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Everyone is considered innocent until proven guilty and the prosecution’s role is to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant is guilty. The defense team’s job is to do just that, defend the defendant and prove his/her innocence. When it comes to trials, there are two types of trials that most defendants are able to choose [...]

After the arraignment, the judge will hold a preliminary hearing (if the case does not get dismissed or isn’t settled) where the judge will decide if there is enough evidence against the defendant to prove that he’s committed a crime, thereby moving forward to trial. If the ruling is that the case will go to trial then the prosecutor will file [...]

If a defendant enters a ‘not guilty’ plea in a misdemeanor case, after the arraignment and before the trial, then the prosecution and defence will need exchange information. During this ‘discovery’ the defendant will be limited in what information he/she will have access to but the lawyers are often given full access. However the lawyers must protect peoples identities [...]

An arraignment is with first time a defendant appears in court for his case. At this hearing the judge will tell the defendant what the charges are, what his rights are including his right to a lawyer (if the defendant doesn’t have money for a lawyer, the court will appoint one for free). Once this [...]