Essay On John Smith Trial

John Smith was arrested for burglary and possession of a narcotic drug. There are several things that will occur in the first hour or so of John Smiths arrest. However, the process from arrest to arraignment and furthermore from John Smiths trail to incarceration then eventually his release to parole or probation is complex and interlocking. First, his person will be secured and transported to the police station to be processed. During this time the crime scene will be processed by the crime scene technicians, for trace evidence such as finger prints, DNA, and photographed to depict the crime scene. While at the police station John Smith will be read his miranda rights and question about the burglary and possession of heroin. Furthermore,

The prosecuting attorney will decide whether or not to prosecute John Smith. If the prosecuting attorney decides to pursue prosecution the defendant in this case John Smith will be notified. During this process with the county attorneys office, John Smith will be appointed a defense attorney, if he cannot afford one. The defense attorney will assist John and provide him counsel throughout this process. At some point John will plea to an agreement or proceed to trial. If John proceeds to trial there are two options, trial by jury or by judge. If John chooses the jury, the process of selecting a jury will occur. Several citizens will go through an interview type process to determine whether or not they will sit on the jury. This processes is a shared role between the prosecutor and defense counsel, and overseen by the

Furthermore, any other stipulations that may go with Johns incarceration, such as fines to the victim or state. Moreover, followup sentencing such as probation or drug rehab. John would then be moved into the states custody and transported to the state prison system. The process of prescreening starts all over again for John. Again, to ensure Johns well being while being incarcerated inside the states prison system. John will finish his debt to society within the prison system. At some point John will be afforded an opportunity for release, either through time served or through parole. If John is afforded an opportunity for parole he will have to go in front of a parole board and give testimony. If granted parole, John would than be reintroduced to