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The Trial Process
Samantha Jones
Rasmussen College
Author Note
This paper is being submitted on March 4, 2014, for Callie Kidder Lacy’s J100
Introduction to Criminal Justice course.
The Trial Process The law deals with two kinds of cases. Civil cases that involve conflicts between people or businesses matters. A civil case usually begins when a person or organization determines that a problem can’t be solved without the intervention of the courts. In civil cases, a person files a complaint in court, which begins the stage of a lawsuit. Criminal cases involves enforcing public codes of behavior as embodied in the laws, with the government prosecuting individuals or institutions. In a criminal case, the government brings charges against the person alleged to have committed the crime. With both cases, each of them have a process to how a trail starts from beginning to end. Let’s take a look on how the criminal trial process beings. Before entering into the court room depending on the specific facts of the case, the first step is to make an arrest. If police have probable cause “a set of facts and circumstances that is led to believe a particular person has committed a crime”. (Schmalleger,2012,p.397) they will go ahead and make an arrest. After and arrest has been made, the suspect or the accused must make a “First Appearance”. Which then the accused is then brought before a judge “a public official who presides over a court of law”. (Schmalleger,2012,p.395) who then will tell the accused a list of charges that have been brought against him and will tell him/her of her rights and may give them option of bail. After and arrest is made some investigating needs to be done. In the United States we have the Federal Government which have their own agencies that employ criminal investigators. Which there job is to collect and provide information and evidence to the United States Attorneys in the district the case is taking place.
Samantha Jones
Rasmussen College
Author Note
This paper is being submitted on March 4, 2014, for Callie Kidder Lacy’s J100
Introduction to Criminal Justice course.
The Trial Process The law deals with two kinds of cases. Civil cases that involve conflicts between people or businesses matters. A civil case usually begins when a person or organization determines that a problem can’t be solved without the intervention of the courts. In civil cases, a person files a complaint in court, which begins the stage of a lawsuit. Criminal cases involves enforcing public codes of behavior as embodied in the laws, with the government prosecuting individuals or institutions. In a criminal case, the government brings charges against the person alleged to have committed the crime. With both cases, each of them have a process to how a trail starts from beginning to end. Let’s take a look on how the criminal trial process beings. Before entering into the court room depending on the specific facts of the case, the first step is to make an arrest. If police have probable cause “a set of facts and circumstances that is led to believe a particular person has committed a crime”. (Schmalleger,2012,p.397) they will go ahead and make an arrest. After and arrest has been made, the suspect or the accused must make a “First Appearance”. Which then the accused is then brought before a judge “a public official who presides over a court of law”. (Schmalleger,2012,p.395) who then will tell the accused a list of charges that have been brought against him and will tell him/her of her rights and may give them option of bail. After and arrest is made some investigating needs to be done. In the United States we have the Federal Government which have their own agencies that employ criminal investigators. Which there job is to collect and provide information and evidence to the United States Attorneys in the district the case is taking place.