Part 1 of Essay
English law, structure and traditions, was the basis for the early American justice system. The biggest influence on American law was English common-law or judge made law as it is sometimes called. English Common-law is legal precedent based on judges rulings in different courts in England such as: "Kings Bench which dealt ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... the more organized colonies. These codified laws were also loosely based on English law not to say that we took their laws and directly copied them down but suffice to say that most were directly related to English law. The colonies put their own spin on these laws and created new laws to fit their needs. Trial by jury, grand jury indictments, and procedures like cross-examination, evidentiary procedures were also used by English and colony court systems. Other rights like innocent until proven guilty and the r ....