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The suspect that is under arrest must be read their Miranda rights. Police officers must have a probable cause to the person's arrest. A probable cause means that an officer must have reasonable grounds for making a search or pressing a charge.

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Suspect is booked, photographed, and fingerprinted.

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Suspect will go to a preliminary hearing, a bail is set. Bail is when the defendant will or will not be eligible by the judge to be released from jail for the duration of his or her trial.

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The case goes to the grand jury. The grand jury decides whether or not if the reason the defendant was brought in was good enough for the defendant to be charged.

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Suspect attends arraignment. If guilty, their sentence date will be set. If not guilty, their trial date is set.
Plea Bargain is when the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser crime charge for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges.

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Jurors are selected for trial. A voir dire is  legal phrase for a preliminary examination of a witness or a juror or counsel.

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The defense attorney and the prosecutor will have the opportunity to cross examine (question) each others' witnesses. The defense attorney focuses on protecting the rights of the defendant. The prosecutor defends the victim in the case.

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Petit jury must come back with a unanimous vote, or it is a hung jury and the case is retired. Petit Jury is a jury of 12 individuals who try the final issue of fact in a civil or criminal case. A unanimous vote is when the jury completely agrees or has the same opinion. A hung jury means that the verdict was unable to reach.

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A sentence date is set if the defendant is found guilty. Acquittal means for a person to be found not guilty of the alleged crime.