HomeMy WebLinkAboutMisdemeanor flow chartPROCEDURE FLOW CHART
FOR
MISDEMEANOR CASES
OFFENSE
IPOLICE I
DEPARTMENT
1. Referral or
2. Arrest and Charge
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE PROSECUTOR'S
NO PROSECUTION OFFICE
Sufficient Evidence
1. Complaint Filed
2. Penal Summons
ARRAIGNMENT
AND
PLEA OF GUILTYI I PLEA OF
OR NO CONTEST NOT GUILTY
BENCH TRIAL
DISTRICT COURT
JURY TRIAL
CIRCUIT COURT
CONVICTION I I(FOUND NOT GUILTY)I
SENTENCING (FOUND GUILTY)