Offense Committed Not Arrested Police investigate & refer To prosecutor Prosecutor Insufficient evidence ARRESTED Bail In Jail Preliminary Hearing No probable cause Grand Jury No indictment = No prosecution Arraignment & Plea Plead Guilty Plea NOT Guilty Police Involvement TRIAL SENTENCING Acquittal Criminal Trial
Offense Committed Not Arrested Prosecutor ARRESTED In Jail Preliminary Hearing No indictment = No prosecution Arraignment & Plead Plea TRIAL Criminal Trial
Offense Committed Not Arrested Insufficient evidence ARRESTED No probable cause Grand Jury No indictment = No prosecution Plead Guilty Plea NOT Guilty Acquittal Criminal Trial
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