Assignment:
Explain rights and procedures of accused persons from initial court appearance to verdict.
There are several stages of procedures that occur before a defendant is brought to trial: first appearance, preliminary hearing, and pretrial motions. You have also learned about bail and grand juries.
Answer to all of the following prompts:
- What are the “critical stages” of criminal prosecutions?
- What are the four possible pleas a defendant may enter at arraignment?
- What did the 1984 Bail Reform Act do?
References:
Samaha, Joel. (2015). Criminal Procedure, 9th, Ed. Boston, MA: Cengage.