What are the various stages of a criminal trial? Describe each one?
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ARRAIGNMENT, IT IS THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE THE JUDGE..AND THEY DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO ACTUALLY PROCEED WITH THE CHARGES...USUALLY UP TO PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE THEY WILL PROCEED IF NOT SOMETIMES THEY WONT. THEN TO TRIAL TO HERE BOTH SIDES OF EVIDENCE BUT BEFORE THAT  YOU DECIDE TRIAL BY JURY OR TRIAL BY JUDGE GO WITH JURY. THEN HOPEFULLY YOUR ATTORNEY WILL FILE MOTIONS TO HELP YOUR CASE SUCH AS MOTION TO SUPRESS EVIDENCE...THEN BOTH SIDES ARE HEARD AFTER JURY IS PICKED...THEN AFTER MANY MONTHS SOMETIMES A YEAR OR TWO VERDICT TIME IF YOU HAVE NOT STRUCK A PLEA BARGAIN....I HAVE BEEN TO TRIAL 3 TIMES AND WON ALL THREE .
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Incident\nEvent\nOccurrence\nEpisode\nAccident\n\nIt depends on the context
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How many points of comparison are needed to declare a fingerprint a match?  There is no set standard; it varies from examiner to examiner and state to state.  Apparently, in this case there were enough for the examiner to declare a match; the accuracy of that match is properly challenged at trial.\n\nHow long can a person charged with a crime be held in jail?  Until trial.\n\nHow can the process be sped up in this case?  Request bond be reduced (if you mean the process of release pending trial).  File a speedy trial motion (if you mean the criminal justice process).
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Court proceedings differ in each case that is brought before a judge...\nIt is basically the paperwork and story of each case to be presented and any evidence to use...
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Complaint, Answer, Discovery, Motions, Trial, Judgment, Appeal
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what has to happen is that for some reason your trial is postphoned for different reasons that have nothing to do with you or your lawyer,for example, sickness,gathering evidence or witnesses, lack of a courtroom,or judge ,this is what your lawyer must file and it usually gets filed after the third postphonement that you are ready for trial.also it has to due with due process meaning that from the time you were offically charged with a crime the state has 180 days/6months to bring you to trial for your crime
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it depends on the "crime".\n\nexamples:\n\nhitting/throwing- spanking on butt\ncursing- pop in the mouth\nforgetting manners- pop on leg\nfighting- hard spanking\narguing w/ you- pop in mouth and spanking on butt\nother- Whatever you feel is right
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Kansas appears to use the A.L.I. standard:\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/crime/trial/history.html
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The suspect is presumed innocent until proved guilty.
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A murder trial. i think...
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Very simple process. A group of jurors (16 to 23) will sit in a room and be presented with the case. They will call you in, and a lawyer will ask you questions about what you know about the case. That's about it! Good luck!
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Don't get excited by a new word.\n\nWhat caused the crime?\n Environment?\n Mental impairment?\n Motivations of revenge?\n Passion? (blinded by love or infatuations)\n Learned behavior?\n\nThe list goes on and on. The arguments can be appreciated by both sides in the interest of justice and corrections.
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Normally they are arrested and will see a judge, it is called an initial appearance.  The judge advise the defendant (accused person) of the charge.\n\nDepending on prior history, a defendant might be release to return to court later.  If the defendant has a history of not showing up to court (fail to appear), then the judge will likely have a bond amount set.  Your family/friend will have to post the bond for you to leave jail or you stay in jail until the case is completed.\n\nThe next event is the arraignment.  The defendant is required to enter a plea (guilty, not guilty/responsible, no contest).  If you are entering a not guilty plea, then it is set for a pre-trial conference.\n\nDuring the pre-trial conference, the prosecutor will offer a plea deal.  If rejected, then you will be set for trial.\n\nDuring the trial, if you are found guilty, you will get sentence at that time or a later date.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_process\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaintiff
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None of the above are really correct.  There are three big differences between civil and criminal trials.  First of all, a criminal case is brought by the government, whereas a civil case can be brought by the government or a private person.  Second, the burden of proof is much higher in a criminal case: beyond a reasonable doubt, whereas the burden in a civil case is only proof by a majority of the evidence.  Third, a civil case can have a smaller jury and the jury can decide by a majority vote, whereas in a criminal trial the jury is of 12 people and has to be unanimous.  In short, the two kinds of trial have very different procedures and parties and so they can't be mixed.
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Details vary depending upon the type of suit, the court and the amount in controversy, but basically the steps are as follows.\n\nFirst, the Plaintiff files a Complaint. This says what the other party (the Defendant) did wrong, and what they owe the Plaintiff and why. Copies of the complaint are given to the court, and must be served on the Defendant[s].\n\nThen, the Defendant files an Answer. This rebuts the claims made by the Plaintiff, and asserts any defenses. The Defendant can also file a Counter-Complaint, which is their version of the Complaint (see above).\n\nAlternately, a Defendant may file other civil procedure motions attacking the Plaintiff's Complaint, saying it's not valid, wrong court, improperly formatted, whatever. Some civil procedure rules sometimes allow this category of filing instead of an Answer. \n\nOnce the Complaint and the Answer are filed, lots of pre-trial motions can occur, case management conferences are scheduled, preliminary hearings before the judge, etc. Discovery also happens along the way, which is where the parties get to ask each other for copies of potential evidence.\n\nDuring this intervening period, the vast majority of cases settle. Some estimates are as high as 80% to 90% of cases never actually go to trial, being resolved either in mediation or negotiated settlement, or dismissed because they are not valid for one reason or the other.\n\nFinally, at some point (if the parties have not come to a settlement) the case is schedule for trial. If you've watched any of the hundreds of movies or TV shows about trials, you get the idea. The trial is actually a very tiny fraction of the entire process, but it makes for the best on-screen drama.\n\nAt the end of the trial, a decision is handed down. Almost always, one party wins, the other party loses. \n\nThen the appeals process can start (see above, but all using different rules this time).
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