PRETRIAL ACTIVITIES
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FIRST APPEARANCE
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PRETRIAL RELEASE
BAIL BOND
RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE (ROR)
PROPERTY BOND
CONDITIONAL RELEASE
THIRD-PARTY CUSTODY
UNSECURED BONDS
SIGNATURE BONDS
DANGER LAW – U.S. V. HAZZARD
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GRAND JURY
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PRELIMINARY HEARING
COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
ARRAIGNMENT AND THE PLEA
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PLEA
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NOLO CONTENDERE
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PLEA BARGAINING
THE CRIMINAL TRIAL
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RULES OF EVIDENCE
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ADVERSARIAL SYSTEM
 TRIAL INITIATION – SPEEDY TRIAL
ACT
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JURY SELECTION
CHALLENGES FOR CAUSE
PREEMPTORY CHALLENGES
JURY SELECTION
SCIENTIFIC JURY SELECTION
SEQUESTERED JURIES
 PRETRIAL AND POSTTRIAL
MOTIONS
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OPENING STATEMENTS
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PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE
DIRECT EVIDENCE
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
REAL EVIDENCE
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TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES
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PERJURY
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CHILDREN AS WITNESSES
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HEARSAY RULE
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CLOSING ARGUMENTS
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JUDGE’S CHARGE TO THE JURY
 JURY DELIBERATIONS AND THE
VERDICT
COURTROOMS OF THE FUTURE
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VIDEO RECORDING OF TRIAL
REMOTE TWO-WAY TELEVISION
REAL-TIME COURT REPORTING