Legal System

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Legal system
Jennifer Labra L
Mind Map by Jennifer Labra L, updated more than 1 year ago
Jennifer Labra L
Created by Jennifer Labra L about 8 years ago
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Legal System
  1. 4 Types of laws
    1. Common
      1. Criminal
        1. Civil
          1. Administrative
          2. US Federal Court System
            1. North Carolina State Court System
              1. Steps in Criminal Cases
                1. Police Investigation
                  1. Arrest
                    1. Booking
                      1. Preliminary Hearing
                        1. Arraigment
                          1. Trail
                            1. Verdict
                              1. Sentencing
                2. supreme court cases dealing with rights of the accussed
                  1. Gideon vs. Wainwright
                    1. 6th Amendment
                    2. Miranda vs. Arizona
                      1. Miranda rights
                      2. Mapp vs. Ohio
                        1. search warrant
                        2. Gregg vs. Georgia
                          1. Exclusionary rule
                        3. Difference between misdemeanors & felony crimes
                          1. misdemeanors are offenses that carry up to a year in jail, also include payment of fine, probation, and community service
                            1. Examples
                              1. petty theft
                                1. petty larceny
                                  1. littering
                                2. Felony most serious type of criminal offense carry potential imprisonment that ranges from time in prison to life in prison without parole.
                                  1. Examples
                                    1. murder
                                      1. Kidnapping
                                        1. Rape
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