Criminal law covers any case where someone is accused of a crime, all the way from parking tickets to a murder case. Any criminal case starts with the issuance of a complaint, often in the form of a ticket for the less severe charges. The complaint is prepared by the...
Month: December 2021
What happens when a verdict is read?
With the Derick Chauvin trial being televised many people saw the reading of a verdict for the first time. The broadcast was pretty close to what my experience has been, but it did not show all of the lead up, and typical follow up to the reading. When you are the...
Civil Law 101-How a civil case moves through the court system
A civil case is when you are asking the court to order another person, or a business to pay you money, or to do something. Other types of cases are family cases, involving issues between married people, or concerning children, and criminal cases where someone is...
WHAT COMES OUT IN A TRIAL?
Watching a trial on TV can make it seem free form, like people can say anything they want on the witness stand. In real life trials, there are strict rules about what can and cannot be said. Rules, called the Rules of Evidence determine what can and cannot be said....
