Determines if interpretive or procedural errors were made. Less formal and more flexible than adult criminal procedure. Avoided if possible. Checking for interpretive or procedural errors. Fewer courts and overlapping jurisdictions.
Courts are political institutions and judges of the two parties are clearly distinguishable.
Judge Reed proved to be too troublesome to keep in jail. Courts are political institutions because of the ways in which we select judges and the ways in which the courts allocate values. There are safeguards that help to ameliorate the effects of judicial bias. The structure of the Texas judiciary is complex and involves 7 court levels, some with overlapping jurisdiction and some with specialized appellate jurisdictions. The steps involved in criminal procedure, juvenile procedure, and civil procedure are briefly described.