Arraignment

So you have broken the law, whether or not you had a warrant for your arrest, or not, and now you have to stand trial. During this time, you may be wondering what’s ahead on your journey to being found innocent or guilty. There are many different things that you will have to endure, and it may be a long process. Today, I will be writing about the steps from the time you have your initial appearance until the time the judge gives the verdict on whether or not you are found guilty. After you have

I am the daughter, granddaughter and niece of attorneys and, therefore, have been exposed to different parts of law and the legal system for most of my life. Throughout my childhood I have seen how attorneys prepare for trial, the effort they put into trial, and the research and information gained before and during the trial. However, prior to my observation of the court for this paper, I had never been inside a courtroom. Having heard about the going ons and different processes of the court it

preliminary trial. During the preliminary trial, the judge listens to the testimony of the arresting office to determine if there is probable cause. If there is the is bound over to state court. When the case is bounded over to state court a formal arraignment is taken place in the judge’s chambers. There the charges are formally read to the accused and the defendant pleads either guilty or not guilty. If the defendant pleads guilty the judge may sentence he or she there. If the defendant pleads not guilty

In order for a pretrial to take place, there needs to be a decision to charge. This begins with an officer bringing a case to a prosecutor, whose job is to determine if there is enough information derived by the responding officer on behalf of the case, which could prove the suspect was involved in the crime. Once a case is given to the prosecuting attorney, there needs to be enough probable cause to detain the suspect. The case is then given to independent magistrates to make a quick decision on

charges. Once we finish covering the two procedural steps we will cover what the judge needs to take into consideration when setting the bond for John. The final thing that will be covered is what an arraignment is

720 9th street Sacramento, CA. I arrived at 8 and left at 10. I observed the judge read the different type of hearing arraignments offered to the defendants. There are several different types of hearing like arraignment hearing, pretrial hearing, preliminary hearings, jury trail, court trail, sentence hearings and post sentence or probation violation hearings. During an arraignment hearing the defendant first appears in court, advised of their constitutional rights, appointed by an attorney if they

At Johnny arraignment (which is the action of arraigning someone in court) held in the open courtroom, Johnny decided to plead guilty. Johnny also could have plead not guilty (which means innocent of a formal charge), insanity (which means a mental ill), or no contest

procedure there are many actions that must be completed before one is proved innocent or guilty. After a crime is committed it must be investigated, suspects arrested, booked, a preliminary hearing, suspect released on bail/recognizance, indictment, an arraignment which defendant pleas guilty/not guilty, if guilty then on to the trial, and on if they are found guilty by a jury during trial. The crime committed in A Time to Kill was a double murder by Carl Lee Hailey of his young daughters’, Tonya, rapists

The following case study presents issues related to the legal rights afforded the accused and the reasons those rights are provided to all individuals under our system of criminal justice. John Doe is an individual that left his country in an effort to make a better life for himself. However, he does not have legal status in America and was recently arrested for shoplifting, which was valued over $1,000. At the time of his arrest, John voluntarily began to make incriminating statements to the arresting

During my time interning at the Public Defender’s Office, I have observed that time is one of the biggest issues. It has been shown that is quicker for an indigent individual to plead guilty than it is for them to receive adequate legal representation. After obtaining an attorney, it is a lengthy process when going through the different hearings and trials. Often taking several months for cases to be fully resolved. The composition of felony criminal trials in Lowndes County is very complex. There