CRIM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Gag Order, Administrative Court, Bench Trial
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Court rules that deine the standards for a fair trial: prosecutorial discreion. The power of a prosecutor to decide whether to charge a defendant and what the charge(s) will be, as well as to gather the evidence necessary to prosecute the defendant in a court of law: grand jury. An alternaive method, which is conidenial, to determine whether there is suicient evidence to charge the defendant with a crime: arraignment. A criminal proceeding where the defendant is formally charged with a crime and is asked to enter a plea: competent to stand trial. The defendant"s ability to comprehend the charges against him or her to assist counsel in his or her defense: bail. Temporary release of the defendant prior to trial: excessive bail. Bail that is prohibited by the eighth amendment, but there is no uniform standard as to what excessive is: bail bonds agent.
