courts that have jurisdiction over misdemeanors and conduct preliminary investigations of felony charges

A decision handed down by the U.S supreme Court that becomes the law of the land and serves as a precedent for resolving similar legal issues

right to trial by jury

a court that handles the final appeal on a matter. The U.S Supreme Court is the official court of last resort for criminal matters

The process of deciding a case by group of persons selected and sworn in to serve as jurors ar a criminal trial

without means to hire an attorney

an order of a superior court requesting that the record of an inferior court (or administrative body) be brought forward for review or inspection

a federal trial judge who is appointed by a district court judge and who presides over various civil cases with consent of the parties and over certain misdemeanor cases

a lawyer appointed by the court to represent a defendant in a criminal case because the person is too poor to hire counsel

a court that reconsiders a case that has already been tried in order to determine whether the measure of criminal procedure and were in accordance with constitutional doctrines

A way of picking judges through nonpartisan elections as a way to ensure that judges adhere to high standards of judicial performance

providing counsel to indigent offenders by having attorneys under contract to the county handle all such cases

State or federal courts that have jurisdiction over felony offenses and more serious civil cases

Representative of the state (executive branch) in criminal precedings

the monetary amount for a condition of pretrial release , normally set by a judge at the initial appearance