It was actually pretty neat. Anyone could go to court and bring a criminal in, and do it in the name of the AG. So if I think you stole something from me, I could drag you into court, present the evidence, and get a judgment.
Some courts had officers but most didn't. They relied on the people doing all the work for them.
The first police were just court officials, and gradually they started using them to make arrests rather than having the people do it. Then they started testifying of crimes. It all went downhill from there. Used to be you had to bring the guy in yourself.
It was actually pretty neat. Anyone could go to court and bring a criminal in, and do it in the name of the AG. So if I think you stole something from me, I could drag you into court, present the evidence, and get a judgment.
Some courts had officers but most didn't. They relied on the people doing all the work for them.
The first police were just court officials, and gradually they started using them to make arrests rather than having the people do it. Then they started testifying of crimes. It all went downhill from there. Used to be you had to bring the guy in yourself.
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