What are the 25 steps to a sentence in a court room?

Question

i know the first step is arrest and the 25th step is a sentence.

we don't have books in class and we can't have a ple bargin

Answer 1

1 arrest

2 read my rights

3 charges

4 indictment

5 plea enter

6 Bail hearings

7 other motions

8 evidence hearing

9 filling to move the case

10 pretrial motion

11 preliminary hearings

12 plea hearing

13 trial

14 the state trying their case the chief proctors

15 then the defendant gets a chance to try their case

16 Jury or Judge will hear the case

17 then a verdict, will be enter

18 sentencing

19 post motion hearing

20 appeal in court

21 Motion hearings

22 rules of evidences

23 detail basics on charges, of the defenses, that the attorney was involved

24 lots of prier law

25 Rules of Criminal Procedure


always have a lawyer although I never been in trouble in the first the best thing is not to get in trouble in the first place plus it cost a lot of money to get you out of trouble. not to mention some of the charges are illegal

Answer 2

If whatever book you're using has broken the process into 25 discrete steps, that you need to read that book to get your answer. In the real world, it's not so neatly organized.

The first step is not always an arrest. But generally, the first few steps include an indictment or other determination of charges, and an arrest or surrender by the defendant.

Then, there is an arraignment where the charges are presented and plea entered. Bail hearings usually happen around the same time. Various motions get filed along the way, including evidentiary motions, pre-trial motions. Many have their own hearings, either formal or informal.

Once all the preliminary matters are addressed, if there is no plea agreement and the charges are not dismissed, there will be a trial. The prosecution presents their case in chief, then the defendant either rebuts or tries to prove an affirmative defense.

Once all the evidence has been heard, the trier of fact (either judge in a bench trial, or jury for most serious criminal matters) will render a verdict, which the court usually accepts. After that, there may or may not be more evidence presented at a sentencing hearing, followed by a sentence.

But that doesn't always end the process, since there might be post-trial motions, or notices of appeal which may stay some parts of the sentence.

All of that is fairly fluid, and governmed by Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Evidence, and lots of prior case law, as well as the individual details based on the charges, the defenses, that attorneys involved (including appoitnment and/or substitution), etc.

A book may list 25 specific steps. In the real world, it's not so organized.

Answer 3

From my experience:

* Arrest
* Initial appearance in District Court
* Filing of Information to move case to Circuit Court
* Status appearance in Circuit Court when trial dates, motions hearings, etc. were determined
* Plea hearing
* Sentencing hearing

Answer 4

Actually the first step is the indictment process then an arrest.

Answer 5

If there is 25 steps, the whole process sounds much to complicated to me, best not to break the law, and then you avoid the whole problem.