1. Procedures for a CRIMINAL case

2. ARREST Police use probable cause or arrest warrant to take a suspect into custody

3. Police need probable cause
Evidence used as a legal reason to make an arrest

4. Legal document Allowing police to arrest a suspect
Arrest warrant
Legal document
Allowing police to arrest a suspect

5. PRELIMINARY HEARING (aka Bail or Jail) judge hears charges and decides to grant bail or send to jail until trial

6. GRAND JURY INDICTMENT A grand Jury hears the evidence, suspect is indicted (officially charged) and a trial date is set

7. ARRAIGNMENT Suspect enters a plea in court of Guilty or Not Guilty

8. TRIAL Prosecution vs. Defense Witnesses give testimony Jury hears evidence and decides a verdict (Guilty or Not Guilty)

9. Prosecution prosecution the government’s lawyers in a criminal trial
Trying to prove guilt

10. defense defense the defendant’s lawyers in a criminal trial
Defendant= person accused
Trying to prove innocence

11. jury
citizens selected to decide a verdict (not guilty/guilty) based on trial evidence

12. Facts about the case presented during trials
Evidence
Facts about the case presented during trials

13. a person called to give testimony the court or jury
witnesses
a person called to give testimony the court or jury

14. Decision of “guilty” or “not guilty” determined by the Judge or jury
VERDICT
Decision of
“guilty” or “not guilty” determined by the
Judge or jury

15. SENTENCING If guilty, the Judge decides the punishment of the defendant

16. Where is the case being heard? What is the decision?
Case Study
Who is the Prosecutor?
Who is the Defendant?
What is the Crime?
Where is the case being heard? What is the decision?