proven but it is clear that this takes something more than a
simple statement from the person opening the case. There is no demand
to submit logs, although this is preferred, but a testimony must be
given. Where there are two conflicting testimonies it is up to the
magistrate handling the case to decide which one shall be deemed as
the one most in correspondence with the truth.
A magistrate shall not handle a case where he or she could be regarded
as disqualified because of e.g. personal feelings towards the people
involved in the case.
If a case is closed with the result of guilty and a punishment the
magistrate handling the case will send a mail to the defendant stating
their possibilities to appeal the case.
These are merely guidelines and it is our wish that they be perceived
as that and nothing more. There will always be cases that do not fit
into the template and the procedure described in here cannot be
followed. However, we will strive to stick to these guidelines that we
believe are reasonable and facilitate an easy handling of cases.
Guidelines for handling cases in Djelibeybi.
When a case is opened the person opening the case must state their
evidence. Preferably start with stating the general facts of the case
and then, if you have a log, please provide that log when opening the
case.
When a magistrate takes on a case they should add a note to the case
stating that they are doing so. They should also send a mail to the
defendant asking for them to state their point of view in a note to
the opened case. The mail will state the amount of time the defendant
has to answer as decided as appropriate by the magistrate handling the
case. This will normally be one week of round-world time.
When the defendant themselves have stated their position or the time
for submitting that position has run out the magistrate handling the
case will decide the case and close it with the appropriate result.
Ideally this should not take longer than one more round-world week but
there will be instances when the magistrate needs to consult the other
magistrates, hear the person who opened the case again or for another
reason is not able to do so.
Should the defendant choose not to submit a position or any evidence
within the stipulated time the magistrate handling the case shall
decide the case on what has been submitted by the person opening the
case. Not submitting any position or evidence shall not be taken as an
indication of guilt.
The defendant always has the right to remain innocent until proven
guilty. It is up to the magistrate handling the case to decide when
this is proven but it is clear that this takes something more than a
simple statement from the person opening the case. There is no demand
to submit logs, although this is preferred, but a testimony must be
given. Where there are two conflicting testimonies it is up to the
magistrate handling the case to decide which one shall be deemed as
the one most in correspondence with the truth.
A magistrate shall not handle a case where he or she could be regarded
as disqualified because of e.g. personal feelings towards the people
involved in the case.
If a case is closed with the result of guilty and a punishment the
magistrate handling the case will send a mail to the defendant stating
their possibilities to appeal the case.
These are merely guidelines and it is our wish that they be perceived
as that and nothing more. There will always be cases that do not fit
into the template and the procedure described in here cannot be
followed. However, we will strive to stick to these guidelines that we
believe are reasonable and facilitate an easy handling of cases.