Can anyone direct me to a detailed explanation of the complete legal process in a criminal case?
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First there is an Arainment.  All you do is go to court and tell then weather you plan to hire an attorney or if you need a court appointed attorney.\n\nWord to the wise: Court Appointed attorneys suck.  Find a good attorney that will not settle for a plea bargin. Go for the win in General District Court.  If you loose there appeal it and get a jury trial in Circuit Court.\n\nThen after the arainment they give you a court date.  Find a lawywer before your court date and tell them the entire story.  Dont leave out any details. There might be a loop hole.   You must pay the lawyer in full before he will appear in court for you.  If it is a lot of money set up a payment plan with them so that they can notify the court that they are representing you.  The Lawyer will continue out the case until they are fully paid.   \n\nThen you go to trial and you will get up on the stand and tell your side of the story.  And the other side gets to tell their side of the story. Make sure you bring pictures, or anything else that will support your defense.   \n\nDO NOT COP A PLEA BARGIN.  GO FOR THE WIN.
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This will guide you through the entire process. Good luck!\nThe Church Library: An Outline of Procedure\nMain Page & Introduction\nhttp://www.acu.edu/academics/library/cfm/churchlibrary.html
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Get a good lawyer to make the application. It is up to the prosecutor and judge.
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===========\nIndiana Code IC 35-41-4-2\n\nPeriods of limitation\n\n(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a prosecution for an offense is barred unless it is commenced:\n\n(1) within five (5) years after the commission of the offense, in the case of a Class B, Class C, or Class D felony.\n===========\n\nNote: However, if a Class B or Class C felony that would be barred from prosecution under the section above involves the use of DNA to establish the identity of the offender, prosecution may be commenced within ONE year of the earlier date that the state either (1) first discovers the offender's identity using DNA evidence, or (2) could have discovered the offender's identity using DNA evidence if due diligence was used.
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It depends upon the county, the prosecutor and a number of factors, such as your record, if any.\n\nYou should consult with a local attorney who can offer you more precise advice.
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Call the local bar association in that county.  They should be able to hook you up w/ someone who will take the case on a contingency basis.
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The unknown legal aspects regarding you and your crime are crucial to anyone giving advice regarding your predicament.  Maybe consider a consult with with an attorney who knows your court and will not take your case.  You need legal representation to consider the specifics of your crime and answer your questions.  First be ready to pay their fee and hear their impression.   If not, don't waste your time and money.   \n\nIndications of personal and social stability as well as past legal history are likely key to the very important consideration of your ability to successfully complete probation.  \n\nAfter the judge, the D/A's office can be the best indication of what will happen.  Check out what is happening with others charged with similar crimes.  If the crime has been in the papers and/or is currently considered serious in the context of your county then significant jail time is likely.    Any history of substance abuse, instability, or arrests and convictions usually increases the likelihood of jail or prison time.\n\nIf there was any violence or threat of violence associated with you or any others involved in any aspect of the crime then prison time is likely.
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Lucky you.  Read the back of your citation & call the number that you see listed for assistence.  They will direct you.  Sounds like you need the advice of a Lawyer.  If you cannot afford one, the court will appoint one for you at a low or no cost fee.  If you want to know what happens in court, then the only way to know is to actually go into a court room & observe the process.  Any day of the week, anyone can walk into any open courtroom to watch & listen to the cases being held.  You don't even need to check in.  Just go.  You'll understand the process a bit better.
