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What is the last step in a criminal prosecution if the defendant is found guilty?
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Sentencing is last step in a criminal prosecution if the defendant is found guilty.
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What are the remedies when the prosecution in a criminal case failed to call witnesses?
If, due to the reason cited in the question, the defendant is found not guilty. . . nothing more can be done due to the Double Jeapordy prohibition contained in the Constitution.
When one co-defendant is found guilty does the other co-defendant have to be guilty too. Can one defendant be guilty and one NOT Guilty?
Co-defendants can be sentenced differently. They do not have to all be found guilty or not guilty.
When a person in a criminal trial is found guilty that person is?
The person in a criminal trial is the defendant. When found guilty, the person is convicted and sentenced. The person then becomes an inmate or convict in the prison system.
The judge found for the defendant?
This is in civil trial and it means the judge found that the case was presented in favor of the Defendant: in other words the person who was sued was found not liable for the allegations made by the Plaintiff. In criminal court the judge either finds you guilty or not guilty.
What happens when a criminal court case is adjudicated?
Adjudicated means the case is done: it has been convicted either by the defendant pleading guilty or found guilty by the Judge/jury.
What is the difference between a crimanal court and a civil court?
Criminal Courts hear criminal cases, civil courts hear civil cases. In criminal cases there are 2 sides: The Prosecution (The Queen in the UK or The State in the US) and the Defendant (the accused individual or group of people). In criminal courts the case is always brought by the Prosecution who are prosecuting the Defendant for allegedly partaking in an illegal activity. If the Prosecution win then the Defendant is convicted (found guilty). If the Defendant wins he is acquitted (found innocent). If the Defendant is found guilty he is said to have committed a criminal offence or broken the law and may be imprisoned for this. In civil cases the 2 sides consist of an Applicant (the party bringing the case to Court) and the Respondent (the person answering the case). In civil cases, instead of one party being prosecuted by the other as with criminal courts, one party is SUED by the other. Civil courts often hear cases relating to e.g. breach of contract (which encompasses a huge range of cases - defaults on rent/mortgage payments, failure to provide an agreed fee in return for a service or vice-versa and breach of a previously made Court order). If one party successfully sues the other then the other party is liable to compensate the suing party (either financially or by providing some other remedy to the situation. They are not, however, guilty of a criminal offence or liable to be imprisoned.
Can a Judge Sentence someone found 'Not Guilty'?
No. If the defendant was found not guilty WHAT would the judge sentence them for?
If someone is found guilty for assault then goes to an appeal and is found not guilty what are your options?
If you are the defendant: you go free.
Does the defendant go free and never be tried again if the jury cant reach a decision?
No. Once a defendant has been found not guilty, there can be no further prosecution. In theory, there can be as many retrials as needed after a hung jury, although there are seldom more than two or three.
Who is the defendant in a court case?
the defendant is the person who is found guilty or not guilty of the crime commited.
What is the significance of each element of a criminal or civil action?
In either case, each element of an allegation must be proven in order for the Plaintiff to prevail. In a criminal case that would be for the defendant to be found guilty and in a civil case that would be for the defendant to be found liable. For details on the elements of each case, please see the related links below.
A defendant is innocent until proven guilty is what type of presumption?
This is a "rebuttable presumption." This means that with the right evidence, the presumption of innocence can be overcome and a defendant found guilty.
