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Court System

Criminal Trials Grand Jury Petit Jury – 12 jurors 3 Judge Panel

Voir Dire The process of selecting jurors State Court - Attorney’s Federal Court – Judges Peremptory Challenges

Court Process 1.Grand Jury 2.Indictment 3.Bill of Information 4.Bail 5.Jury of your Peers 6.No Self-incrimination 7.Assistance to Council 8.Confront Witnesses 9.Verdict of the Jury 10.Fine 11.Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Statutory Laws adopted by legal authority Precedence OH Revised Code U.S. Code Municipal Ordinances

Common Law No written law as foundation Judicial Power Unifies all other types

Administrative Written rules that supplement statutes

Criminal v Civil Law Criminal - Civil -

Degrees of Crime Homicide Non criminal homicide Justifiable or excusable Execution War

Degrees of Crime Criminal Homicide 1 st Degree 2 nd Degree 3 rd Degree 4 th Degree/Voluntary Manslaughter Involuntary Manslaughter

Civil Trials Petit Jury – 8 jurors in Ohio

Torts Legal duty owed one person to another Breach of legal duty Proximate cause of injury or loss Injury or loss suffered by the plaintiff

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