CCJS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ronnie Lee Gardner, Arraignment, Jury Trial
5 Jun 2016
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Chapter 8: pretrial procedures and the criminal trial. Charges filed initial appearance preliminary hearing or grand jury arraignment plea bargaining pretrial motions criminal trial. Arraignment formal name for hearing charges read. Not enough evidence, or some evidence has a good defense motion against it, political pressures, jail overcrowding, 1st time offense let off with a warning. Salerno (1987) can be more than one permissible purpose. Presumption of release is for most noncapital crimes. 1960s vera project manhattan bail project. Defendants with community ties more likely to show up in trial. Depending on jurisdiction, at least half of people are released. One study (demuth 2003): setting monetary bail equivalent to denying bail. Pg 250 current state of bail/pretrial release. Release on recognizance promise the judge you will be back for next trial. Used much more in us than in other countries. Subsequent judge may see them as more dangerous. Santobello v ny (1971) plea bargaining essential to cjs.
