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Warm-Up

Warm-Up. Which of these is required by a judge before police can obtain a search warrant? probable cause linking the person to the crime reasonable doubt no other person is responsible plea bargaining to reduce charges a preponderance of evidence against the accused person . Criminal Law.

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Warm-Up

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  1. Warm-Up • Which of these is required by a judge before police can obtain a search warrant? • probable cause linking the person to the crime • reasonable doubt no other person is responsible • plea bargaining to reduce charges • a preponderance of evidence against the accused person

  2. Criminal Law Chapter 15 Section 3

  3. Criminal Law • Cases in which the government charges someone with a crime and is the prosecution • Most crimes committed break state laws and are tried in state courts • However, number of federal crimes increasing • If you are found to be guilty in a criminal case, you may pay a fine, go to jail, or both.

  4. People to Know in Criminal Cases • Prosecutor: A lawyer empowered to prosecute cases on behalf of a government and its people • Grand Jury: A group of citizens who evaluate accusations against persons charged with crime and determine if there is enough evidence to put the accused on trial • Petit Jury : (Trial Jury) hears the evidence in a trial as presented by both sides. After hearing the evidence, the group retires for deliberation to consider a verdict

  5. Types of Crime • Petty Offenses – Lowest of all crimes, usually when a person commits these offenses they do not get arrested (ticket or citation) • Misdemeanor – a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony, a person found guilty will either be fined or sentenced to jail usually for a year or less • Felony – an offense, graver character than misdemeanors, imprisonment for more than a year

  6. Minors and Crime “The teenage brain is like a car with a good accelerator but a weak brake. With powerful impulses under poor control, the likely result is a crash.” --Laurence Steinberg, Temple University

  7. Steps in a Criminal Case

  8. Steps in a Criminal Case (Continued)

  9. OJ Simpson Trial

  10. Reviewing What We’ve Learned… • Do you think that people are given enough of an opportunity to prove their innocence in the United States criminal court system? • Do you think the judge has too much power in the criminal court system? • Based on what you’ve learned, do you think juries can be ‘blind’ when deciding a verdict?

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