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Movement of Cases through the Court - Coggle Diagram

- - - - this also means doing background checks, and organizing evidence related to their alleged crime
        
        Prosecutor
        
        The prosecutor will review the evidence, and decide if the case is weak/strong, then decides if the case is worth charging the individual
        
        Sometimes, the prosecutor will let them off due to the weakness of the case, or if the arrest wasn't worth their time
        
        Insufficient Evidence
        
        Faulty arrest
        
        Weak witness
        
        If charged: the prosecutor will prepare one of three types of charging document
        
        Information
        
        This paper is written for felony charges, this paper outlines the formal charges and the laws that were violated with evidence to support the charges
        
        Grand Jury Indictment
        
        This paper is a written accusation by the grand jury. For potential felony charges, a prosecutor will present the evidence to a grand jury.
        
        Complaint
        
        charge than an offense was committed by offender(s).
        misdemeanors, ordinance violations, support oath from arresting officer or victim
        
        Intital Appearance
        
        Often take place in lower courts and they occur quickly, they are also one of the first hearings thats conducted in a criminal case
        
        This is the defendants first appearance in court, and they are advised of their charges.
        
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