Bellwork Why do we need both a criminal and civil court system?

Court Procedure

The Adversarial Nature of the Judicial Process Learning Targets: 1. What does the adversarial nature mean? 2. Name and describe criminal proceedings 3. Where is the adversarial nature best seen? 4. What opinions can an appeals court judge issue? The Adversarial Nature of the Judicial Process Batman vs. The Joker Lex Luthor vs. Superman All Picture Citations Found on Slides 16, 17, and 18 ; Prepared under fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and are restricted from further use.

Adversarial Judicial Process Criminal Case: law is broken Prosecutor (attorney representing government) vs. Defense Attorney (Public Defender-represent those who can’t afford attorney) Civil Case: person(s) sue person(s) Plaintiff (person accusing) vs. Defendant (person accused) Prosecutor vs. Defense Attorney Plaintiff’s Lawyer vs. Defendant’s Lawyer

Criminal Court Procedure 1. Crime/Arrest 2. Court Appearance 3. Preliminary/Grand Jury Hearing 4. Arraignment 5. Trial/Verdict 6. Sentencing

Criminal Proceedings 1. Misdemeanor: small crime (DUI, speeding) Felony: serious crime (assault, selling drugs) Capital Offense: murder = execution Officer must have: 1.) arrest warrant: legal document or 2.) probable cause: sufficient evidence crime has been committed

Arrest Warrant

5.3 Criminal Proceedings 2. Bail: money to get out of jail 3. Complaint/Preliminary Hearing: charges filed w/ court by prosecutor Grand Jury: special jury decides if trial is needed; issues indictment Indictment: formal charge of felony 4. Arraignment: suspect officially informed of charges Chris Brown at his arraignment Who sets bail?

5.3 Indictment

5.3 Criminal Proceedings 4. Plea: guilty, not guilty, no contest Plea Bargaining: deal w/ Prosecutor for lighter sentence; done if defendant will be found guilty to save time and money 5. Prosecutor: represents State or USA Defense Attorney/Public Defender

5.3 Criminal Proceedings 5. Subpoena: order to appear in court (witnesses) Cross Examination: Prosecutor/Defense Attorney question witness to create doubt *This is where adversarial nature is best seen? ? ? Defense Attorney Prosecutor

5.3 Subpoena

5.3 Criminal Proceedings 6. Verdict: guilty or not guilty; decided by Jury Petit Jury: trial jury; made of unbiased citizens Hung Jury: can’t agree; mistrial Sentence: Punishment; issued by Judge Bailiff: court’s law enforcement; trained by Sheriff

5.3 Civil Court Procedure 1. Complaint -filed by Plaintiff 2. Summons -defendant must appear 3. Defendant’s Answer 4. Discovery -Parties gather/exchange information 5. Trial -Parties present cases 6. Remedy -Judge/Jury gives verdict

5.3 Civil Proceedings Civil cases are also called Torts Plaintiff: brings up lawsuit Class Action Suit: against group of people Summons: requires a defendant to come court Settlement: resolving a case w/o going to court Civil Cases are disputes between people

5.3 Appeals Proceeding Appeal: request for higher court to review lower courts decision Writ of Certiorari: power of higher court to request a review of lower court’s decision NC Supreme Court NC Appeals Court NC Superior Court NC District Court

5.3 Appeals Proceeding Majority Opinion: Appeal Court’s decision Concurring Opinion: Appeal’s Judge agrees with the court’s decision but for different reason Dissenting Opinion: Appeal’s Judge disagrees w/ court’s decision

Sources Search Engines Used: Google Images, Bing Images, Wikipedia, WikiCommons. Slide 1 Batman and Joker: http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/08/23/the-dark-knight-starring-the-joker/ Clark and Lex: http://www.smallvilleph.com/2008/05/720-arctic/smallville-3t6320-06/ Slide 2 Female Prosecutor : http://www.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=ref&q=http://malibusurfsidenews.com/blog/2006/09/trial-for-alleged-ferrrari-crash.html&sa=X&ei=pzx5TITKHYPGlQe65unsCw&ved=0CAIQ8wc4AQ&usg=AFQjCNFuZaD4aSkL0fhzHOdHXE7TZ8Kbcg Defense Attorney: http://www.deguc.com/ Plaintiff’s lawyer: http://hubpages.com/hub/what-do-lawyers-do Civil Defense Lawyer : http://sites.google.com/site/defense4life06/ Slide 4 Property Crime: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200807/why-are-almost-all-criminals-men-part-ii Crime Cuffs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vixrichardson/2967817522/ Crime: http://www.florida-criminal-lawyer-blog.com/2009/09/property_crime_up_in_broward_c.html Crime scene: http://faisalkutty.com/editors-picks/statistics-canada-reports-drop-in-police-reported-crimes/

Sources Search Engines Used: Google Images, Bing Images, Wikipedia, WikiCommons. Slide 5 Arrest Warrant: http://audreyleinoff.com/Arrest_Warrant.htm MJ Arrest Warrant: http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/jacko/mj1203arstwrnt.html Slide 6 Nosey Judge: http://theologicalmusingssbc.blogspot.com/2008/01/dont-judge-me.html Grand Jury: http://www.solanocourts.com/GrandJury/GrandJuryReports20082009.html Chris Brown: http://mavrixonline.com/index.php/2009/03/05/chris-brown-goes-to-court/ Slide 7 Indictment: http://news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/iraq/blackwater-indictment1208ind.html Slide 8 Plea Bargaining: http://blog.kir.com/archives/2006/09/an_attempt_to_w.asp Female Prosecutor : http://www.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=ref&q=http://malibusurfsidenews.com/blog/2006/09/trial-for-alleged-ferrrari-crash.html&sa=X&ei=pzx5TITKHYPGlQe65unsCw&ved=0CAIQ8wc4AQ&usg=AFQjCNFuZaD4aSkL0fhzHOdHXE7TZ8Kbcg Public Defender: http://www.browarddefender.org/ Slide 9 Witness: http://web.sau.edu/politicalscience/mocktrial.htm Defense Attorney: http://www.deguc.com/

Sources Search Engines Used: Google Images, Bing Images, Wikipedia, WikiCommons. Slide 10 Subpoena: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/10/18628270.php Slide 11 Justice-Scales: http://www.molgen.amygdala.net/2007/09/ Hung Jury: http://jeffcitylaw.com/trial.html Slide 13 Rocky-Apollo: http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-story-behind-rocky/page:6 Money: http://www.smartcreditsmartmoney.com/making-money.html Slide 15 Nosey Judge: http://theologicalmusingssbc.blogspot.com/2008/01/dont-judge-me.html