https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o Steps in a criminal case en-us 2022-05-04 14:46:15 UTC 2022-05-04 15:27:35 UTC hello@padlet.com logcar7719 https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170063575 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.]]> 2022-05-04 14:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170063575 logcar7719 https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170066496 Suspect is booked, photographed, and fingerprinted.]]> 2022-05-04 14:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170066496 logcar7719 https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170070692 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. ]]> 2022-05-04 14:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170070692 logcar7719 https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170084465 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.]]> 2022-05-04 15:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170084465 logcar7719 https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170091115 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.]]> 2022-05-04 15:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170091115 logcar7719 https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170096477 Jurors are selected for trial. A voir dire is  legal phrase for a preliminary examination of a witness or a juror or counsel.]]> 2022-05-04 15:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170096477 logcar7719 https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170103935 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.]]> 2022-05-04 15:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170103935 logcar7719 https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170118474 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.]]> 2022-05-04 15:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170118474 logcar7719 https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170122443 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.]]> 2022-05-04 15:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/logcar7719/ov37i023gd4kri8o/wish/2170122443