JL MC 346 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Amy Cuddy, Arraignment, Misdemeanor
21 Dec 2017
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Criminal law deals with offenses against the state, while civil deals with private disputes between individuals. A misdemeanor penalty is usually less significant than a felony. The difference in penalty between misdemeanor and a felony is a misdemeanor is usually punishable for a year or less in prison or jail: what does it mean to bond out? . If an individual posts bond this means they can get out of jail and remain free until the date of their trail: why don"t you plead guilty immediately? (from julie"s perspective) If an individual were to plead guilty immediately, they would not get to discuss their case with an attorney before their arraignment. At the arraignment, the attorney and the suspect can hear what the state plans to charge the suspect for. During class, ms. roosa used the example about the boy who brought a gun to school. This is a meeting that occurs in a courtroom before a judge.
