Crimminal Law Process

Arrest
- Step 1
- Police arrest & book suspect
Preliminary Hearing
- Step 2
- Suspect appears before a judge
- bail is set
Indictment
- Step 3
- Grand jury (or judge)
- hears evidence & formally charges suspect with the crime
Arraignment
- Step 4
- Defendant pleads guilty/not guilty
Trial
- Step 5
- Prosecution
- defense present cases to jury
- jury will reach a verdict
Acquittal
- Step 6
- the defendant is found not guilty
- goes free
Sentancing
- Step 6
- Defendant is found guilty by a jury
- judge sentances defendant

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Crimminal Law Process

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2010-02-11T01:19:17Z

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