CHARGES AND PENALTIES
-A SERIOS CRIME, IF GUILTY SERVES SENTENCE IN PRISON.
-3 DIFFEREN DEGREES
FELONY CHARGES
YOU ARE NOT SAYING YOU ARE GUILTY OR NOT, BUT YOU ARE NOT CHALLENGING THE CHARGES
NO CONTEST PLEA
- YOU ARE ACUSSED OF BREAKING THE LAW
-IT IS FILLED BY THE STATE'S ATTORNEY
CHARGE
-WORKS ON YOUR FAVOR
-SPEAKS FOR YOU IN COURT
-WORKS TO GET YOU THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
DO OR DON'T.
PAY ATTENTION, REMAIN CALM, BE RESPECTFUL
DO!
-MINOR OR LESS SERIOS CRIME
-IF GUILTY, SERVES SENTENCE AT COUNTY JAIL
-THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT CLASSES
MISDEMEANORS
YOU ADMIT YOU DID WHAT YOU ARE ACUSED OF DOING.
GUILTY PLEA
-IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE/ ARE NOT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND COUR PROCEDURES
- ANYONE CAN RECOMMENDED BUT ONLY A JUDGE CAN MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION
COMPETENCY OR INCOMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL
-WORKS AGAINST YOU
-WILL TRY TO PROVE YOU ARE GUILTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, DA, PROSECUTOR
DO OR DON'T
FALL ASLEEP, USE PROFANITY, YELL.
DON'T
-IF FOUND GUILTY WILL BE SERVE AT A STATE JAIL
-PENALTY RANGES FRON 6 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS
STATE JAIL FELONY
YOU ARE SAYING YOU DID NOT DO WHAT YOU ARE ACUSED OF DOING
NOT GUILTY PLEA
IT IS A LEGAL PROCEEDING HELD IN A COURTROOM TO DECIDE IF A DEFENDANT IS GUILTY, NOT GUILTY OR NGRI
TRIAL
-NEUTRAL ROLE
-HAS THE FINAL SAY ON A PLEA BARGAIN
-SETTLES AGURMENTS
-IS INVOLVED IN THE SENTENCING
JUDGE
CONTEMPT OF COURT IS...
MISBEHAVING IN THE COURTROOM
YOU STAY IN THE COMUNITY BUT HAVE TO OBBEY GUIDLINES SUCH AS
-REGULAR TESTING FOR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
-PAYMENT OF FEES
-CAN'T TRAVEL WIOUTH PERMISSION
PROBATION
IF YOU DID THE ACT THAT YOU ARE ACUSED OF, YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE OF A MENTAL ILLNESS.
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY PLEA
THE 4 MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE COURTROOM
-JUDGE
-DEFENDANT
-DEFENSE ATTORNEY
-DISTRICT ATTORNEY (DA)
-GIVES THE COURT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRIME
-TESTIFY UNDER OATH
- EYE, EXPERT OR CHARACTER
WITNESS
CONSECUENSES OF CONTEMPT OF COURT...
-FINES, JAIL OR BOTH
-REMOVAL FROM THE COURTROOM
-THE PROCEDINGS MAY GET DELAYED
-YOU MAY BE CONSIDER INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
THIS IS A PUNISHMENT THAT INVOLVES DOING WORK FOR THE COUNTY SUCH AS CLEANING UP THE HIGHWAYS OR HELPING AT THE SHELTERS.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
IT IS A DEAL IN WHICH YOU PLEA GUILTY OR NOT CONTEST IN EXCHANGE OF LESSER CHARGES OR SENTENCE
PLEA BARGAIN
THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY OR THE DA ASKS THE COURT FOR A SECOND OPINION ABOUT THE VEREDICT OR THE SENTENCE. THIS IS CALLED..
AN APPEAL
-6 ON A MISDEMEANOR CASE, 12 ON A FELONY CASE
-DECIDE THE VEREDICT
-MUST COME TO AN UNANIMOUS DESICION
JURY
WHAT IS PERJURY AND ITS CONSECUENSES?
-LYING UNDER OATH
-FINES, JAIL TIME OR BOTH