criminal justice
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- Slide: 1
- Step 1
- POLICE STATION
- Police! Police!I've been robbed. A man down the street stole my purse.
- You're going to jail.
- Step 1 of criminal cases is arrest. Arrest is when police take a suspect into custody until he or she can be brought before the court. The person who is suspected of committing a crime is arrested on sight by a police officer. Ms. Wright, the victim, reported Mr. Tanner, the suspect, to the police and he is being arrested for theft.
- Slide: 2
- Step 2
- Mr. Wheeler: INNOCENT OR GUILTY?
- Step 2 of criminal cases is the indictment. Indictment is a formal charge brought by a grand jury or filed by prosecutors. grand jury or judge hears the evidence and decides whether the suspect is innocent or guilty. The grand jury of the court is hearing all the evidence that can be used for or against Mr. More. They are deciding whether or not he's guilt.
- Slide: 3
- Step 3
- What's it gonna be, Mr. Wheeler?
- We have decided to plead innocent, your honor.
- Step 3 of criminal court cases is the arraignment. Arraignment is where the suspect goes to court and decides whether the plead guilt or non guilty. They can either plead guilty and possibly get a lesser sentence with a plea bargain, or they can plead innocent and a trial date is set. Mr. Wheeler and his attorney decided to plead innocent and their trial date was set.
- Slide: 4
- Step 4
- Mr. Wheeler, if you are found guilty of theft, your bail will be $20,000.
- Step 4 of the criminal case process is Bail. Depending on the crime, the judge may grant the defendant with bail. Bail is money or property that the defendant gives up, showing that they will attend any further proceedings. The judge granted Mr. Wheeler a bail of $20,000 if he is found gulity.
- Slide: 5
- Step 5
- Your honor, that man is guilty of theft.
- No way! He's innocent.
- Step 5 of criminal court cases is the trial. The trial is held before a judge and the defendant goes back and forth. The prosecution and the defense present their cases/evidence and the jury reaches a verdict. Mr. Rodney and his attorney are the defense and are pleading innocence while Ms. Wright and her attorney are the prosecution and believe that Mr. Rodney is guilty.
- Slide: 6
- Step 6
- Ladies and Gentlemen, the members of the Grand Jury have decided that Mr. Wheeler is guilty of theft and will be sentenced to 3 years in jail with the possibility of bail for $20K.
- Yay, we won!
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- Step 6 of criminal court cases is the acquittal or sentencing. Sentencing is where the time the criminal will serve is decided. The jury gives a verdict of whether the suspect is innocent or guilty. The suspect receives an acquittal if they are innocent and they walk free. If they're guilty, they receive sentencing to X amount of years in prison. Mr. Wheeler was found guilty and sentenced to 3 years.
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