Criminal Law and Jurisprudence
Criminal procedure case path
Criminal procedure | 8 min | 5 slides
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Criminal procedure case path
Complaint, information, arraignment, trial, and judgment in one sequence.
Case sequence
Start by locating the stage
Complaint and investigation ask whether a case should be filed.
Information starts the court path.
Arraignment confirms the charge and plea.
Trial and judgment decide guilt and result.
Media slot
One path, different legal questions
Visual lane for complaint, information, arraignment, trial, and judgment.
Callout: Charging threshold
Callout: Rights checkpoint
Callout: Trial proof
Callout: Final result
Key term
Probable cause
A charging threshold that asks whether facts support filing the case.
Example: Preliminary investigation
Example: Information review
Recap
Answer procedure items by stage
Identify who is acting.
Identify the stage.
Match the standard to that stage.
Then choose the procedural consequence.