part ii vocabulary: legal system & violent crimes chapter 1: law & science
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Steps in pursuing justicePolice evaluate crime report
prosecutionIf probable cause warrantArrest booking Miranda rights
Arraignment:go before judge enter pleaGuilty judge sentencesNot Guilty judge determines if enough
evidence to go to court
Steps in pursuit of justice1.Arrest: may be first or may happen later 2.Booking: photo, fingerprint3.Arraignment: charges explained, enter
plea (guilty or not guilty: 72 hoursGuilty: hearing before judge for sentencingNot guilty: evidentiary hearing before judge
or before….4. Grand jury: decide if there is enough
evidence to go to trial. In murder trial always get grand jury
5. Court : trial goes to court
Expert witnessA specialist in their subject, called to testify
in court to present their expert opinion
Grand JuryIf you commit a homicide in Massachusetts,
a grand jury decided whether there is enough evidence to go to trial
MisdemeanorLess serious crimes, punishable by no more
than 1 year in jail Some examples: Public intoxication,
disorderly conduct, vandalism
Felonyserious crimes, 5 year to life in jail or death
penalty in most statesExamples: homicide, rape, kidnapping,
armed robbery
2nd degree murderIntentional killing that is not premeditated
or planned nor committed during the “heat of passion”
Killing caused by dangerous conduct and the offender's obvious lack of concern for human life
2nd degree murderFor example, Dan comes home to find his
wife in bed with Victor. At a stoplight the next day, Dan sees Victor riding in the passenger seat of a nearby car. Dan pulls out a gun and fires three shots into the car, missing Victor but killing the driver of the car.