Court Hearings and Case Law

Citizens of the state of San Andreas have the right to a court hearing. Judges may hold court hearings on any section of the penal code not listed above and may do so in state or in a TS JD Channel. Judges will be required to announce their findings as well as why the determination was found in #Cases-and-Hearings. Judges may use evidence presented by the civilian, evidence presented by the LEO, statements gathered by LEO in the reports associated with the alleged crimes, and any other applicable evidence to decide the outcome of a court hearing.

Case Law is the use of judicial decisions from previous cases or hearings to set a precedent for future cases. Unless appealed or otherwise overruled by the San Andreas Court system, after a judicial decision is made it should be used for future incidents. This includes incidents where infractions or arrests have been ruled unlawful by a San Andreas Judge or Justice Department Command. When using Case Law, Judges should keep in mind that some laws in our Penal Code will supersede some Case Law. Case Law should be used to clarify “gray-area” that the Penal Code may not cover, but should not be used to overrule the Penal Code.