Geogia Studies Chapter 5

When the suspects are called before a superior court judge who reads the charges, and allows them to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty.

• Arraigned

• Booking

• Plea

• Preliminary Hearing

The suspect's opportunity to tell the superior court judge, and whether they are guilty or not guilty

• Verdict

• Suspect

• Plea

• Indictment

The court that does not conduct trials, but rather examines the trial records for errors

• Indictment

• Court of Appeals

• Preliminary Hearing

• Jury Selection

The procedure, where a magistrate judge determines if there was, in fact a crime committed, and if there is probable cause (sufficient reason) to believe that a suspect committed a crime.

• Court of Appeals

• Preliminary hearing

• Jury selection

• Arraigned

The trial, decision of guilty or innocent, made by members of a jury

• Arraigned

• Booking

• Suspect

• Verdict

A formal accusation of a serious crime

• Suspect

• Indictment

• Plea

• Booking

An official record of a suspects arrest

• Grand Jury

• Suspect

• Plea

• Booking

The first step of trial procedures were twelve people and at least one alternate are selected to hear the case

• Plea

• Indictment

• Jury Selection

• Grand Jury

People who are thought to have committed a crime

• Plea

• suspect

• Booking

• Verdict

A group of citizens, chosen from among eligible voters in the county, or judicial court to examine case records, and evidence that may link the cues to the crime committed.

• Verdict

• Grand Jury

• Plea

• Court of Appeals