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Our Legal System
- Criminal Law
- Misdemeanors
- less serious crimes that are punishable with less than
1 year in prison
- examples
- larceny(shoplifting)
- larceny(shoplifting)
- less serious crimes that are punishable with less than
1 year in prison
- Felonies
- examples
- homicide aka murder
- robbery
- Burglary aka breaking and entering
- homicide aka murder
- examples
- Steps in criminal cases
- 1)police investigation
- 2)Arrest
- 3)Booking
- 4)Preliminary Hearing
- 5)Arraignment
- 6)Trial
- 7)Verdict
- 8)Sentencing
- defendant found guilty . Judge sentences defendant
- commute- to reduce a criminal's sentence
- defendant found guilty . Judge sentences defendant
- decision made by the judge
- hung jury- cannot agree on a verdict
- 8)Sentencing
- Prosecution and defense present cases to jury
- Plea Bargaining- suspect pleas guilty to al lesser charge for a lighter sentence
- Plea Bargaining- suspect pleas guilty to al lesser charge for a lighter sentence
- 7)Verdict
- Defendant pleads guilty or not guilty
- 6)Trial
- Suspect appears before a judge. Bail is set
- bail- money paid to the court by an accused person to guarantee
that he/she will appear in court for trial
- bail- money paid to the court by an accused person to guarantee
that he/she will appear in court for trial
- 5)Arraignment
- 4)Preliminary Hearing
- police arrest and book a suspect
- 3)Booking
- 2)Arrest
- Exclusionary rule
- prohibits the use of illegally obtained
evidence in a criminal trial
- prohibits the use of illegally obtained
evidence in a criminal trial
- 1)police investigation
- Misdemeanors
- Civil Law
- cases that involve a plaintiff suing another person for damages
- Plaintiff the person filing the lawsuit
- Lawsuit
- a legal action whereby a person or group sues to
collect damages for some harm that is done
- a legal action whereby a person or group sues to
collect damages for some harm that is done
- steps in a civil court case
- Plaintiff's attorney files a complaint
- Court send a summons to defendant
- Defendant's attorney files a written answer
- Attorneys for both sides exchange pleadings documents
- Attorneys for plaintiff and defendant argue cases in court
- Court gives verdict
- Court gives verdict
- Attorneys for plaintiff and defendant argue cases in court
- Attorneys for both sides exchange pleadings documents
- Defendant's attorney files a written answer
- Court send a summons to defendant
- Plaintiff's attorney files a complaint
- Lawsuit
- Defendant is the person being sued
- Plaintiff the person filing the lawsuit
- cases that involve a plaintiff suing another person for damages
- Constitutional Law
- Administrative
Law
- US Federal Court
System
- District Courts
- Feral Courts
- US Court of Appeals
- US Supreme Court
- Concurring Opinion- votes with the
majority but for different reasons
- Dissenting Opinion- disagrees with the majority's decision
- Majority Opinion-majority decision
- Supreme court justices- 9
- Concurring Opinion- votes with the
majority but for different reasons
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals
- Feral Courts
- District Courts
- North Carolina State Court System
- District Courts
- Superior Courts
- Court of Appeals
- NC Supreme Court
- Docket- Court Calendar
- Docket- Court Calendar
- NC Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals
- Superior Courts
- District Courts
- US Federal Court
System
- cases over Constitutional Issues
- Gideon vs. Wainwright
- Established right to a lawyer for everyone
- sixth amendment
- guarantees right to a lawyer,
- Right to trial by jury
- guarantees right to a lawyer,
- Established right to a lawyer for everyone
- Miranda v. Arizona
- Miranda Rights
- Examples
- right to remain silent
- have a lawyer present during police questioning
- right to remain silent
- Examples
- Ernesto Miranda was not given his rights
- Miranda Rights
- Mapp v. Ohio
- Protection from illegal search
- 4th amendment
- 4th amendment
- Protection from illegal search
- Gregg v. Georgia
- Capital Punishment aka death penalty
- examples
- death by firing squad
- death by electric chair
- death by lethal injections
- death by firing squad
- examples
- 8th amendment
- outlaws "cruel and unusual punishment
- outlaws "cruel and unusual punishment
- Capital Punishment aka death penalty
- Furman v. Georgia
- 1972
- suspended the use of the death penalty
- 1972
- Gideon vs. Wainwright
- Administrative
Law
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