Court Room Participants
Certain counties administers the oath, schedules upcoming court hearing, logs evidence
Court Clerk
Guilty
A deal for less time/lesser charges.
Plea Bargain
What is probation
A suspended sentence and granting that person freedom on the promise of good behavior
Provides security for the judge and courts.
Bailiff
Listens to testimony and considers evidence, arrives at a verdict, individuals come from the community
Jury
Not admit guilty, accept the sentence
No Contest
Arrest/Police report, witness statement, fingerprints,
Examples of Evidence
How to help your attorney?
Listen, tell the truth,
Charged with alleged crime(s), works with and listens to counsel
Defendant
Counsel for the plaintiff, looking to convict and maximum sentence
District Attorney
Did not commit the crime(s).
Not Guilty
What are the court pleas you select from if you accept a plea bargain
No Contest or Guilty
Name 3 conditions of probation
No firearms
No alcohol/drugs
Stay within county lines
Types everything that is said in court
Court Reporter
Listens to the cases, ensures a fair trial takes place, oversees the courtroom, comes up with a verdict
Judge
Not Guilty by Reason Insanity
What does evidence mean?
Any physical evidence collected at the crime scene.
What does confidentiality mean?
Information shared between you and another do not stay between the two of you.
Provides testimony to what he/she may have heard/seen at the crime scene, neither for you or against you.
Witness
Counsel for defendant, looks for minimum sentence
Public Defender
Dual Plea
What rights do you give up if you accept a plea bargain?
Right to Appeal, right trial and call witness.
What if the DA wanted to speak with you, without your public defender present? What do you do?
No, anything said will be held against you.
Expert Witness
Person providing testimony on a particular topic because of specific knowledge.