Judicial Branch Notes: Civil and Criminal Cases



What happens when you go to court: Criminal and Civil Procedure

| |Civil Law |Criminal Law |

|What happened? | |[pic]Law was broken |

| |Argument (law suit) | |

|What is determined |[pic]Who is right (winner usually gets money) |[pic] |

| | |If the accused is guilty or not guilty |

|Examples of Typical | |Speeding ticket, murder, stealing |

|Cases: |Law suit, sue someone, divorce, custody | |

|Procedure: |1)__Plaintiff____files a complaint to |1) Arrest of person accused of a crime if police have ___Probable |

| |Recover Damages (______Money_____) |cause_____. |

| | | |

| |Receive compensation (_________Money______) |2)The accused may be committed to ___jail_ or released on |

| | |__bail_____. |

| |2) Case can be heard by a __Judge__ or __Jury___. | |

| | |3)Proceeds to an __Arraignment ___ where: |

| |3)Case can be ___appealed__ |Probable cause is reviewed, which means… |

| | |Look over reason to arrest you |

| | |Attorney may be appointed, which means… you get a lawyer |

| | | |

| | |Plea is entered, which means… |

| | |Respond guilty or not guilty |

| | |4) Court date is set and a __trial___ is conducted. (Note: This is |

| | |when bail money is returned if accused shows up to Trial) |

| | | |

| | |5) A guilty verdict may be _appealed____ |

Wait…what if there are kids involved?!?

_Juvenile_ Cases are when people under 18 are involved. These cases are treated differently:

|Judges have greater latitude (flexibility) in handling juvenile cases. |Juveniles who commit serious crimes can be tried as adults. |

|What does this mean? |What does this mean? |

|Kids can have different punishments, depending on what the judge thinks. |Kids can be treated as adults if the crime is serious enough. |

|Illustrate an example or what this means: |Illustrate an example or what this means: |

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