stages of a criminal case
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stages of a criminal caseTRANSCRIPT
stages of a criminal case
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ARREST
arrest is when a police officer places a person under arrest,An "arrest" occurs when a person has been taken into police custody and is no longer free. the arrest is complete when a police officer tells somone he is under arrest
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Booking and bail
After a suspect is arrested the next step is putting the person into police custody, and determine if hi or she are eligible to release from custody for an amount of money
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Arraignment
After arrest and booking the next step is arraignment when the accused is called before a criminal court judge,and the judge reads the criminal charge(s) against the person(x)Asks the defendant if he or she has an attorney, or needs the assistance of a court-appointed attorney;Asks the defendant how he or she answers, or "pleads to", the criminal charges -- "guilty," "not guilty," or "no contest"; Decides whether to alter the bail amount or to release the defendant on his or her own recognizance Announces dates of future proceedings in the case, such as the preliminary hearing , pre trail motion , and trial.
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plea bargain
many criminal cases en up in plea bargain, usually is before trial.
a plea bargain is when the defendant agrees to one or more charges(often is a lesser charges than the one they could have in trial)
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trial
when the defendant is charged with a crime and he docent agree to the plea bargain the next step is trial.
a trial is a moderated discussion where theres a judge and a jury that decides if the defendant is guilty or not
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sentencing
after a defendant pleads guilty or, or goes to trial, the judge and the jury will diced on the appropriated punishment for that case
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appeal
• after the sentencing the case is not over the defendant can appeal to have a lesser charge
• In an appeal, the defendant (now called the "appellant") argues that, based on key legal mistakes which affected the jury's decision, and can get re sentenced or re tried
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