Federal Court Process

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Federal court processes have four steps, the frist step is the initial stages, the second is the pre-trial proceedings, the third step is the trial and guilty pleas and the final step is sentencing and post-judgment proceedings. Criminal cases are process through a clerk office which is tied to the federal court. The clerks office aids the court by processing criminal cases through the federal system in a timely order. The clerks office help both parties in the producers by organizing and followed procedures and make criminal cases available to the party who needs the review the case. More than 40 thousands cases are proceesed each year through the federal court system. Also the clerks officer help federal courts by organizing the cases which …show more content…

For federal courts proceedings are refered to the, “Feral Rules of Civil Procedures,” another guide for federal courts. These guidelines are developed by the federal judiciary and go under review by Congress. On the contrary of the federal rules, some procedures are addressed by a residential basis. Rule 57 of Criminal Procedures states individual court districts are allowed to follow their local rules and procedures regulating a trail. These rules concist of how the lawyer and judge govern the trial such as deciding on a jury or which lawyer can open first for their client. Rule 57 covers local proceedings rather than the federal rules, but no local rules cannot intervene with the federal rules. Federal rules are based on national court procedures but also abide by the requirements of the United States …show more content…

Adversary system is the government and the defendant, the government must prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt before the defendant can be convicted. The defense must present evidence before a jury and the jury decides on the case if either the defendant is guity or non guilty of the charge, this is known as a verdict. The idea of the court system is to show the truth to emerge either by the defendant or the prosecution. Each side of the trial the defendant and the prosecution have full opportunity to present their ideas and a truth would emerge between the two. In some cases, if it is acceptable with both parties, the judge can decide a case without a