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Courts
CRIMINAL COURT
Criminal courts have jurisdiction over
misdemeanors
- offenses generally punishable by
fine and/or
county jail term - preliminary felony
hearings
and felony trials. Criminal courts
conduct
arraignments, criminal readiness, trials,
motions, sentencing, probation hearings,
and Mental Health proceedings.
The non-judicial support for criminal
courts
consists of Court Clerks, a Criminal
Calendar
Department, and Interpreters. Court
Clerks
assist the judges in the courtroom
by preparing
minutes, scheduling events, marking
exhibits
and various other duties. The Criminal
Calendar
Department transfers information from
the
courtrooms and other outside sources
to various
computer systems to create indexes,
calendar
and minutes. The Interpreters provide
interpreting
services for the Court in both the
verbal
and written form.
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
With the unification of the Municipal
and
Superior Courts, Superior Court has
criminal
jurisdiction over all misdemeanors,
preliminary
felony hearings, and felony trials.
The Court
conducts arraignments where accused
individuals
are informed of the specific charges
against
them and are advised of their rights.
The
court holds preliminary hearings on
felony
charges to determine if there is sufficient
evidence to require a defendant to
stand
trial. More detailed information is
located
in the following sections:
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