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right here:\nquick: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_justice\ndetailed :http://www.ncjrs.gov/\n\np.s. trying to get ONLY correct information out of\nY! answers is like trying to get p out of a swimmin' pool.\ni.e. it aint gonna happen (lol)
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Since you are on the internet, it is probably someone you know. But the person in jail knows, and you should also know, that the police have a complete disrespect for the law, and break more laws than any criminal ever thought of; and they do it every day. They get away with this because they know how the system works, what they can get away with, and they all stick together.\n\nSo you should also know that this case is going to be almost impossible to win. You will be lucking if you can find a lawyer who will even take the case, because they too are part of the system, and they too stick together. Nobody wants to be alienated or become an outcast or outsider. \n\nThey're all dirty, they all break the law, so who would be willing to prosecute one of their own and risk prosecution themselves for one or many of their own misdeeds?\n\nSorry, but I would say you are SOL. I just got off of a 10-yr bit, and I've been studying the law every day of that time, and I've seen some pretty trumped up charges, and some obvious framework, but the judge loses the evidence, or a key witness disappears, or they just wear you down with delays and filings and court costs and wrong filings and starting all over again, and you'd be surprised how they can procrastinate legally, but if you miss a court date or filing date, it's over. \n\nYou can't even imagine how the system is stacked against you. You just think you have a good idea. I'm trying to get you to see reality. You can waste all you mney and resources and time and effort -- your entire life -- and you don't even have a 1% chance of winning anything. \n\nI'm very sorry, but don't waste everything on a fight you cannot win.
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Wonderful nickname.  You must be very proud.\n\nAnyway - there's no way anyone can offer you any intelligent help with this answer (look at what you have so far, and you'll see what I mean) without knowing all the details of the incident.  \n\nEither post the entire police investigation here (and I don't suppose that's going to happen), or just plan on working with your husband's lawyer in this case.  Nobody here can possibly help you with this without knowing the details of the case.
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Have you been arraigned on this charge?  If the DA is going to file charges then you will need to hire an attorney.  If you can't afford an attorney a Public Defender will be appointed on your behalf.  You will have a Preliminary hearing where the judge will determine if the DA has enough evidence to take the case to trial.  To be convicted a jury must find you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt based on the evidence.\n\nYou have not provided enough information to get an honest opinion of your guilt or innocence and the likelihood of a conviction based on the evidence the authorities have.  You are leaving a lot out of the story.
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Try www.findlaw.com.  It offers online access to cases, codes and practice areas.  It even has subject FAQs that should help find the information that you want, or someone who can provide it on a professional level.
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You shouldn't expect to get a realistic answer from anyone here because no one here (except you, perhaps), knows all the details of your case.  It would take an attorney no small amount of time to prepare a defense for you, and nobody here is going to be able to offer you real help without knowing all the details.  This is one of those situations where Y!A really isn't going to be especially beneficial for you.
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Dear Friend,\n\nThe principal of legality applies as a defense to criminal prosecution.  Legality requires as necessary preconditions to criminal prosecution:  (1) that the act in question have been specifically prohibited by published criminal law, (2) that such prohibition was in effect before the alleged actions of the defendant, and (3) that the punishment sought was specifically provided for in that published prohibition.  If any of these preconditions are not met, the defendant cannot be prosecuted.  Due process requires that you at least have a chnace to know the laws with which you're supposed to comply.\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois
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When a legal case is "disposed", this simply means that the case was resolved in some way. It could have been thrown out, the charges could have been dropped, or a deal could have been reached. Often, the court records you are permitted to see include only very brief summaries. Without a more detailed record, it is difficult to say what the 'disposition' of the case might have been.\n\nDepending on the exact nature of the case, and the jurisdiction of the court, you could research the laws on that particular offense at that time and in that place. That would at least give you all the legal possibilities. However, it would involve a lot of legal research, and still would not tell you which of these possibilities was the correct one in 'your' case.\n\nThe other possibility would be to look up more a more detailed record of the case involved. If you could do so, this would give you more information, but not all court records are open to the public, and I believe in some jurisdictions, records of cases that have been disposed of are destroyed after a certain specified time has passed. So you might not be able to do this. If you really want to know, go to the courthouse in question and talk to one of the clerks there.
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The rules vary in every state, so it is hard to give you a definite answer but if you visit the appropriate state forum at http://www.prisontalk.com someone will be able to tell you exactly what the rules are and how to get this done.\nGood luck