Steps After a Crime Investigation and Arrest Arrest

Steps After a Crime § Investigation and Arrest § Arrest warrant § Booking § Nolle Prosequi§ Discretion-

Steps After a Crime § Lower Court § Initial Appearance/ Arraignment § Preliminary Hearing OR Grand Jury § Depends on the state

Arraignment/ Initial Appearance § Misdemeanor § Read charges § Informed of rights- trial/ lawyer (appointed) § Enter plea§ Innocent- set trial date and set bail/ bond § Guilty- Most often, misdemeanor charges lead to guilty pleas and sentencing here § Bench trial § nolo contendre

Arraignment/ Initial Appearances § 8 th Amendment- right to bail § Purpose (bail)§ Considerations- crime, priors, family, ties, etc (Remand- kept in custody/ jail) § Types § ROR § Cash bond § Property bond § Bail bondsmen

Prelim. Hearing/ Grand Jury § Felony-- depends on state § Like misdemeanors, but adds one step § Arraignment § Read charges § Right to trial/ consul § Bail/ bond review § Prelim. Hearing/ Grand Jury scheduled § Results: charges could be dismissed or suspect could be bound over for trial § The trial date would be set

Prelim. Hearing/ Grand Jury § Preliminary Hearing: § to est. probable cause § Judge determines if there is enough evidence to support the charges/ for a trial § Grand Jury- to est. probable cause § Not public/ in secret § Required in FEDERAL felony cases § Indictments§ true bill- yes, we found probable cause and there’s enough evidence to go to trial

Steps After a Crime § Trial Court § Plea bargaining § Pre-trial motions § Ex: motion to suppress evidence motion to dismiss to case § Subponeas-

Plea Bargaining § Purpose (plea): § Dominant activity of criminal courts § Saves time and money by avoiding a trial § In most cases there is little doubt about the defendants legal guilt § 95% of all felony convictions result from guilty pleas

Steps After a Crime § Trial (Lap 4) § Sentencing (Lap 5) § Appeal (Lap 6)