03/10/2016 Criminal Justice

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Road Map

Trials All

o Charges Filed o First Appearance o Bail o Prelim Hearing

Misdemeanor

o Information/Complaint o Arraignment o Enter Plea (not guilty, nolo contender, or guilty) o Plea Negotiations o Plead Guilty and Sentenced o Trial o Acquitted o Convicted and Sentenced

Felony

o Grand Jury/Information/Complaint o Enter Plea (not guilty, nolo contender, or guilty) o Plea Negotiations o Plead Guilty and Sentenced o Plead Not Guilty and Trial o Acquitted o Guilty and Sentenced

Plea Bargains

Sentences

o Prison o Active Sentences o Suspended Sentences o Probation & Alternatives

Appeals/Post Conviction Remedies