CJ101 Unit_7_Assignment.docx Search & Seizure Trial Process Purdue University Global CJ101 – Unit 7 Assignment Search & Seizure Trial Process In the criminal justice system, a trial can be defined as the exami
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CJ101 Unit_7_Assignment.docx Search & Seizure Trial Process Purdue University Global CJ101 – Unit 7 Assignment Search & Seizure Trial Process In the criminal justice system, a trial can be defined as the examination in court of the circumstances of fact and relevant law in a case for the intention of convicting or acquitting the defendant (Schmalleger, 2019). A trial is an opportunity for the government to argue a case (Criminal Trial Overview, 2019). It is also the chance that the defendant to discredit any evidence that the government may have and offer its own in some cases. Once both parties have presented their arguments, the jury meets, as a collective group, to consider whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty of the crime they are being charged for. From the moment a defendant is arrested until the moment the sentence is given, the criminal trial process is meticulously orchestrated (Schmalleger, 2019). This process begins with the trial initiation. The United States Constitution holds a speedy trial provision in the Sixth Amendment, that guarantees that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused have a right to a speedy and public trial. The U.S. Congress passed the Speedy Trial Act in 1974, which grants the dismissal of federal criminal charges in cases that the prosecution does not seek an indictment or information within 30 days of arrest or where a trial does not begin within 70 working days after indictment for any defendants who pleaded “not guilty.†The Sixth Amendme. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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