Note: This outline was prepared for Criminal Law (DeWolf, Gonzaga Law School), Fall 2004. It attempts to provide a visual supplement to the text. It is not intended to be complete, or to substitute for the more careful discussion contained in the text. 2. Principles of Crim. Punishment . What to Punish? 3. Sources of Crim. Law. 4.

The chart summarizes the most common events in the criminal and juvenile justice systems including entry into the criminal justice system, prosecution and pretrial services, adjudication, sentencing and sanctions, and corrections.

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Here is a cheat sheet for Criminal Procedure that can be printed out on two 11 x 17″ sheets of paper. The charts outline the Constitutional protections for criminal defendants, with both the text of the Amendments and the rules that have developed from them.

Criminal Procedure Overview | FELONIES Preliminary Examination/Go Prelim. An evidentiary hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to believe: 1) a felony has been committed; and, 2) whether the Defendant committed the felony. Victim will be called to testify. While testifying, the Victim will be asked to identify the person

The chart summarizes the most common events in the criminal and juvenile justice systems including entry into the criminal justice system, prosecution and pretrial services, adjudication, sentencing and sanctions, and corrections. [source: Criminal Justice System Flowchart | Bureau of Justice Statistics (ojp.gov)]

As a basic reference for the typical procedural stages in the criminal justice system, see this standard flowchart from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.

• Do not have unlimited power – subject to state and federal law. • State has sovereign authority to promulgate and enforce its own criminal laws. o Judiciary play a vital role in the ascertainment of guilt in individual cases by interpreting criminal statues. o Model Penal Code • Before o State Criminal Code ! Collection of Statutes

DRESSLER CRIMINAL LAW OUTLINE I. INTRODUCTORY POINTS A. Sources of Criminal Law. 1. Common Law. 2. Statutes Derived from Common Law. 3. Model Penal Code. 4. (Bill of Rights) B. Criminal Law v. Civil Law 1. Criminal a. Defendant is punished (incarcerated) b. The criminal conviction itself says defendant is a moral wrongdoer. It is a condemnation by

The so-called leaky pipe model of the criminal justice is crucial to understanding the practical realities of the administration of the American system. The chart is here to give you a sense of the vastness and complexity of the criminal justice but, as the note indicates, it is not to scale.