The Criminal Justice Process: 8 Key Steps and

CJ-207 Assignment 5-2: Processes and Procedures of the Court System Lisa Davis CJ-207 The U.S. Judicial System Prof. Dennis Kurdek April 1, 2022 Key Steps Identify the 8 key steps a defendant moves through in the criminal justice process. Put them in order from first to last. 1. Arrest/Booking 2. Charges 3. Arraignment 4. Pre Trial 5. Plea Bargaining 6. Trial 7. Sentencing 8. Appeal Similarities and Differences Identify 2-3 key differences and similarities and differences between civil and criminal juries. Similarity: Use of EvidenceDifference: A criminal jury uses evidence to find a verdict of not guilty or guilty of a crime against the state or victim. A civil jury uses evidence to decide civil liability. Similarity: Both involve a VerdictDifference: In the civil case a verdict most typically involves monetary compensation for damages and assigned by the jury. In the Criminal case the verdict of not guilty decided by the jury but the punishment, possible incarceration or probation is passed by the judge. Similarity: UnanimityDifference: In the civil case a jury is Does not have to be unanimous but can follow a number, say 10 of 12, that the judge or state instructs. With a criminal case the unanimous vote must be all 12 in almost all states and the federal